Exploring Political and Gender Relations

Valentina Marinescu is a Professor at the Faculty of Sociology and Social Work of the University of Bucharest, Romania. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in media and society, and methods of researching mass communication. Her interests lie in media and communication studies, areas in which she has published a number of articles and book chapters.Silvia Branea, PhD, is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Journalism and Communication Studies in the Department of Cultural Anthropology and Communication of the University of Bucharest, Romania. Her research interests are TV series about and for the younger generation, political communication, persuasion and organisational changes, gender studies, and globalisation, among others. She was previously the Head of the Postgraduate Programme “Communication and Human Resources” and Director of the Department of “Philosophy of Communication” at the Communication and Media Research Center (www.ccmrc.eu). Her publications include Persuasiune și schimbare organizațională [Persuasion and Organizational Change] (2012) and Serialele pentru tineri. O abordare psihosociologică [Televison Series for Young People: A Psychosociological Approach] (2010). She also co-edited (with Ruxandra Boicu and Adriana Stefanel) Political Communication and European Parliamentary Elections in Times of Crisis (2016).