Gherghina, S. and Mitru, B. (2024) Too little, too vague: how populist parties talk about deliberation in Europe. Politics, (doi: 10.1177/02633957241231803) (Early Online Publication)
Gherghina, S. and Marian, C. (2024) Election campaign and media exposure: Explaining objective vs subjective political knowledge among first-time voters. Debatte: Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe, (Accepted for Publication)
Gherghina, S. (2024) Conditional loyalty and exit: explaining the emigration of wealthy Chinese after the 2012 leadership change. Diaspora Studies, (Accepted for Publication)
Gherghina, S. and Qvortrup, M. (2024) Compulsory voting, economic conditions and turnout: explaining the outcome of constitutional referendums. West European Politics, (doi: 10.1080/01402382.2023.2293380) (Early Online Publication)
Mișcoiu, S., Mitru, B. and Gherghina, S. (2024) Migrants away from the polls: explaining the absenteeism of people with sub-Saharan African origins in the 2022 French presidential elections. Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power, (doi: 10.1080/1070289x.2023.2298576) (Early Online Publication)
Gherghina, S. , Pilet, J.-B. and Mitru, B. (2023) Big ideas, little detail: how populist parties talk about referendums in Europe. Contemporary Politics, (doi: 10.1080/13569775.2023.2296734) (Early Online Publication)
Gherghina, S. , Tap, P. and Traistaru, I. (2023) Feeling excluded? Why ethnic minorities (do not) engage in participatory budgeting. Identities, (doi: 10.1080/1070289X.2023.2284533) (Early Online Publication)
Gherghina, S. and Basarabă, A. (2023) Migrants' voter turnout in the home country elections: non‐integration or political anchor? Politics and Governance, (doi: 10.17645/pag.7396) (Early Online Publication)
Pálsdóttir, V. B., Gherghina, S. and Tap, P. (2023) Why do politicians not act upon citizens' deliberations? Evidence from Iceland. Political Studies Review, (doi: 10.1177/14789299231197157) (Early Online Publication)
Gherghina, S. and Mitru, B. (2023) First-time voters and electoral campaigns: Explaining online engagement in Romania. First Monday, 28(9), (doi: 10.5210/fm.v28i9.12741)
Gherghina, S. and Bankov, P. (2023) Troublemakers and game changers: how political parties stopped democratic backsliding in Bulgaria. Democratization, (doi: 10.1080/13510347.2023.2250985) (Early Online Publication)
Gherghina, S. and Nemčok, M. (Eds.) (2023) Political Parties and Electoral Clientelism. Palgrave Macmillan: Cham. ISBN 9783031372940
Gherghina, S. , Hasić, J. and Mișcoiu, S. (2023) Ethnic groups and constitutional deliberation. Understanding participation in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Romania. In: Reuchamps, M. and Welp, Y. (eds.) Deliberative Constitution-making. Opportunities and Challenges. Routledge, pp. 77-90. ISBN 9781003327165 (doi: 10.4324/9781003327165)
Gherghina, S. , Tap, P. and Farcas, R. (2023) Informal power and short-term consequences: country presidents and political parties in Romania. Political Studies Review, (doi: 10.1177/14789299231187220) (Early Online Publication)
Gherghina, S. , Soare, S. and Jacquet, V. (2023) Political parties and deliberation: from challenges to opportunities. Acta Politica, 58, pp. 487-494. (doi: 10.1057/s41269-023-00294-7)
Oross, D. and Gherghina, S. (2023) Closer to citizens or ticking boxes? Political parties and participatory practices in Hungary. Communist and Post-Communist Studies, (doi: 10.1525/cpcs.2023.1825060) (Early Online Publication)
Swanson, D. and Gherghina, S. (2023) From opposition to government: how populist parties change their political communication in Northern Ireland. Irish Political Studies, (doi: 10.1080/07907184.2023.2227570) (Early Online Publication)
Gherghina, S. and Tap, P. (2023) Close to politics and to policies: subjective knowledge about referendum topics in Eastern Europe. Comparative European Politics, (doi: 10.1057/s41295-023-00350-8) (Early Online Publication)
Gherghina, S. and Saikkonen, I. (2023) Partisanship and tolerance for clientelism: evidence from a conjoint experiment in Romania. Political Studies, (doi: 10.1177/00323217231178994) (Early Online Publication)
Gherghina, S. , Marian, C. and Farcas, R. (2023) Tying loose ends: political parties and individual private funding in Romania. Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, (doi: 10.1080/14683857.2023.2213552) (Early Online Publication)
Buta, O. and Gherghina, S. (2023) Organisational capacity and electoral gains: why majority parties nominate Roma candidates in local elections. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 49(9), pp. 2154-2171. (doi: 10.1080/1369183X.2022.2031921)
Gherghina, S. and Tap, P. (2023) Stranger than fiction: voters and party leaders in a new democracy. Political Studies Review, 21(2), pp. 422-433. (doi: 10.1177/14789299221087139)
Gherghina, S. , Mișcoiu, S. and Tap, P. (2023) Using the pandemic as a pretext: voter absenteeism in the 2020 elections in Romania. Communist and Post-Communist Studies, (doi: 10.1525/cpcs.2023.1823167) (Early Online Publication)
Gherghina, S. and Marian, C. (2023) Win big, buy more: political parties, competition and electoral clientelism. East European Politics, (doi: 10.1080/21599165.2023.2191951) (Early Online Publication)
Gherghina, S. , Soare, S. and Tap, P. (2023) Speaking out against the discrimination of Romanians abroad: an analysis of parliamentary speeches in the home country. Nationalities Papers, 51(2), pp. 403-424. (doi: 10.1017/nps.2022.32)
Gherghina, S. and Volintiru, C. (2023) Budgetary clientelism and decentralization in Hungary and Romania. Journal of Developing Societies, 39(1), pp. 40-62. (doi: 10.1177/0169796X221148509)
Soaita, A. M. , Gherghina, S. and Munro, M. (2023) Finding housing, making home: Romanian migrants in post-Brexit/post-Covid Britain. Documentation. CaCHE, University of Glasgow, Glasgow.
