Conferences/Papers presented at the international conferences  • Bejenaru, I., Rosu, L. & Iatu, C. (2024), Assessing smart city frameworks - The interplay between smart technologies and quality of life in Romania, at: International Geographical Seminar “Dimitrie Cantemir”, Iasi (Romania), 17-20 October • Ciortescu, E.R. & Ursu, O. (2024), Mapping Well-being across Cultures, Happiness, Internationalisation and Cultural Intelligence in Higher Education, at: International Conference Cluj Economics and Business Conference – FSEGA, (Cluj-Napoca) Romania,  7-9 November • Clincu, M. (2024), Sustainable Innovation in the Cultural and Creative Industries - Conceptual Associations and Research Trends, at: Globalization and Higher Education in Economics and Business Administration (GEBA) International Conference, Iasi (Romania), 17-19 October,  • Clincu, M. & Bănică, A. (2024), Enabling the socio-cultural dimension to tackle sustainable development challenges worldwide, at: Debating Europe: new approaches, action tools and integration scenarios, EURINT International Conference, Iasi (Romania), 24-25 May, • Clincu, M., Bejenaru, I. & Damian, D.-A. (2024), Exploring the dimensions of sustainable well-being: a theoretical perspective, at: International Geographical Seminar “Dimitrie Cantemir”, Iasi (Romania), 17-20 October, • Corodescu-Roșca, E. (2024), Structural vs. agentic factors in regional path development process - evidence from literature, at: International Geographical Seminar “Dimitrie Cantemir”, Iasi (Romania), 17-20 October,  • Cristea, M., Gheorghiu, A. & Ibănescu, B.C. (2024). Variations of trust in local authorities in times of crisis and their determinants, at: BPS Social Psychology Annual Meeting, Belfast (United Kingdom), 2-4 September,   • Damian, D.-A. & Iațu, C. (2024), Human capital, well-being and territory: Insights from a two-decade bibliometric study, at: International Geographical Seminar “Dimitrie Cantemir”, Iasi (Romania), 17-20 October, • Iacobuţă, A., Ciortescu, E., Pascariu, G.C. & Ţigănaşu, R. (2024), Embedding well-being in social and public policy: challenges for the European welfare states, at: Globalization and Higher Education in Economics and Business Administration (GEBA) International Conference, Iasi (Romania), 17-19 October,  • Iacobuţă, A., Pintilescu, C. & Ţigănaşu, R. (2024), The impact of intergenerational transfers on the well-being of older adults, at: International Conference on Economics, International Business and Cross-Cultural Communication (EIBC), Iasi (Romania), 13-15 June,  • Iacobuţă, A., Pintilescu, C. & Ţigănaşu, R. (2024), Do Intergenerational Transfers Foster Subjective Well-Being?, at: EU-PAIR - 3rd Edition of the Annual International Conference “Challenges and Dynamics of European Administrative Area”, Iași (Romania), 20-21 June. • Ibănescu, B.C., Gheorghiu, A., Bourdin, S. & Bănică, A. (2024), Exploring the link between circular economy behaviours and resilience in rural and urban communities: A national survey analysis, at: Academic Workshop on Regional Policy and Territorial Governance for the Circular Economy, Paris (France), 07-08 October. • Ibănescu, B.C. & Gheorghiu, A. (2024), Développement d’un instrument de mesure de l’état de bien-être adapté aux populations des zones ultrapériphériques, at: Workshop: Quels Moteurs Pour Consolider la Resilience des Economies Peripheriques en Mutation?, Saint-Denis, La Réunion, 4 December. • Ibănescu, B.C., Gheorghiu, A., Bourdin, S. & Bănică, A. (2024), Exploring the link between circular economy behaviours and resilience in rural and urban communities, at: International Geographical Seminar “Dimitrie Cantemir”, Iași (Romania), 17-20 October. • Pascariu, G.C., Stângaciu, O.A. & Clincu, M. (2024), EU CCI Labour Markets in Times of Crises: A Comparative Assessment of Resilience in the Economic Recession and Covid19 Pandemic, at: Central and Mediterranean European Conference