Bogdan–Constantin Ibănescu
Biographic Data
| ID | 5918527 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bogdan–Constantin Ibănescu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bogdan–Constantin |
| FAMILY NAME | Ibănescu |
| SIGNATURE | IBANESCU B C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Alexandru Ioan Cuza University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3861-2251 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Segmenting spiritual tourists and their search for meaningful experiences
The past decades witnessed the emergence of new tourism practices that generated a shift of tourists’ focus from mostly economic travel motivations to internal factors, such as the search for meaning and self-development. One of the most prominent forms of tourism, focused on internal-driven motivations, is represented by spiritual tourism, revolving around activities and experiences leading to individual growth and transformation. Based on a sur…
From territorial captivity to connectivity
Improving well-being and quality of life in left-behind rural areas remains one of the core principles, but also one of the main challenges, of territorial cohesion policies. While their importance is well documented, the mechanisms through which these funds improve quality of life and help peripheral areas escape left-behindness remain insufficiently understood. This paper addresses this gap and examines whether local infrastructure improvements…
Beyond close vs far
This paper examines how perceived access to services structures territorial justice, wellbeing, and the emergence of left-behindness. Moving beyond approaches that either aggregate all services into a single index or rely exclusively on objective distance-based indicators, we conceptualise access as the perceived travel time required to reach services and distinguish between two major categories of services: basic services (markets, primary and l…
Spatial patterns of circular engagement and resilience in Romania
In the current global context, the circular economy has gained significant importance as a pathway towards sustainable development. At the core of circular economy strategies lie circular behaviours, individual and collective actions that support resource efficiency, waste reduction and local consumption. Increasingly, these behaviours are believed to influence and be influenced by individual- and community-level characteristics, particularly res…
Explaining the Nature of Policy Responses During the Pandemic Outbreak
The Covid‐19 pandemic had a varied impact on different regions in Europe, resulting in diverse policy responses from subnational governments. In this article we investigate the policy measures local and regional authorities implemented during the initial wave of the pandemic, with a focus on 28 regions and cities in the European Union (EU). We examine 317 measures in the areas of public health, social security, daily life and work, and economic r…
Testing a Six-Factor Model on Perceived State Power and Influence
This study seeks to invigorate research on state power and influence by focusing on external perceptions. To this end, we quantitatively operationalised a refined theoretical model indicating the potential factors that determine a state’s perceived power and influence in two steps. First, we constructed a model based on a six-factor index comprising both hard and soft resources of power. Second, we applied this factorial taxonomy to our country c…
Covid-19 as a systemic shock
The COVID-19 pandemic, originating as a health crisis but quickly expanding to other social spheres, had significant and asymmetric impacts across Europe, which potentially undermine territorial cohesion. Much has been written about the overall impact of the pandemic on the underlying thematic and budgetary focus of European Union-level policies with respect to territorial cohesion. However, it remains unclear to what extent policies implemented …
Strengthening Dracula tourism brand through cartographic approaches
During the last decades, the tourism market saw the growth of national and regional brands based on characters and places promoted through movies and TV series. One of the most notorious tourism brands based on fictional works is represented by Dracula. With a constantly expanding coverage on entertainment channels, Dracula became widely popular and strongly associated with Romania. However, its capitalization by national tourism actors lacks syn…
Between the Home and Kin-State
This paper explores the two most relevant minority groups living on the two sides of the Ukrainian–Romanian borderland of Bukovina. This research inquires from a comparative perspective how Romanians in Ukraine and Ukrainians in Romania (confined to the region of Bukovina) position themselves in relation to the state of their ethnic origin and to the current state of their residency. The paper argues that the self-identification of each ethnic mi…
Territorial dynamics of tourism in Romania
The potential role of tourism in enhancing a balanced territorial development is officially acknowledged by the EU. However, little is known regarding the extent to which tourism in Romania contributes or could contribute to reducing regional inequalities. The present study approaches the matter of the growth of tourism demand and supply in relation to the type of territory (lagging, intermediary, leading), at both regional and local levels. The …
Covid-19 as a systemic shock
The COVID-19 pandemic, originating as a health crisis but quickly expanding to other social spheres, had significant and asymmetric impacts across Europe, which potentially undermine territorial cohesion. Much has been written about the overall impact of the pandemic on the underlying thematic and budgetary focus of European Union-level policies with respect to territorial cohesion. However, it remains unclear to what extent policies implemented …
