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Irina Stefuriuc, PhD
Adjunct Professor Political Science

Tel: +32 2 629 20 04
e-mail: irina.stefuriuc@vub.ac.be

Subjects taught:

Nationalism and ethnicity in contemporary Europe

Education:

PhD in Political Science
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Brussels, Belgium

MA in Political Science
Central European University
Budapest, Hungary

BA in Political Science
University of Bucharest
Bucharest, Romania

Research Interests:

Federalism and decentralization, political parties and party systems, electoral competition and government formation

Select Publications:

Journal articles

Stefuriuc, Irina (2009) “Government formation in multi-level settings: Spanish regional coalitions and the quest for vertical congruence” forthcoming in Party Politics, vol. 15, no. 1

Stefuriuc, Irina (2009) “Building an academic profile: Considerations for graduate students embarking on an academic career in political science in Europe – Symposium Introduction”, forthcoming in European Political Science, vol. 7 (Symposium editor: Irina Stefuriuc)

Stefuriuc, Irina (2009), “Introduction - Government coalitions in multi-level settings: Institutional determinants and party strategy”, forthcoming in Regional and Federal Studies, Special Issue on “Government coalitions in multi-level settings: Institutional determinants and party strategy”, vol. 18

Stefuriuc, Irina (2009), “Explaining government formation in multi-level settings: Coalition theory revisited, evidence from the Spanish case”, forthcoming in Regional and Federal Studies, Special Issue on “Government coalitions in multi-level settings: Institutional determinants and party strategy”, vol. 18

Stefuriuc, Irina & Tània Verge, (2008) “Small and divided parties in multi-level settings: Opportunities for government participation, the case of Izquierda Unida in Spain”, South European Politics and Society, vol. 13, no. 2

Stefuriuc, Irina (2003)”Campaign personalization and personal voting in Romania: A longitudinal analysis, 1995-2002” in The Romanian Journal of Society and Politics, vol. 3, no. 2

Book chapters

Stefuriuc, Irina (2008) “Governing strategies in multi-level settings – coordination, innovation or territorialization?”, in Wilfried Swenden and Bart Maddens (eds.), Territorial party politics in Western Europe, Basingstoke: Palgrave-Macmillan

Stefuriuc, Irina (2008) “Party unity in multi-level settings”,  in Ken Benoit and Daniela Gianetti (eds.), Intra-party politics and coalition formation, London: ECPR/Routledge

Stefuriuc, Irina (2008) “Gobiernos de coalición en sistemas multinivel: el valor estratégico de la congruencia vertical en la formación de gobiernos autonómicos”, forthcoming in Pallarés, Francesc (ed.) Espacios de competición en gobiernos multinivel: ciudadanos, partidos y elecciones en el Estado de las Autonomías, Valencia: Tirant lo Blanch

Stefuriuc, Irina (2007) “Governing coalitions in multi-level settings: State-wide parties and the sub-national arena in Spain” in Deschouwer, Kris and M. Theo Jans (eds.), Politics Beyond the State, Brussels: VUBPRESS Brussels University Press

Languages:

Romanian, English, French, Spanish, Italian

Nationality:

Romanian