The Romanian Institute
of Orthodox Theology and Spirituality, New York


Institutul Roman de Teologie si Spiritualitate Ortodoxa, New York

Prof. univ. Dr. George Lăzăroiu





POSITIONS

2011                Associate Professor, Spiru Haret University, Bucharest
                         Faculty of Journalism, Communication, and Public Relations
                         Head of Department of Communication Sciences
2009–2010    Deputy General Director, Central Institute of Scientific Research (SHU), Bucharest
2009                Principal Research Fellow, Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences,
                         New York
2009                Senior Management Committee Member, Contemporary Science Association, New York
2009                Publishing Executive Editor, Addleton Academic Publishers, New York



EDUCATION

1994–2000      BA, University of Bucharest, Department of Philosophy
2000–2004      PhD, University of Bucharest, Department of Philosophy



PUBLICATIONS

Co-author of 5 papers included in ISI/Web of Science (conference proceedings books).
Published more than 70 papers in international peer-reviewed academic journals indexed in Cabell,
CEEOL, EBSCO, Gale, HeinOnline, ProQuest, and Ulrich. My latest book: Hyperreality, Cybernews, and the
Power of Journalism, Addleton Academic Publishers, New York (Foreword by Emeritus Professor Michael
A. Peters, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign). Co-edited 4 books on Wittgenstein.



TRANSLATIONS

Translated and co-edited several of Richard Swinburne’s books, and translated 10 papers on analytic
philosophy.



GRANTS

„Religious Language and Communication“ (2006–2008), 98/1.09.2006
„Analysis and Communication in Contemporary Theory“ (2005–2008), 32/11.04.2006
„Communication in the Digital Age“ (2007–2009), 18/15.01.2007
„Religion as a Language of Communication“ (2008), 88/15.02.2008



CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS ORGANIZED

Co-organized several international conferences in New York, and symposia in Washington, Boston, Paris,
Madrid, Roma, Basel, Stuttgart, etc., on the expansion of communication flows, participatory models of
knowledge production, and managing interactions in virtual communities.
Co-chair, Special Session on Mathematics in Business and Social Sciences, Harvard University, 2010
Co-chair, Special Session on Cultural and Spiritual Patrimony, Western Michigan University, 2011



RESEARCH GROUPS

Advancement of Scholarly Research Center at CSA, New York
Journalism and Mass Communication Research Center at Addleton, New York
Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire sur les Littératures et les Cultures, Paris



OFFICIAL REFEREEING

Journal reviews: Revista Brasileira de Politica Internacional - Social Sciences Citation Index (Thomson ISI) ,
Meridiano 47, International Journal of Management and Innovation, and Business and Economics
Research Journal – for CSA, New York.
Book reviews: 40 books published by Cambridge University Press (humanities and social sciences)
Paper reviews: 86 papers included in international peer-reviewed academic journals (Linguistic and
Philosophical Investigations, Review of Contemporary Philosophy, Analysis and Metaphysics, Economics,
Management, and Financial Markets, Contemporary Readings in Law and Social Justice, and Geopolitics,
History, and International Relations) – authored by scholars associated with Harvard University, Oxford
University, Yale University, Princeton University, Cambridge University, etc.



OFFICIAL ENDORSEMENTS

Books – Cognitive Capitalism, Education and Digital Labor, Peter Lang, New York, 2011
Derrida, Deconstruction and the Politics of Pedagogy, Peter Lang, New York, 2009
Journals – Educational Philosophy and Theory, Wiley-Blackwell, Hoboken, NJ –
Social Sciences Citation Index (Thomson ISI)



HONORS AND AWARDS

„The CSA Prize for Journalism in 2007,“ Analysis and Interpretation in Contemporary Journalism,
Denbridge Press/Addleton Academic Publishers, New York, 2007, 180 p.
„The CSA Prize for Journalism in 2008,“ Multimedia, Cyberjournalism, and the Texture of Reality,
Denbridge Press/Addleton Academic Publishers, New York, 2008, 188 p.



REFERENCES

Professor Richard Swinburne, Oxford University, member of the British Academy
Professor Nick Bostrom, Oxford University
Emeritus Professor Michael Peters, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Professor Tina (A.C.) Besley, University of Waikato
Emeritus Professor Tibor R. Machan, Chapman University
Professor Anis H. Bajrektarevic, IMC University of Applied Sciences, Krems
Professor Theodor Damian, Metropolitan College of New York
Associate Professor Efstratia Oktapoda, University of Paris 4–Sorbonne
Associate Professor Jaya Prakash Pradhan, Central University of Karnataka