Explaining the Nature of Policy Responses During the Pandemic Outbreak
The Covid‐19 pandemic had a varied impact on different regions in Europe, resulting in diverse policy responses from subnational governments. In this article we investigate the policy measures local and regional authorities implemented during the initial wave of the pandemic, with a focus on 28 regions and cities in the European Union (EU). We examine 317 measures in the areas of public health, social security, daily life and work, and economic r…
Territorial dynamics of tourism in Romania
The potential role of tourism in enhancing a balanced territorial development is officially acknowledged by the EU. However, little is known regarding the extent to which tourism in Romania contributes or could contribute to reducing regional inequalities. The present study approaches the matter of the growth of tourism demand and supply in relation to the type of territory (lagging, intermediary, leading), at both regional and local levels. The …
Between the Home and Kin-State
This paper explores the two most relevant minority groups living on the two sides of the Ukrainian–Romanian borderland of Bukovina. This research inquires from a comparative perspective how Romanians in Ukraine and Ukrainians in Romania (confined to the region of Bukovina) position themselves in relation to the state of their ethnic origin and to the current state of their residency. The paper argues that the self-identification of each ethnic mi…
Strengthening Dracula tourism brand through cartographic approaches
During the last decades, the tourism market saw the growth of national and regional brands based on characters and places promoted through movies and TV series. One of the most notorious tourism brands based on fictional works is represented by Dracula. With a constantly expanding coverage on entertainment channels, Dracula became widely popular and strongly associated with Romania. However, its capitalization by national tourism actors lacks syn…
Testing a Six-Factor Model on Perceived State Power and Influence
This study seeks to invigorate research on state power and influence by focusing on external perceptions. To this end, we quantitatively operationalised a refined theoretical model indicating the potential factors that determine a state’s perceived power and influence in two steps. First, we constructed a model based on a six-factor index comprising both hard and soft resources of power. Second, we applied this factorial taxonomy to our country c…
Covid-19 as a systemic shock
The COVID-19 pandemic, originating as a health crisis but quickly expanding to other social spheres, had significant and asymmetric impacts across Europe, which potentially undermine territorial cohesion. Much has been written about the overall impact of the pandemic on the underlying thematic and budgetary focus of European Union-level policies with respect to territorial cohesion. However, it remains unclear to what extent policies implemented …
Explaining the Nature of Policy Responses During the Pandemic Outbreak
The Covid‐19 pandemic had a varied impact on different regions in Europe, resulting in diverse policy responses from subnational governments. In this article we investigate the policy measures local and regional authorities implemented during the initial wave of the pandemic, with a focus on 28 regions and cities in the European Union (EU). We examine 317 measures in the areas of public health, social security, daily life and work, and economic r…
Segmenting spiritual tourists and their search for meaningful experiences
The past decades witnessed the emergence of new tourism practices that generated a shift of tourists’ focus from mostly economic travel motivations to internal factors, such as the search for meaning and self-development. One of the most prominent forms of tourism, focused on internal-driven motivations, is represented by spiritual tourism, revolving around activities and experiences leading to individual growth and transformation. Based on a sur…
From territorial captivity to connectivity
Improving well-being and quality of life in left-behind rural areas remains one of the core principles, but also one of the main challenges, of territorial cohesion policies. While their importance is well documented, the mechanisms through which these funds improve quality of life and help peripheral areas escape left-behindness remain insufficiently understood. This paper addresses this gap and examines whether local infrastructure improvements…
Beyond close vs far
This paper examines how perceived access to services structures territorial justice, wellbeing, and the emergence of left-behindness. Moving beyond approaches that either aggregate all services into a single index or rely exclusively on objective distance-based indicators, we conceptualise access as the perceived travel time required to reach services and distinguish between two major categories of services: basic services (markets, primary and l…
Spatial patterns of circular engagement and resilience in Romania
In the current global context, the circular economy has gained significant importance as a pathway towards sustainable development. At the core of circular economy strategies lie circular behaviours, individual and collective actions that support resource efficiency, waste reduction and local consumption. Increasingly, these behaviours are believed to influence and be influenced by individual- and community-level characteristics, particularly res…
Political science (5 works) · Geography (4 works) · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Tourism (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 (2 works) · Economic geography (2 works) · Economics (2 works)