Bogdan Constantin Ibanescu  is a researcher at Centre for European Studies, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University from Iasi. He has a PhD in Human Geography obtained in 2012 at Bordeaux Montaigne University with a thesis on rural tourism in peripheral areas. His main research areas are geography of tourism, spatial analysis and European peripheries. He has a 5 years teaching experience in universities from Romania, Morocco and France on topics related to geography of tourism, spatial analysis, project management, peripheral spaces. He benefited from a postdoctoral fellowship in Morocco during 6 months (2013) on tourism potential of peripheral areas and from a postdoctoral. He participated in several research projects and abroad courses and trainings: student fellowship (France, 2007), master fellowship (France, 2008-2009), summer school (Canada, 2012). Beside its academic experience, he has a 2 years experience as a research associate of International Geostrategic Maritime Observatory (IGMO), a French think-tank