Soaita, A. M. , Gherghina, S. and Munro, M. (2023) Romanian migrants in the UK: how many have arrived and are they in some way different from those who migrated to the EU states? Documentation. University of Glasgow, CaCHE, Glasgow.
Gherghina, S. , Ekman, J. and Podolian, O. (2023) When promises reach boundaries: political participation in post-communist countries. European Societies, 25(2), pp. 268-280. (doi: 10.1080/14616696.2023.2178187)
Gherghina, S. and Lutai, R. (2023) Who accepts electoral clientelism? The role of personality traits in Romania. Journal of Contemporary European Studies, (doi: 10.1080/14782804.2023.2174503) (Early Online Publication)
Gherghina, S. (2023) More than users: how political parties shape the acceptance of electoral clientelism. Party Politics, (doi: 10.1177/13540688231151655) (Early Online Publication)
Gherghina, S. , Close, C. and Carman, C. (2023) Parliamentarians’ support for direct and deliberative democracy in Europe: an account of individual-level determinants. Comparative Politics, 55(2), pp. 219-238. (doi: 10.5129/001041523X16559281347210)
Gherghina, S. and Ilinca, S. (2022) Romania: inconsistent and unpredictable policy implementation. In: Lynggaard, K., Jensen, M. D. and Kluth, M. (eds.) Governments’ Responses to the Covid-19 Pandemic in Europe: Navigating the Perfect Storm. Palgrave Macmillan: Cham, pp. 123-134. ISBN 9783031141447 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-14145-4_11)
Gherghina, S. and Tap, P. (2022) Buying loyalty: volatile voters and electoral clientelism. Politics, (doi: 10.1177/02633957221132707) (Early Online Publication)
Miscoiu, S., Gherghina, S. and Samsudean, D. (2022) Religion, homosexuality, and the EU: grasping the beliefs of Romanian orthodox priests. Sexuality, Gender and Policy, 5(2), pp. 108-121. (doi: 10.1002/sgp2.12050)
Gherghina, S. (2022) The Rise of Entrepreneurial Parties in European Politics. Party Politics, 28(5), p. 988. (doi: 10.1177/13540688221104230)[Book Review]
Cairney, J. and Gherghina, S. (2022) Party whips and expertise: explaining committee switching in the Scottish Parliament. Parliamentary Affairs, 75(3), pp. 577-595. (doi: 10.1093/pa/gsaa066)
Gherghina, S. and Mișcoiu, S. (2022) Les effets de la démocratie directe sur la confiance dans les institutions et la démocratie. In: Magni-Berton, R. and Morel, L. (eds.) Démocraties directes. Larcier: Brussels, pp. 293-300. ISBN 9782802772156
Gherghina, S. , Tap, P. and Soare, S. (2022) More than voters: parliamentary debates about emigrants in a new democracy. Ethnicities, 22(3), pp. 487-506. (doi: 10.1177/14687968211046309)
Gherghina, S. , Giugal, A. and Momoc, A. (2022) Electoral process nullification: the reasons behind voting for a dead candidate. Representation, (doi: 10.1080/00344893.2022.2071972) (Early Online Publication)
Gherghina, S. , Volintiru, C. and Sigurjonsson, T. O. (2022) Making a difference: the effects of institutional resilience in society during COVID-19. European Political Science, (doi: 10.1057/s41304-022-00380-y) (Early Online Publication)
Volintiru, C. and Gherghina, S. (2022) We are in this together: stakeholder cooperation during COVID-19 in Romania. European Political Science, (doi: 10.1057/s41304-022-00383-9) (Early Online Publication)
Gherghina, S. and Miscoiu, S. (2022) Faith in a new party: the involvement of the Romanian Orthodox Church in the 2020 election campaign. Politics, Religion and Ideology, 23(2), pp. 226-242. (doi: 10.1080/21567689.2022.2080669)
Gherghina, S. and Jacquet, V. (2022) Why political parties use deliberation: a framework for analysis. Acta Politica, (doi: 10.1057/s41269-022-00232-z) (Early Online Publication)
Gherghina, S. and Tap, P. (2022) Conservatism, social isolation and political context: why East Europeans would leave the EU in exit referendums. International Political Science Review, (doi: 10.1177/01925121211061453) (Early Online Publication)
Gherghina, S. , Saikkonen, I. and Bankov, P. (2022) Dissatisfied, uninformed or both? Democratic satisfaction, political knowledge and the acceptance of clientelism in a new democracy. Democratization, 29(2), pp. 211-231. (doi: 10.1080/13510347.2021.1947250)
Gherghina, S. and Silagadze, N. (2022) Selective equality: social democratic parties and the referendums on same-sex marriage in Eastern Europe. Europe-Asia Studies, 74(1), pp. 140-158. (doi: 10.1080/09668136.2021.1902481)
Gherghina, S. (2022) Still on the fringes? Far-right parties and identity in Romania. In: Mörner, N. (ed.) The Many Faces of the Far Right in the Post-Communist Space: a Comparative Study of Far-Right Movements and Identity in the Region. Centre for Baltic and East European Studies: Huddinge, pp. 128-134. ISBN 9789185139132