on New Technologies, Innovations, Society and Development, TFPU International Conference, Pula (Croatia), 15-17 July. • Roșu, L. (2024), Cultural Routes as Catalysts for Local Development: Via Transilvanica's Role in Enhancing Community Wellbeing, at: International Geographical Seminar “Dimitrie Cantemir”, Iași (Romania), 17-20 October. • Ţigănaşu, R., Pascariu, G.C. & Clincu, M. (2024), Linking theory to practice: how is the European dimension reflected in the university curriculum of selected countries on the eastern border of the EU?, at: The 8th World Conference on Future of Education, Cambridge (United Kingdom), 12-14 December. • Ţigănaşu, R., Pascariu, G.C., Iacobuţă, A. & Ciortescu, E. (2024), Approaching sustainable well-being beyond the GDP growth paradigm. Implications for better life policies, at: Globalization and Higher Education in Economics and Business Administration (GEBA) International Conference, Iași (Romania), 17-19 October. • Ţigănaşu, R., Pascariu, G.C. & Maha, L.G. (2024), An overview of well-being: Concept and assessment methods, at: International Conference on Economics, International Business and Cross-Cultural Communication (EIBC), Iași (Romania), 13-15 June. • Ţigănaşu, R., Pascariu, G.C. & Iacobuţă, A. (2024), Theorizing well-being. Brief considerations, at: Debating Europe: new approaches, action tools and integration scenarios, EURINT International Conference, Iași (Romania), 24-25 May. • Damian, D.-A. (2025), Perception et mise en œuvre du capital humain et des concepts connexes dans les documents stratégiques de la Roumanie postcommuniste, at: Les Doctorales de l’ASRDLF, Iași (Romania), 29-31 January 2025. • Ibanescu, B.-C., Fosalau, M., Gheorghiu, A., Cristea, M. (2025), Mapping Europe through young people's eyes: Regional divides and the EU in drawn representations, https://www.geo.uaic.ro/sig/, 28 March 2025. • Damian, D.-A., Clincu, M. & Ibănescu, B.-C. (2025), A conceptual analysis of well-being through the lens of public policies, EURINT International Conference 2025, Iași (Romania), 15-18 May 2025. • Prundeanu, O., Cristea, M., Zaharia, D.V. & Gheorghiu, A. (2025). Predicting pro-environmental intentions: The role of self- affirmation, well-being and environmental identity, EURINT International Conference, Iași (Romania), 15–18 May. • Pascariu, G.C., Stângaciu, O.A. & Clincu, M. (2025), Creative labour market resilience as a driver of well-being in the EU. A comparative analysis between the economic crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic, EURINT International Conference 2025, Iași (Romania), 15-18 May 2025. • Clincu, M. (2025). Cultural and creative industries as catalysts for social cohesion through sustainable innovation, International Conference Solidarity, Cohesion and Social Support in the International Context, Oradea (Romania), 29-30 May 2025. • Clincu, M. & Tudose-Pop, I. (2025). Cultural and creative tourism influences to well-being, EIBC International Conference 2025, Iași (Romania), 12-14 June 2025. • Roșu, L. & Corodescu-Roșca, E. (2025), Engaging stakeholders in nature-based playground design: Pathways to enhanced community well-being, EURINT International Conference 2025, Iași (Romania), 15-18 May 2025. • Roșu, L. & Bulai, M. (2025), From Trails to Transformation: The Social Impact of Via Transilvanica on Rural Communities, TARS International Conference 2025, Vatra Dornei (Romania), 28-31 May 2025. • Andra Iftimiei (2025), The legal valences of the concept of well-being. Comparative analysis of legal texts and jurisprudential interpretations, EURINT International Conference 2025, Iași (Romania), 15-18 May 2025. • Delia-Elena Rusu (2025), Reconfiguring EU cohesion policy for regional resilience: Integrating workplace well-being beyond GDP, EURINT International Conference 2025, Iași (Romania), 15-18 May 2025. • Alexandra Cehan (2025). The relationship between tourism and wellbeing: a literature