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Paul Dobrescu
Born (1946-06-21) June 21, 1946 (age 78)
CitizenshipRomania
Occupation(s)Journalist and professor
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Bucharest
Thesis (1981)
Academic work
DisciplineCommunication
InstitutionsNational School of Political and Administrative Studies
Notable studentsAlina Bârgăoanu

Paul Dobrescu is professor and founder of the Faculty of Communication and Public Relations of the National School of Political and Administrative Studies in Bucharest. He was also rector of this university from 2008 to 2012.

Academic career and achievements

Dobrescu graduated in philosophy from the University of Bucharest in 1970, and obtained his doctorate from the same university in 1981.[1] Before the Romanian Revolution of 1989, Dobrescu was assistant editor-in-chief of Era Socialista, theoretical and socio-political journal of the Central Committee of the Romanian Communist Party and taught at the Ștefan Gheorghiu Academy.[2] In 1990 he founded the Faculty of Communication and Public Relations of the National School of Political and Administrative Studies, and was its dean until 2004. In 1997 he became full professor and in 2008 he became habilitated to supervise doctoral research. He was also rector of this university from 2008 to 2012. In 2009 he founded a publishing house called Comunicare.ro.[3] Throughout his academic career, he also published numerous books and articles.[4] He was also visiting professor at Ilmenau University of Technology in Germany.[5] He was a member of the Romanian National Council for Ethics that on 18 July 2012 acquitted Romanian premier Victor Ponta of accusations of plagiarism in his doctoral thesis,[6] and became the chairman of this council a few days after.[7] He is currently director of the Research Centre in Communication of his faculty.[8]

Selected works

  • The Century of the Emerging World: Development with a Vengeance. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017.
  • The Post-Crisis Crises: A World with No Compass and No Hegemon. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018.

References

  1. ^ Dobrescu, Paul. "Curriculum Vitae Europass" (PDF). Facultatea de Comunicare și Relații Publice. Retrieved 6 August 2018..
  2. ^ "Manual de Comunicare de Paul Dobrescu". Webphoto.ro. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  3. ^ Dobrescu, Paul. "Curriculum Vitae Europass" (PDF). Facultatea de Comunicare și Relații Publice. Retrieved 6 August 2018..
  4. ^ "Paul Dobrescu". Google Scholar Citations. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Paul Dobrescu". Facultatea de Comunicare și Relații Publice. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  6. ^ Pantazi, Raluca (19 July 2012). "Verdictul Oficial al Consiliului National de Etica din subordinea Ministerului Educatiei: Victor Ponta NU a plagiat". Hotnews.ro. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  7. ^ Pantazi, Raluca (6 September 2012). "Consiliul National de Etica are o noua componenta: Paul Dobrescu este presedinte din luna iulie, iar patru membri si-au dat demisia". Hotnews.ro. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Echipa de cercetare". Centrul de Cercetare in Comunicare. Retrieved 6 August 2018.