Christian – Radu Chereji

Education

2004 – PhD in Philosophy/Cultural Studies, granted by Babes–Bolyai University

1995 – Graduate of History, majoring in Contemporary History and International Relations

Further Preparation

1999 – January-May, Georgetown University, research and training scholarship in the field of

international conflict management, Washington DC, USA

1998 – July-August, University College of London, Institute for United States Studies,

London, UK,  “Theory and Practice of Democracy” international seminar

1996-1997, November-August, research and training scholarship in the field of negotiation

techniques and amiable resolution of conflicts, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, CERIS,

Brussels, Belgium

1996, May-June, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, CERIS, Brussels, Belgium

Current Position

PhD Lecturer, member of the Communication and Public Relations Department of the Faculty

of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-

Napoca. Head lecturer of the courses Negotiation and Mediation Techniques (2001-2005),

Conflict Management (2000-2009), Conflict Analysis (master’s level, since October 2005),

Crisis Management (master’s level, since October 2005), and Intercultural Communication

(since October 2003).

At present, head lecturer of the courses Conflict Studies (graduate level), Theories of Conflict

(master’s level) and Conflict Analysis (master’s level).

Professional Experience

2008-ongoing – evaluator and national examiner in the field of mediation, under provision

number 1113/08.08.2008 of the Mediation Council

2008-ongoing – lead trainer in the field of mediation, as per provision number 987/06.06.2008

of the Mediation Council

2008-ongoing – licensed mediator, since 06/04/2008

2008-ongoing – founding member and director of the Level 1 Mediator Training Course

MEDIATOR I, authorized by the Mediation Council through its provision number 988/2008

2005-ongoing – director,Conflict Studies Center, Social Research Institute, Babes – Bolyai

University

2005-ongoing – founding member and coordinator of the international Master of Arts in

Crisis and Conflict Management program, developed together with the Institute for Public

Policies and Social Research, Michigan State University and the School of Urban Affairs,

University of Delaware, USA

2004-ongoing – director-coordinator, The Department for Life-Long Education, Faculty of

Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-

Napoca

2003-ongoing – lecturer with department of Communication and Public Relations, Faculty of

Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-

Napoca

2001-2003 coordinator, life-long learning program Security and Defense Studies, in

collaboration with the 4th Territorial Army Corps “Maresal Constantin Prezan”

2001 – guest lecturer on the master’s program European Policies organizat de IUIES, Gorizia,

Italia, head lecturer of the European Policy Analysis seminar

2000-2003 – lecturer with the Political Science Department, Faculty of Political,

Administrative and Communication Sciences, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca

1999 – guest lecturer, Tulane University, New Orleans, USA, for the Introduction to

International Relations course Management of International Conflict seminar

1996-2000 – teaching assistant for the Political Science Department, Faculty of Political,

Administrative and Communication Sciences, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca

Scientific Contribution:

Published Works

Studies indexed in the ISI-Web of Science

1. Co-author of the study “Politica resurselor umane. Studiu de caz – programe universitare de

formare continua” (Human Resource Policies. Case Study – University Life Long Education

Programs), in the Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences, No.8, 2002, Cluj-

Napoca

2. Co-author, “Solutionarea conflictelor prin mediere – scurta analiza a situatiei din Romania”

(Alternative Dispute Resolution – Brief Analysis of the Romanian Situation), in the

Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences, No. 3 (15), 2005

3. Co-author, “Solutionarea amiabila a disputelor prin interventia celei de a treia parti”

(Alternative Dispute Resolution through Third Party Intervention), the Transylvanian Review

of Administrative Sciences, No. 4 (16), 2006

Studies in National Reviews

4. “1919-Cronica unei Uniri dinainte anuntate” (1919-The Chronicle of a Foretold Union) – in

Transylvanian Historical Studies, 1994

5. “Aspecte ale securitatii generale in proiectele de instaurare a pacii eterne in Europa.

