May 14-15, 2025

Babeș-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Deadline: April 17, 2025

The Faculty of European Studies – Babeș-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca, The Centre for African Studies – BBU, The uOttawa-IBM Cyber Range and The University of Johannesburg, have the pleasure of announcing the organization of the 5th edition of the international conference Crisis Communication and Conflict Resolution. Dealing with Uncertainties in the New Global Political Era, which will be held on May 14th-15th, 2025.

In crisis situations, effective communication and conflict resolution strategies are important aspects that cannot be disregarded. In order to address these challenges, this international conference aims to support academics, researchers, PhD and postgraduate students, by offering them an opportunity to present their latest research results in the fields of:

• Crisis and Risk Communication
  
• Conflict Transformation and Resolution
  
• The United Nations and Conflict Resolution
  
• The European Union and Conflict Resolution
  
• Dealing with Ethnic and Religious Conflicts
  
• Political Communication
  
• Institutional and Corporate Communication
  
• Environmental Communication
  
• Mass-media Communication
  
• Cybersecurity in Politics
  
• AI in Crisis Communication
  
• Discourse Analysis
  
• Education and Learning
  

The 2025 edition will be held in a hybrid format, both onsite and online. Accepted papers will be published in a post-conference volume (e-book with ISBN).

Supporting journals: Synergies Roumanie and Studia Europaea UBB

Conference languages: English and French

Venue: Faculty of European Studies (1 Em. de Martonne St., Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

Important deadlines:

• April 17th, 2025 – deadline for title and abstract submission
  
• April 19th, 2025 – notice of acceptance
  
• October 2025 – deadline for paper submission (optional)
  

All paper proposal forms should be submitted to both e-mail addresses below:

delia.flanja@ubbcluj.ro & laura.herta@ubbcluj.ro

Appel à communications – Communication de crise et résolution des conflits

Organizing committee:

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Delia Pop-Flanja – BBU

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Laura-Maria Herța – BBU

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Adrian-Gabriel Corpădean – BBU

Dr. Iosif-Viorel Onuț – uOttawa-IBM Cyber Range

Prof. Dr. Bhaso Ndzendze – UJ

Prof. Dr. Sergiu Mișcoiu – BBU

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Paula Mureșan – BBU

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Elena Grad-Rusu – BBU

Lect. Dr. Roxana-Maria Nistor – BBU

Lect. Dr. Andreea-Bianca Urs – BBU

Lect. Dr. Gianina Joldescu-Stan – BBU

Assist. Dr. Ramona-Alexandra Neagoș – BBU