review, EURINT International Conference 2025, Iași (Romania), 15-18 May 2025. • Roșu, L. (2025). Nature-Based Solutions and Institutional Realities: Insights from Iași Municipality’s NBS Initiatives, Present Environment and Sustainable Development International Conference 2025, Iași (Romania), 13-15 June 2025. • Daniela Victoria Zaharia, Oana Prundeanu, Alexandra Gheorghiu & Mioara Cristea (2025). Emotional well-being: The predictive role of subjective economic status, European identity and civic activism, EURINT International Conference, Iași (Romania), 15–18 May. • Bogdan-Constantin Ibănescu, Alexandra Gheorghiu, Alexandru Bănică & Sébastien Bourdin (2025), Exploring the link between circular economy behaviours and resilience in rural and urban communities: A national survey analysis, EURINT International Conference, Iași (Romania), 15–18 May. • Bogdan-Constantin Ibănescu, Teodor Lucian Moga, Philippe Jean-Pierre & David Perrain (2025), A deep dive into the tourism- induced resilience during major shocks investigation from European Union countries, EURINT International Conference, Iași (Romania), 15–18 May. • Bogdan-Constantin Ibanescu, Manuel Fosalau, Alexandra Gheorghiu & Mioara Cristea (2025), Mapping Europe through young people's eyes: Regional divides and the EU in drawn representations, EURINT International Conference, Iași (Romania), 15–18 May. • Philippe Jean-Pierre, B.C. Ibanescu, T.L. Moga and D. Perrain (2025), A deep dive into the tourism-induced resilience during major shocks investigation from European Union countries, 8th QATEM Workshop and IATE PhD Workshop, Xinxiang (China), 23-25 April 2025. • Ibănescu, B.C., Pascariu, G.C. & Alexandra Gheorghiu (2025), Décrypter la fracture numérique: Une analyse approfondie de la confiance, de l'acceptation et des inégalités dans le paysage de la numérisation, Le 61ème colloque de l’Association de Science Régionale de Langue Française (ASRDLF), Quebec (Canada), 25-27 June 2025. • Ibănescu, B.C., Alexandra Gheorghiu, Sébastien Bourdin & Alexandru Bănică (2025), Exploration du lien entre les comportements liés à l'économie circulaire et la résilience des communautés rurales et urbaines, Le 61ème colloque de l’Association de Science Régionale de Langue Française (ASRDLF), Quebec (Canada), 25-27 June 2025. • Ibănescu, B.C., Gheorghiu, A., Bourdin, S. & Bănică, A. (2025), Exploring the link between circular economy behaviours and resilience in rural and urban communities: A national survey analysis, 64th ERSA Congress, “Regional Science in turbulent times: in search of a resilient, sustainable and inclusive future”, Athens (Greece), 26-29 August 2025. • Ibănescu, C.S., Gheorghiu, A. & Cristea, M. (2025), Looking for trust in all the wrong places: Territorial predictors of trust in local authorities during a crisis, 64th ERSA Congress, “Regional Science in turbulent times: in search of a resilient, sustainable and inclusive future”, Athens (Greece), 26-29 August 2025. • Clincu, M. & Bănică, A. (2025), The role of culture in the spectrum of the SDGs from a well-being perspective, 64th ERSA Congress, “Regional Science in turbulent times: in search of a resilient, sustainable and inclusive future”, Athens (Greece), 26-29 August 2025. • Damian, D.A., Ibănescu, B.C., Bulai, M. & Iațu, C. (2025), The Integration of Human Capital Into Romania’s Strategic Documents: Implications for Regional Science, 64th ERSA Congress, “Regional Science in turbulent times: in search of a resilient, sustainable and inclusive future”, Athens (Greece), 26-29 August 2025. • Bejenaru, I., Ibănescu, B.C. & Iațu, C. (2025), Citizens' perception of their quality of life and city smartness in medium-sized Eastern European city, 64th ERSA Congress, “Regional Science in turbulent times: in search of a resilient, sustainable and inclusive future”, Athens (Greece), 26-29 August 2025. • Cehan, A. & Stoleriu, O.M. (2025), Nature-based tourism and