Gherghina, S. , Mokre, M. and Mișcoiu, S. (2021) Deliberative democracy, under-represented groups and inclusiveness in Europe. Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research, 34(5), pp. 633-637. (doi: 10.1080/13511610.2021.1996975)
Gherghina, S. and Pilet, J.-B. (2021) Do populist parties support referendums? A comparative analysis of election manifestos in Europe. Electoral Studies, 74, 102419. (doi: 10.1016/j.electstud.2021.102419)
Miscoiu, S. and Gherghina, S. (2021) Poorly designed deliberation: explaining the banlieues' non-involvement in the Great Debate. Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research, 34(5), pp. 694-711. (doi: 10.1080/13511610.2021.1978283)
Bankov, P. , Gherghina, S. and Silagadze, N. (2021) Walking the walk or just talking the talk? VMRO‐BND’s efforts to become a mass party. Politics and Governance, 9(4), pp. 307-316. (doi: 10.17645/pag.v9i4.4562)
Gherghina, S. , Miscoiu, S. and Soare, S. (2021) How far does nationalism go? An overview of populist parties in Central and Eastern Europe. In: Heinisch, R., Holtz-Bacha, C. and Mazzoleni, O. (eds.) Political Populism: Handbook of Concepts, Questions and Strategies of Research [2nd revised and extended Edition]. Series: International Studies on Populism. Nomos: Baden-Baden, pp. 239-256. ISBN 9783848766178
Gherghina, S. and Silagadze, N. (2021) Calling referendums on domestic policies: how political elites and citizens differ. Comparative European Politics, 19(5), pp. 642-661. (doi: 10.1057/s41295-021-00252-7)
Gherghina, S. and Volintiru, C. (2021) Political parties and clientelism in transition countries: evidence from Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. Acta Politica, 56(4), pp. 677-693. (doi: 10.1057/s41269-020-00151-x)
Hedrick, S. and Gherghina, S. (2021) Why people vote in local level referendums: comparing Germany and the United States. European Politics and Society, 22(5), pp. 716-732. (doi: 10.1080/23745118.2020.1820703)
Gherghina, S. and Tap, P. (2021) Ecology projects and participatory budgeting: enhancing citizens. Sustainability, 13(19), 10561. (doi: 10.3390/su131910561)
Gherghina, S. and Nemcok, M. (2021) Political parties, state resources and electoral clientelism. Acta Politica, 56, pp. 591-599. (doi: 10.1057/s41269-021-00216-5)
Gherghina, S. (2021) Work and stay: explaining perceived discrimination among Romanian labor migrants. Journal of International Migration and Integration, 22(3), pp. 887-905. (doi: 10.1007/s12134-020-00777-y)
Gherghina, S. and Silagadze, N. (2021) Party cues and pre-campaign attitudes: voting choice in referendums in Eastern Europe. Problems of Post-Communism, (doi: 10.1080/10758216.2021.1963780) (Early Online Publication)
Gherghina, S. , Ekman, J. and Podolian, O. (2021) Anti-establishment parties and voters' responses in post-communist Europe. Problems of Post-Communism, 68(4), pp. 261-263. (doi: 10.1080/10758216.2021.1928831)
Gherghina, S. and Rusu, E. (2021) Begin again: election campaign and own opinions among first-time voters in Romania. Social Science Quarterly, 102(4), pp. 1311-1329. (doi: 10.1111/ssqu.12979)
Gherghina, S. and Tap, P. (2021) First-time voters and honest political leaders: evidence from the 2019 presidential election in Romania. East European Politics, 37(3), pp. 496-513. (doi: 10.1080/21599165.2020.1824907)
Gherghina, S. and Pilet, J.-B. (2021) Populist attitudes and direct democracy: a questionable relationship. Swiss Political Science Review, 27(2), pp. 496-505. (doi: 10.1111/spsr.12451)
Oross, D., Mátyás, E. and Gherghina, S. (2021) Sustainability and politics: explaining the emergence of the 2020 Budapest Climate Assembly. Sustainability, 13(11), 6100. (doi: 10.3390/su13116100)
Gherghina, S. , Mokre, M. and Miscoiu, S. (2021) Introduction: democratic deliberation and under-represented groups. Political Studies Review, 19(2), pp. 159-163. (doi: 10.1177/1478929920950931)
Stoiciu, V. and Gherghina, S. (2021) Intra-party deliberation, under-represented groups and candidate selection: the case of Demos in Romania. Political Studies Review, 19(2), pp. 179-185. (doi: 10.1177/1478929920939818)
Gherghina, S. (2021) Party members and leadership styles in new European democracies. British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 23(1), pp. 85-103. (doi: 10.1177/1369148120939869)
Gherghina, S. and Soare, S. (2021) Electoral performance beyond leaders? The organization of populist parties in postcommunist Europe. Party Politics, 27(1), pp. 58-68. (doi: 10.1177/1354068819863629)
Gherghina, S. and Grad, M. (2021) Political game-changers: the importance of leaders for newly emerged parties in Romania. Slavic Review, 80(3), pp. 608-628. (doi: 10.1017/slr.2021.146)
