Miruna Troncota

Miruna Troncota is a Lecturer and postdoctoral researcher at the National School of Political Studies and Public Administration (SNSPA), Romania, affiliated with the Department of International Relations and European Integration. Her academic work centers on the intersection of European integration, media representation of the EU, and democratic freedoms in the public sphere.

Her research interests include the construction of a European public sphere, the framing of EU affairs in national media, freedom of expression and information within EU governance, and Romania’s engagement with European institutions. She has contributed to academic discourse through teaching and project leadership focused on Romania’s 2019 EU Council Presidency.

She leads the Jean Monnet Module project EU*Ro MEDIA - European standards, Romanian application: the media roadmap for Romania’s 2019 EU Council Presidency, which explores how national media can align with European democratic standards during high-level political events. This project underscores her commitment to bridging academic research with policy-relevant media strategies.

Miruna Troncota has taught courses such as Making Europe News, Building a European Public Sphere vs. Framing the European Union in the National Public Spheres, and European Affairs, Freedom of Expression and Information: Legal Basis and Practical Application at National and Supranational Level. These courses reflect her interdisciplinary approach combining law, political science, and media studies.

She participated in events such as the debate „Viziunea media asupra Președinției române a Consiliului UE - Perspective pentru 2019” (Media Vision on Romania’s Presidency of the EU Council - Perspectives for 2019), contributing expert analysis on media narratives during Romania’s EU leadership role.