tourists’ wellbeing. Insights from delta regions in Europe, 64th ERSA Congress, “Regional Science in turbulent times: in search of a resilient, sustainable and inclusive future”, Athens (Greece), 26-29 August 2025. • Pascariu, G.C., Gheorghiu, A., Greavu-Șerban, V. & Clipca, I. (2025), Public administration digitalization in Romania: drivers, barriers and policy recommendations for a stronger citizen-centered governance, 64th ERSA Congress, “Regional Science in turbulent times: in search of a resilient, sustainable and inclusive future”, Athens (Greece), 26-29 August 2025. • Clincu, M. & Pascariu, G.C. (2025). Estimating the Contribution of Cultural and Creative Sectors to Multidimensional Well-Being: Panel Evidence from 25 EU Countries, Globalization and Higher Education in Economics and Business Administration (GEBA 2025), Iași (Romania), 16-18 October 2025. • Clincu, M. & Bănică, A. (2025). Sustainable well-being through the lens of the SDGs and socio-cultural enablers, International Geographic Seminar „Dimitrie Cantemir” Ediția a XLV-a, Iași (Romania), 24-26 October 2025. • Clincu, M. & Pascariu, G.C. (2025). The Role of Cultural and Creative Sectors in Shaping Sustainable Well-being, The 16th International Conference “Creativity & Culture”, Kaunas (Lithuania), 16-22 November 2025. • Bejenaru, I., Ibănescu, B.C., Roșu, L. & Iațu, C. (2025), Citizens' perception of smart city initiatives in Iași with implications for their daily life, International Geographic Seminar „Dimitrie Cantemir” Ediția a XLV-a, Iași (Romania), 24-26 October 2025. • Cehan, A. & Stoleriu, O.M. (2025). Tourism experiences in nature-based destinations: exploring the balance between hedonic and eudaimonic wellbeing, International Geographic Seminar „Dimitrie Cantemir” Ediția a XLV-a, Iași (Romania), 24-26 October 2025. • Rusu, Delia-Elena (2025). Determinants of Subjective Well-being: Towards a Place-Based Conceptual Framework, 45th International Geographic Seminar “Dimitrie Cantemir”, Iași (Romania), 24-26 October 2025. • Zaharia, D.V., Gheorghiu, A., Cristea, M. & Prundeanu, O. (2025). Voting for a Pro-European or a Sovereigntist President: Emotions and Voting Intentions in the 2024–2025 Romanian Elections, 11th International Conference on Applied Psychology and Educational Sciences, 16–19 October 2025. • Damian, D.-A., Ibănescu, B.C., Bulai, M. & Iațu, C. (2025), Strategic integration of human capital in Romania: Implications for well- being, Seminarul Geografic Internațional „Dimitrie Cantemir”, Ediția a XLV-a, Iași (Romania), 24-26 October 2025. • Bogdan-Constantin Ibănescu, Alexandra Gheorghiu, Sébastien Bourdin & Alexandru Bănică (2025), The role of circular behaviours in building resilience, International Geographic Seminar „Dimitrie Cantemir” Ediția a XLV-a, Iași (Romania), 24-26 October 2025. • Oana-Mihaela Stoleriu, Bogdan-Constantin Ibănescu, Cristian-Constantin Stoleriu & Teodora-Georgiana Mihăilă (2025), Instagram posts as basis for the delineation of tourism destinations, International Geographic Seminar „Dimitrie Cantemir” Ediția a XLV-a, Iași (Romania), 24-26 October 2025. • Bogdan-Constantin Ibănescu, Alexandra Gheorghiu & Gabriela Carmen Pascariu (2025), The regional image of digitalisation in Romania: from unifier to divider, International Geographic Seminar „Dimitrie Cantemir” Ediția a XLV-a, Iași (Romania), 24-26 October 2025. • Bogdan-Constantin Ibanescu, Alexandra Gheorghiu, Alexandru Banica & Sébastien Bourdin (2025), The role of circular behaviours in building resilience, 9th CERS - Central European Conference in Regional Science “Sustainability-driven territorial development. Challenges for CEECs”. • Bogdan-Constantin Ibanescu, Alexandra Gheorghiu & Gabriela Carmen Pascariu (2025), The regional image of digitalisation in Romania: from unifier to divider, 9th CERS - Central European Conference in Regional Science “Sustainability-driven territorial development. Challenges