Gherghina, S. and Plopeanu, A. (2021) Social networks, attachment and integration understanding the church attendance of Romanian migrants. Journal of Beliefs and Values, 42(1), pp. 110-123. (doi: 10.1080/13617672.2020.1769920)
Bankov, P. and Gherghina, S. (2020) Post-accession congruence in Bulgaria and Romania: Measuring mass-elite congruence of opinions on European integration through mixed methods. European Political Science, 19(4), pp. 562-572. (doi: 10.1057/s41304-020-00271-0)
Gherghina, S. and Silagadze, N. (2020) Populists and referendums in Europe: dispelling the myth. Political Quarterly, 91(4), pp. 795-805. (doi: 10.1111/1467-923X.12934)
Shim, J. and Gherghina, S. (2020) Measuring the mass-elite preference congruence: findings from a meta-analysis and introduction to the symposium. European Political Science, 19(4), pp. 509-527. (doi: 10.1057/s41304-020-00273-y)
Gherghina, S. (2020) The adaptation strategies of post-communist political parties: an introduction. European Review, 28(5), pp. 721-727. (doi: 10.1017/S1062798720000198)
Gherghina, S. (2020) Members versus experts: the perceptions of party leadership styles in new democracies. European Review, 28(5), pp. 810-825. (doi: 10.1017/S1062798720000253)
Gherghina, S. and Soare, S. (2020) Vote-seeking among non-resident citizens: how Romanian parties form organisations abroad. Representation, (doi: 10.1080/00344893.2020.1815077) (Early Online Publication)
Gherghina, S. and Plopeanu, A. (2020) Who wishes to return? Ties to home country among the Romanian migrants. Nationalities Papers, 48(5), pp. 876-890. (doi: 10.1017/nps.2019.72)
Silagadze, N. and Gherghina, S. (2020) Bringing the policy in: a new typology of national referendums. European Political Science, 19, pp. 461-477. (doi: 10.1057/s41304-019-00230-4)
Gherghina, S. and Bankov, P. (2020) Who follows the referendum campaign? The effect of political interest and media use in Bulgaria. Problems of Post-Communism, (doi: 10.1080/10758216.2020.1760722) (Early Online Publication)
Gherghina, S. and Soare, S. (2020) The organization of Romanian parties abroad. In: Kernalegenn, T. and van Haute, E. (eds.) Political Parties Abroad. A New Arena for Party Politics. Series: Routledge studies on political parties and party systems. Routledge: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY, pp. 77-95. ISBN 9780367857851 (doi: 10.4324/9781003015086-7)
Gherghina, S. , Soare, S. and Jacquet, V. (2020) Deliberative democracy and political parties: functions and consequences. European Political Science, 19, pp. 200-211. (doi: 10.1057/s41304-019-00234-0)
Gherghina, S. and Stoiciu, V. (2020) Selecting candidates through deliberation: the effects for Demos in Romania. European Political Science, 19, pp. 171-180. (doi: 10.1057/s41304-019-00232-2)
Silagadze, N. and Gherghina, S. (2020) Referendum policies across political systems. Political Quarterly, 91(1), pp. 182-191. (doi: 10.1111/1467-923X.12790)
Gherghina, S. (Ed.) (2020) Party Leaders in Eastern Europe: Personality, Behavior and Consequences. Series: Palgrave studies in political psychology. Palgrave MacMillan: Basingstoke. ISBN 9783030320249
Chiru, M. and Gherghina, S. (2020) National games for local gains: legislative activity, party organization and candidate selection. Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, 30(1), pp. 64-82. (doi: 10.1080/17457289.2018.1537280)
Gherghina, S. (2020) Both Muslim and European. Diasporic and Migrant Identities of Bosniaks. Europe-Asia Studies, 72(1), pp. 138-140. (doi: 10.1080/09668136.2019.1700708)[Book Review]
Gherghina, S. (2020) Conclusion: an aggregate comparison of party leaders in Eastern Europe. In: Gherghina, S. (ed.) Party Leaders in Eastern Europe: Personality, Behavior and Consequences. Series: Palgrave studies in political psychology. Palgrave Macmillan: Basingstoke, pp. 265-272. ISBN 9783030320249 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-32025-6_12)
Gherghina, S. (2020) Party leaders in Eastern Europe: traits, behaviors and consequences. In: Gherghina, S. (ed.) Party Leaders in Eastern Europe: Personality, Behavior and Consequences. Series: Palgrave studies in political psychology. Palgrave Macmillan: Basingstoke, pp. 1-15. ISBN 9783030320249 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-32025-6_1)
Gherghina, S. and Geissel, B. (2020) Support for direct and deliberative models of democracy in the UK: understanding the difference. Political Research Exchange, 2(1), 1809474. (doi: 10.1080/2474736X.2020.1809474)
