{"id":8383,"date":"2026-10-30T08:32:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T08:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isds.unibuc.ro\/interdisciplinary-research-training-groups\/?p=8383"},"modified":"2026-10-30T08:33:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T08:33:09","slug":"pre-defense-of-doctoral-thesis-isds-phd-student-lisa-spears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isds.unibuc.ro\/interdisciplinary-research-training-groups\/pre-defense-of-doctoral-thesis-isds-phd-student-lisa-spears\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-Defense of doctoral thesis \u2013 ISDS PhD student \u2013 Lisa SPEARS<\/b>"},"content":{"rendered":"

 <\/p>\n

A N N O U N C E M E N T<\/p>\n

<\/strong><\/p>\n

On November 02, 2026, at 10:00 AM, online, <\/strong>will take place the public pre-defense of the doctoral thesis entitled:<\/p>\n

Authoritarian Regimes and Private High Control Groups:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

How Totalitarian Systems Coerce Cult Followings<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\nby
\nLisa SPEARS<\/p>\n

<\/strong><\/p>\n

PhD Supervisor:
\n<\/strong>Professor Radu CARP<\/p>\n

Composition of the Guidance and Academic Integrity Committee:<\/strong><\/p>\n


\n1. Professor Caius Dobrescu, <\/strong>Faculty of Letters, University of Bucharest (UB);<\/p>\n

2. Professor Daniel \u0218andru, <\/strong>Faculty of Political and Administrative Sciences, “Petre Andrei” University of Ia\u0219i;<\/p>\n

3. Professor Cosima Rughini\u0219,\u00a0 <\/strong>Faculty of Sociology and Social Work, University of Bucharest (UB).<\/p>\n

Public link:
\n<\/strong>meet.google.com\/tem-cmfh-yfn<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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