Secolele XIV-XIX” (Aspects of General Security within the Projects of Establishing Eternal

Peace in Europe. 14th-19th Centuries) – in Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai, 1996

6. “Vulnerabilitate si amenintare la adresa securitatii nationale” (Threat and Vulnerability

towards National Security) – in Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai, 1997

7. “Organizatii interguvernamentale contemporane. De la Societatea Natiunilor la Organizatia

Natiunilor Unite” (Contemporary Inter-Governmental Organizations. From the League of

Nation to the United Nations) in Historical Files, no. 2, 2000

8. “O.N.U. si managementul conflictelor internationale” (The United Nations and the

Management of International Conflicts) in Historical Files, no. 2, 2000

9. “Paths of Enlargement-NATO and the European Union 1990-2000”, in Aletheia, Oradea,

No.12, 2001

10. “Mitteleuropa clasica – traditie, modernitate, interculturalitate” (The Classic Mitteleuropa

– Tradition, Modernity, Cross-Cultural Patterns), in the Transylvanian Review of

Communication Sciences, No. 1, 2005

11. “A treia Europ?. Patru variante ale identit??ii central europene in anii ‘80”, in the

Transylvanian Review of Communication Sciences, No. 3, 2006

Studies – Book Chapters

12. Co-author, “Romania and the European Integration (1990-1999)”, in Popa, Vasile and

Popeti, Corneliu C. (editors), European Paradigms, Propeller-Verlag, Berlin, 2000

13. “Security Studies at the end of the 20th Century and the beginning of the 21st Century”, in

Puscas, Vasile (editor), International Studies at the Beginning of the 21st Century,

Tomorrow’s Romania Publishing House, Bucharest, 2002

14. “The Meaning of Central Europe in the ‘90s” in Puscas, Vasile (editor), Central Europe

after 1989, Cluj-Napoca, Ed. Dacia, 2000

15. Co-author, “Aspecte ale politicii internationale contemporane” (Issues of Contemporary

International Politics), in the Communication Science Handbook, vol. 1, Ed. Accent, Cluj-

Napoca, 2005

16. Co-author, “Elemente de baza in tehnicile de negociere si mediere” (Basic Techniques of

Negotiation and Mediation), in the Communication Science Handbook, vol. 1, Ed. Accent,

Cluj-Napoca, 2005

17. Co-author, “Modele clasice ale proceselor decizionale” (Essential Models of Decision-

Making Processes), in Communication Science Handbook, vol. 2, Ed. Accent, Cluj-Napoca,

2006

18. “Analiza conflictelor” (Conflict Analysis), in Mediator I, Ed. Accent, Cluj-Napoca, 2008

19. Co-author, “Bazele negocierii”, (Fundaments of Negotiation), in Mediator I, Ed. Accent,

Cluj-Napoca, 2008

20. “Tehnici de mediere”, (Techniques of Mediation), in Mediator I, Ed. Accent, Cluj-

Napoca, 2008

21. Co-author, “Legislatie si etica medierii”, (Legislation and Ethics of Mediation), in

Mediator I, Ed. Accent, Cluj-Napoca, 2008

Books:

Identitati ale Europei Centrale (1815-2000) (Central Europe’s Identities, 1815-2000), Ed.

Accent, Cluj-Napoca, 2004

Co-author:

Procese decizionale si solutionarea amiabila a disputelor (Decision-Making Processes and

Alternative Dispute Resolution), Ed. Accent, Cluj-Napoca, 2006

Coordinator and editor:

Stiinte ale Comunicarii. Note de curs (Communication Science Handbook), vol. 1, Ed.

Accent, Cluj-Napoca, 2005

Stiinte ale Comunicarii. Note de curs (Communication Science Handbook), vol. 2, Ed.

Accent, Cluj-Napoca, 2006

Mediator I, (handbook for mediator level 1 training), Ed. Accent, Cluj-Napoca, 2008

Research

2009 co-director of the pilot research program Mediation: Evaluating its Operating

Framework and Institutional Practices, financed by Adsum SRL and Total Center SRL in

Cluj-Napoca, conducted in a time span of 3 months, amount 10.000 lei

2006 member of CEEX program, 1st module – Evaluation of the public service reform in

Romania, time span 24 months, amount 1.476.890 lei

2000-2003 member of the team conducting the Development of Managerial Skills in Public

Administration project – an international research project developed in collaboration with the

Graduate School of Public Affairs, Nelson Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy,

State University of New York at Albany, ongoing for 36 months, amount 150.000 USD

Other activities

2009-ongoing – member of The Territorial Authority for Public Order (TPOA) Cluj

2005-ongoing – editor, the Transylvanian Review of Communication Sciences

2004-2008 – counselor for the Cluj-Napoca City Hall for crises and local conflicts

management; member of the team that crafted the Strategic Planning for the development of

Cluj-Napoca, 2004-2011

1999-ongoing – international member, Amnesty International

Foreign languages spoken

English – advanced level

French – advanced level

Italian – intermediate level