Gherghina, S. , Plopeanu, A.-P. and Necula, C.-V. (2020) The impact of socio-cultural integration on return intentions: evidence from a survey on Romanian migrants. Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies, 18(4), pp. 515-528. (doi: 10.1080/15562948.2020.1735599)
Gherghina, S. , Racu, A., Giugăl, A., Gavriș, A., Silagadze, N. and Johnston, R. (2020) Non-voting in the 2018 Romanian referendum: the importance of initiators, campaigning and issue saliency. Political Science, 71(3), pp. 193-213. (doi: 10.1080/00323187.2020.1781541)
Grad, M., Gherghina, S. and Ivan, A. (2020) Migrants and their families in the home country: a bi-directional influence on voting behavior. Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, 20(3), pp. 393-410. (doi: 10.1080/14683857.2020.1791452)
Volintiru, C. and Gherghina, S. (2020) Party leaders in Romania: designated successors or tactical players? In: Gherghina, S. (ed.) Party Leaders in Eastern Europe: Personality, Behavior and Consequences. Series: Palgrave studies in political psychology. Palgrave Macmillan: Basingstoke, pp. 197-218. ISBN 9783030320249 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-32025-6_9)
Gherghina, S. , Ekman, J. and Podolian, O. (Eds.) (2019) Democratic Innovations in Central and Eastern Europe. Routledge: London. ISBN 9780367421670
Close, C. and Gherghina, S. (2019) Rethinking intra-party cohesion: towards a conceptual and analytical framework. Party Politics, 25(5), pp. 652-663. (doi: 10.1177/1354068819836044)
Gherghina, S. , Close, C. and Kopecký, P. (2019) The dynamics and dimensions of intra-party conflict: Introduction to the special issue. Party Politics, 25(5), pp. 649-651. (doi: 10.1177/1354068819836048)
Gherghina, S. (2019) Hijacked direct democracy: the instrumental use of referendums in Romania. East European Politics and Societies, 33(3), pp. 778-797. (doi: 10.1177/0888325418800553)
Gherghina, S. (2019) How political parties use referendums: an analytical framework. East European Politics and Societies, 33(3), pp. 677-690. (doi: 10.1177/0888325418803164)
Chiru, M. and Gherghina, S. (2019) Committee chair selection under high informational and organizational constraints. Party Politics, 25(4), pp. 547-558. (doi: 10.1177/1354068817741765)
Pompl, S. and Gherghina, S. (2019) Messages and familiar faces: crowdfunding in the 2017 U.K. electoral campaign. Politics and Policy, 47(3), pp. 436-463. (doi: 10.1111/polp.12301)
Close, C. and Gherghina, S. (2019) Introduction: towards a better understanding of parliamentary unity. Parliamentary Affairs, 72(2), pp. 379-386. (doi: 10.1093/pa/gsx074)
Close, C., Gherghina, S. and Sierens, V. (2019) Prompting legislative agreement and loyalty: what role for intra-party democracy? Parliamentary Affairs, 72(2), pp. 387-405. (doi: 10.1093/pa/gsx075)
Gherghina, S. (2019) Communism’s shadow. Historical legacies and contemporary political attitudes, by Grigore Pop-Eleches and Joshua A. Tucker. Democratization, 26(8), pp. 1541-1543. (doi: 10.1080/13510347.2019.1615457)[Book Review]
Gherghina, S. , Ekman, J. and Podolian, O. (2019) Democratic innovations in Central and Eastern Europe: expanding the research agenda. Contemporary Politics, 25(1), pp. 1-10. (doi: 10.1080/13569775.2018.1543752)
Gherghina, S. and Geissel, B. (2019) An alternative to representation: explaining preferences for citizens as political decision-makers. Political Studies Review, 17(3), pp. 224-238. (doi: 10.1177/1478929918807713)
Gherghina, S. and Silagadze, N. (2019) And yet it matters: referendum campaigns and vote decision in Eastern Europe. Contemporary Politics, 25(1), pp. 29-46. (doi: 10.1080/13569775.2018.1543790)
Kandyla, A. and Gherghina, S. (2018) What triggers the intention to use the European Citizens’ Initiative? The role of benefits, values and efficacy. Journal of Common Market Studies, 56(6), pp. 1223-1239. (doi: 10.1111/jcms.12737)
Silagadze, N. and Gherghina, S. (2018) When who and how matter: explaining the success of referendums in Europe. Comparative European Politics, 16(5), pp. 905-922. (doi: 10.1057/s41295-017-0107-9)
Gherghina, S. (2018) The Romanian Party System: Cartelization, Coalition Leverage and Elite Continuity. In: Lisi, M. (ed.) Party System Change, the European Crisis and the State of Democracy. Series: Routledge studies on political parties and party systems. Routledge: London, pp. 231-247. ISBN 9781138550087 (doi: 10.4324/9781315147116-13)
Werkmann, C. and Gherghina, S. (2018) Organized for parliament? Explaining the electoral success of radical right parties in post-communist Europe. Government and Opposition, 53(3), pp. 461-485. (doi: 10.1017/gov.2016.38)