for CEECs”. • Andra Iftimiei (2026), Legal Aspects of the Concept of Well-Being in Left-Behind Regions, World Conference – International Observatory for Law and Transdisciplinarity, 28 April 2026. • Alexandru Pavel & Bogdan-Constantin Ibanescu (2026), From territorial captivity to connectivity: Uneven impacts of rural infrastructure investments in left-behind rural areas, EURINT 2026 International Conference “Building tomorrow’s Europe: strategies for integration, growth, and resilience”, Iași (Romania), 14-16 May 2026. • Bogdan-Constantin Ibanescu, Alexandra Gheorghiu, Daniela-Andreia Damian & Philippe Jean-Pierre (2026), Measuring wellbeing in the European regions: Developing an instrument adapted for the ultraperipheral regions, EURINT 2026 International Conference “Building tomorrow’s Europe: strategies for integration, growth, and resilience”, Iași (Romania), 14-16 May 2026. • Bogdan-Constantin Ibanescu, Alexandra Gheorghiu, Ioana-Maria Ursache & Gabriela Carmen Pascariu (2026), Equaliser or divider? Questioning the societal impacts of digitalisation policies, EURINT 2026 International Conference “Building tomorrow’s Europe: strategies for integration, growth, and resilience”, Iași (Romania), 14-16 May 2026. • Bogdan-Constantin Ibanescu, Alexandra Gheorghiu & Sébastien Bourdin (2026), Beyond Distance: Perceived Left-Behindness and the U-Shaped Geography of Territorial Injustice, 2026 RSA Annual Conference “Regions as Arenas in a Changing World”, Gothenburg (Sweden), 15 June 2026. • Bogdan-Constantin Ibanescu, Alexandra Gheorghiu, Ioana-Maria Ursache & Gabriela Carmen Pascariu (2026), Égalisateur ou facteur de division ? Interroger les impacts sociétaux des politiques de numérisation, 62ème colloque de l’Association de Science Régionale de Langue Française - Penser et Agir pour les Transitions en Territoire, 24-26 June 2026. • Mioara Cristea, Oara Prundeanu, Alexandra Gheorghiu & Daniela Victoria Zaharia (2026), Environmental engagement: The role of self-affirmation interventions on predicting pro-environmental intentions, EURINT 2026 International Conference “Building tomorrow’s Europe: strategies for integration, growth, and resilience”, Iași (Romania), 14-16 May 2026. • Oara Prundeanu, Alexandra Gheorghiu, Daniela Victoria Zaharia & Mioara Cristea (2026), The many faces of narcissism: Distinct pathways to pro-environmental engagement, EURINT 2026 International Conference “Building tomorrow’s Europe: strategies for integration, growth, and resilience”, Iași (Romania), 14-16 May 2026. • Daniela Victoria Zaharia, Alexandra Gheorghiu, Oara Prundeanu & Mioara Cristea (2026), Predictors of voting preferences among Romanian young voters: The role of well-being and exposure to political information on social media, EURINT 2026 International Conference “Building tomorrow’s Europe: strategies for integration, growth, and resilience”, Iași (Romania), 14-16 May 2026. • Oara Prundeanu (2026), Toolbox with experimental scenarios, EURINT 2026 International Conference “Building tomorrow’s Europe: strategies for integration, growth, and resilience”, Iași (Romania), 14-16 May 2026. • Mioara Cristea, Daniela Victoria Zaharia & Alexandra Gheorghiu (2026), The Interplay of Emotions and Identity in Shaping Electoral Choices, Helsinki Conference on Emotions, Populism, and Polarisation, University of Helsinki, Helsinki (Finland), 18–20 May 2026. • Mihaela Clincu & Gabriela Carmen Pascariu (2026), Cultural determinants of well-being. Micro-level evidence from Romania, EURINT 2026 International Conference “Building tomorrow’s Europe: strategies for integration, growth, and resilience”, Iași (Romania), 14-16 May 2026. • Mihaela Clincu & Gabriela Carmen Pascariu (2026), Culture as a Driver of Individual and Social Well-Being: Evidence from Romania, International Conference on Economics, International Business and Cross-Cultural Communication, EIBC 2026, Iași (Romania), 11-13 June 2026.