Ovidiu Gherasim-Proca

Ovidiu Gherasim-Proca is a Lecturer at the Department of Political Science, International Relations and European Studies at Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași. He holds a bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree from the same institution, with his PhD thesis focusing on Romanian social democracy post-1989. His research interests include political ideologies, democratization processes, electoral systems, and cultural studies.

Education:

• Bachelor's in Political Science (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University)
• Master's in Political Science (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University)
• PhD in Political Science (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University; Thesis: Romanian Social Democracy After 1989)

Research Interests: Dr. Gherasim-Proca focuses on political transitions, institutional frameworks, and cultural dimensions of politics. He has explored protest culture in Central and Eastern Europe, notably through a 2016 PATTERNS Lectures grant to develop a course on 'Borders, Barriers, and Protest Culture: The New Politics of Social Movements in Central and Eastern Europe.'

Teaching: Courses include 'Introduction to Political Science,' 'Borders, Barriers, and Protest Culture,' and others on European Studies. He has lectured on modern Ukrainian protest culture, bridging historical and contemporary movements.