Gherghina, S. , Iancu, A. and Soare, S. (Eds.) (2018) Party Members and Their Importance in Non-EU Countries: A Comparative Analysis. Series: Routledge studies on political parties and party systems. Routledge: Abingdon. ISBN 9781138708631
Gherghina, S. and Chiru, M. (2018) Romania: an ambivalent parliamentary opposition. In: De Giorgi, E. and Ilonszki, G. (eds.) Opposition Parties in European Legislatures: Conflict or Consensus? Series: Routledge studies on political parties and party systems. Routledge: Abingdon, pp. 191-209. ISBN 9781138674875
Gherghina, S. and Silagadze, N. (2018) Policy agenda and legitimation: referendums on interethnic relations in Central and Eastern Europe. Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, 24(4), pp. 389-410. (doi: 10.1080/13537113.2018.1522746)
Gherghina, S. and von dem Berge, B. (2018) When Europeanisation meets organisation: enhancing the rights of party members in Central and Eastern Europe. Journal of European Integration, 40(2), pp. 209-226. (doi: 10.1080/07036337.2017.1418868)
Varacheva, T. and Gherghina, S. (2018) Neutral or biased? The presentation of the Kyrgyzstan and Egypt uprisings by RIA Novosti. Europe-Asia Studies, 70(8), pp. 1213-1235. (doi: 10.1080/09668136.2018.1508644)
Gherghina, S. (2017) The use of referendums in Central and Eastern Europe after the EU accession. In: Hashimoto, T. and Rhimes, M. (eds.) Reviewing European Union Accession: Unexpected Results, Spillover Effects, and Externalities. Series: Law in Eastern Europe (67). Brill: Leiden, pp. 41-56. ISBN 9789004316478
Gherghina, S. , Miscoiu, S. and Soare, S. (2017) How far does nationalism go? An overview of populist parties in Central and Eastern Europe. In: Heinisch, R. C., Holtz-Bacha, C. and Mazzoleni, O. (eds.) Political Populism: A Handbook. Nomos: Baden-Baden, pp. 193-208. ISBN 9783848725342
Gherghina, S. and Geissel, B. (2017) Linking democratic preferences and political participation: evidence from Germany. Political Studies, 65(1 Supp), pp. 24-42. (doi: 10.1177/0032321716672224)
Gherghina, S. and Volintiru, C. (2017) A new model of clientelism: political parties, public resources, and private contributors. European Political Science Review, 9(1), pp. 115-137. (doi: 10.1017/s1755773915000326)
Gherghina, S. (2017) Direct democracy and subjective regime legitimacy in Europe. Democratization, 24(4), pp. 613-631. (doi: 10.1080/13510347.2016.1196355)
Gherghina, S. and Kopecky, P. (Eds.) (2016) Politicization of Administrative Elites in Western Europe [Guest editors]. Palgrave Macmillan.
Gherghina, S. (2016) Rewarding the ‘traitors’? Legislative defection and re-election in Romania. Party Politics, 22(4), pp. 490-500. (doi: 10.1177/1354068814550434)
Gherghina, S. and Groh, A. (2016) A poor sales pitch? The European citizens’ initiative and attitudes toward the EU in Germany and the UK. European Politics and Society, 17(3), pp. 373-387. (doi: 10.1080/23745118.2016.1166875)
Gherghina, S. , Ekman, J. and Podolian, O. (Eds.) (2016) Political Participation and Civic Engagement in Central and Eastern Europe [Guest editors]. Taylor & Francis.
Ekman, J., Gherghina, S. and Podolian, O. (2016) Challenges and realities of political participation and civic engagement in central and eastern Europe. East European Politics, 32(1), pp. 1-11. (doi: 10.1080/21599165.2016.1141091)
Geissel, B. and Gherghina, S. (2016) Constitutional deliberative democracy and democratic innovations. In: Reuchamps, M. and Suiter, J. (eds.) Constitutional Deliberative Democracy in Europe. Series: Studies in European political science. ECPR Press: Colchester, pp. 75-92. ISBN 9781785521454
Gherghina, S. and Jiglău, G. (2016) Playing their cards right: ethnic parties and government coalitions in Post-Communist Europe. Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, 22(2), pp. 220-240. (doi: 10.1080/13537113.2016.1169065)
Gherghina, S. and Miscoiu, S. (2016) Crowd-sourced legislation and politics: the legitimacy of constitutional deliberation in Romania. Problems of Post-Communism, 63(1), pp. 27-36. (doi: 10.1080/10758216.2015.1057092)
Gherghina, S. and Soare, S. (2016) A test of European Union post-accession influence: comparing reactions to political instability in Romania. Democratization, 23(5), pp. 797-818. (doi: 10.1080/13510347.2015.1020792)
Gherghina, S. and Tseng, H.-K. (2016) Voting home or abroad? Comparing migrants' electoral participation in countries of origin and of residence. Nationalities Papers, 44(3), pp. 456-472. (doi: 10.1080/00905992.2015.1132690)
Gherghina, S. (2015) The Romanian presidential election, November 2014. Electoral Studies, 38, pp. 109-114. (doi: 10.1016/j.electstud.2015.01.008)
Gherghina, S. (Ed.) (2015) The Romanian Political System after 1989 [Guest editor]. De Gruyter.
Chiru, M., Gauja, A., Gherghina, S. and Rodriguez-Teruel, J. (2015) Explaining change in party leadership selection rules. In: Cross, W. P. and Pilet, J.-B. (eds.) The Politics of Party Leadership: a Cross-National Perspective. Oxford University Press: Oxford, pp. 31-49. ISBN 9780198748984
Gherghina, S. and Spáč, P. (2015) Democratising candidate selection in Romania and Slovakia. In: Sandri, G. and Seddone, A. (eds.) Party Primaries in Comparative Perspective. Ashgate: Surrey, pp. 145-160. ISBN 9781472450388
Radecki, M. and Gherghina, S. (2015) Objective and subjective party leadership selection: regulations, activists, and voters in Poland. European Politics and Society, 16(4), pp. 598-612. (doi: 10.1080/23745118.2015.1072342)
Gherghina, S. (2014) Party Organization and Electoral Volatility in Central and Eastern Europe: Enhancing Voter Loyalty. Series: Routledge research in comparative politics (61). Routledge: London. ISBN 9780415737166
Gherghina, S. (2014) Shaping parties’ legitimacy: Internal regulations and membership organisations in post-communist Europe. International Political Science Review, 35(3), pp. 291-306. (doi: 10.1177/0192512113517125)
Chiru, M. and Gherghina, S. (2014) Let’s not risk too much: the selection of party leaders in Romania. In: Pilet, J.-B. and Cross, W. P. (eds.) The Selection of Political Party Leaders in Contemporary Parliamentary Democracies: a Comparative Study. Series: Routledge research on social and political elites (4). Routledge: London, pp. 141-155. ISBN 9780415704168
Chiru, M. and Gherghina, S. (2014) Parliamentary sovereignty and international intervention: elite attitudes in the first Central European legislatures. East European Politics, 30(1), pp. 21-33. (doi: 10.1080/21599165.2013.858627)
Gherghina, S. (2014) A response to the interview with Mr. Tudor Barbu, Vice-President of the People’s Party – Dan Diaconescu. Southeastern Europe, 38(1), pp. 142-148. (doi: 10.1163/18763332-03801007)
Gherghina, S. (2014) Review of Valerie J. Bunce and Sharon L. Wolchik Defeating Authoritarian Leaders in Postcommunist Countries (Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2011). East European Politics, 30(1), pp. 148-149. (doi: 10.1080/21599165.2013.864969)[Book Review]
Gherghina, S. and Chiru, M. (2013) Determinants of legislative voting loyalty under different electoral systems: evidence from Romania. International Political Science Review, 35(5), pp. 523-541. (doi: 10.1177/0192512113501242)
Gherghina, S. and Katsanidou, A. (2013) Data availability in political science journals. European Political Science, 12(3), pp. 333-349. (doi: 10.1057/eps.2013.8)
Chiru, M., Gherghina, S. and Stefan, L. (2013) Standing for reelection under different rules: Evidence from the Romanian legislature. Problems of Post-Communism, 60(5), pp. 34-44. (doi: 10.2753/PPC1075-8216600503)
Gherghina, S. (2013) Going for a safe vote: electoral bribes in post-communist Romania. Debatte: Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe, 21(2-3), pp. 143-164. (doi: 10.1080/0965156X.2013.836859)
Gherghina, S. (2013) One-shot party primaries: the case of the Romanian Social Democrats. Politics, 33(3), pp. 185-195. (doi: 10.1111/1467-9256.12007)
Gherghina, S. and Chiru, M. (2013) Taking the short route: political parties, funding regulations, and state resources in Romania. East European Politics and Societies, 27(1), pp. 108-128. (doi: 10.1177/0888325412465003)
Gherghina, S. and Miscoiu, S. (2013) The failure of cohabitation: explaining the 2007 and 2012 institutional crises in Romania. East European Politics and Societies, 27(4), pp. 668-684. (doi: 10.1177/0888325413485621)
Gherghina, S. , Stefan, L. and Chiru, M. (2013) Electoral reform – Cui bono? Attitudes of Romanian MPs to the electoral system change. Journal of Legislative Studies, 19(3), pp. 351-369. (doi: 10.1080/13572334.2013.812347)
Lowery, D., van Witteloostuijn, A., Peli, G., Brasher, H., Otjes, S. and Gherghina, S. (2013) Policy agendas and births and deaths of political parties. Party Politics, 19(3), pp. 381-407. (doi: 10.1177/1354068811407576)
Chiru, M. and Gherghina, S. (2012) When voter loyalty fails: party performance and corruption in Bulgaria and Romania. European Political Science Review, 4(01), pp. 29-49. (doi: 10.1017/s1755773911000063)
Chiru, M. and Gherghina, S. (2012) Keeping the doors closed: leadership selection in post-communist Romania. East European Politics and Societies, 26(3), pp. 510-537. (doi: 10.1177/0888325411428969)
Chiru, M. and Gherghina, S. (2012) Does the confidence in the EU spill over to the national level? A longitudinal analysis of political trust in Central Europe. Perspectives on European Politics and Society, 13(2), pp. 226-245. (doi: 10.1080/15705854.2012.675654)
Gherghina, S. (2012) Changing borders, stable attitudes: The national and European identity before and after the most recent EU enlargements. Romanian Journal of European Affairs, 12(2), pp. 52-66.
Gherghina, S. and Chiru, M. (2012) The first casting happens at home: role formation in the European parliamentary elections. Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, 12(2), pp. 299-314. (doi: 10.1080/14683857.2012.686014)
Gherghina, S. and Chiru, M. (2012) Voting after watching: the strategic role of election polls. European Review, 20(02), pp. 210-221. (doi: 10.1017/S1062798711000548)
Gherghina, S. and Jiglau, G. (2012) Where does the mechanism collapse? Understanding the 2008 Romanian electoral system. Representation, 48(4), pp. 445-459. (doi: 10.1080/00344893.2012.720889)
Gherghina, S. and Klymenko, L. (2012) Why look back? Citizens' attitudes toward the Communist Regime in Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine. Problems of Post-Communism, 59(1), pp. 55-65. (doi: 10.2753/PPC1075-8216590105)
Klymenko, L. and Gherghina, S. (2012) Determinants of positive attitudes towards an authoritarian regime: the case of Belarus. Soviet and Post-Soviet Review, 39(2), pp. 249-269. (doi: 10.1163/18763324-03902006)
Stefan, L., Gherghina, S. and Chiru, M. (2012) We all agree that we disagree too much: attitudes of Romanian MPs towards party discipline. East European Politics, 28(2), pp. 180-192. (doi: 10.1080/13523279.2011.635649)
Vlas, N. and Gherghina, S. (2012) Where does religion meet democracy? A comparative analysis of attitudes in Europe. International Political Science Review, 33(3), pp. 336-351. (doi: 10.1177/0192512111415983)
Jiglau, G. and Gherghina, S. (2011) The divergent paths of the ethnic parties in post-communist transitions. Transition Studies Review, 18(2), pp. 445-457. (doi: 10.1007/s11300-011-0212-4)
Gherghina, S. and Tseng, H.-K. (2011) When candidates and vote distribution matter: A new indicator of electoral competitiveness. SSRN Electronic Journal, (doi: 10.2139/ssrn.2028618)
Gherghina, S. (2011) Does government performance matter? Electoral support for incumbents in six post-communist countries. Contemporary Politics, 17(3), pp. 257-277. (doi: 10.1080/13569775.2011.597144)
Gherghina, S. (2011) MPs' role orientations in newly emerged democratic legislatures. Journal of Legislative Studies, 17(1), pp. 45-64. (doi: 10.1080/13572334.2011.545179)
Gherghina, S. and Jiglau, G. (2011) Explaining ethnic mobilisation in post-communist countries. Europe-Asia Studies, 63(1), pp. 49-76. (doi: 10.1080/09668136.2011.534302)
Jiglău, G. and Gherghina, S. (2011) The ideological institutionalization of the Romanian party system. Romanian Journal of Political Science, 11(1), pp. 71-90.
Gherghina, S. (2010) Unraveling romance: an assessment of candidate countries’ support for the EU. Comparative European Politics, 8(4), pp. 444-467. (doi: 10.1057/cep.2009.6)
Gherghina, S. and Braghiroli, S. (2010) A lover to be ashamed of: Romania in the eyes of the Italian political elites. Journal of Social Research and Policy, 1(2), pp. 5-17.
Lowery, D., Otjes, S., Gherghina, S. , Van Witteloostuijn, A., Peli, G. and Brasher, H. (2010) Unpacking LogM: toward a more general theory of party system density. American Journal of Political Science, 54(4), pp. 921-935. (doi: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2010.00469.x)
Gherghina, S. and Frantescu, D. (2010) Improving rookies’ performance: an assessment of the Romanian MEPs’ activity. European Review, 18(02), p. 155. (doi: 10.1017/S1062798709990391)
Gherghina, S. and Chiru, M. (2010) Practice and payment: determinants of candidate list position in European Parliament elections. European Union Politics, 11(4), pp. 533-552. (doi: 10.1177/1465116510380284)
Gherghina, S. (2009) The helping hand: the role of the EU in the democratization of post-communist Europe. Romanian Journal of Political Science, 9(2), pp. 65-79.
Gherghina, S. (2009) The success of extremist parties in Central and Eastern European States and its causes. In: Backes, U., Jaskulowski, T. and Polese, A. (eds.) Totalitarismus und Transformation. Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht, pp. 185-208. ISBN 9783525369111 (doi: 10.13109/9783666369117.185)
Vlas, N. and Gherghina, S. (2009) Convergence or replacement? Attitudes towards political and religious institutions in contemporary Romania. Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies, 8(24), pp. 70-94.