Asya Metodieva

Researcher, Institute of International Relations Prague


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Summary


∆ Employment

2020 - Present: Researcher at IIR Prague

∆ Education

2016-present, PhD in Political Science, Public Policy Track, Dissertation: “Foreign Fighter Mobilization as a Continuation of a War”, Supervisor: Prof. Nick Sitter, Central European University, Hungary.

2015-2016, Master of Arts in Public Policy, Central European University, Hungary.

2011-2014, Master of Arts in International Relations, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Bulgaria.

2006-2010, Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Bulgaria.

∆ Teaching Experience

September - December 2019, 4-credit course “Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism”, Central European University, Hungary.
September 2017 - January 2018, 2-credit course “Public Management”, Central European University, Hungary.
September 2017 - January 2018, 4-credit course “Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism”, Central European University, Hungary.

∆ Research Experience

April-July 2019: PhD Candidate and Researcher, Central European University, Hungary. Dissertation Fieldwork.

February-April 2018: PhD Candidate and Researcher, Central European University, Hungary. Dissertation Fieldwork.

September-October 2018: The German Marshall Fund of the US, Project Fieldwork.

September 2017 - January 2018: Research Assistant, Central European University, Hungary.

April - July 2016: Research Assistant, Central European University, Hungary.

∆ Languages

English – Fluent
German – Advanced
Russian – Intermediate
Bulgarian – native language

∆ Areas of interest

Radical movements
Political violence
Polarization
Hybrid warfare
European security

∆ Publications

Articles in Journals

Published Policy Papers and Op-eds

  • “Europe’s State of Denial About Islamic State Returnees”, Op-ed, published by the GMF, November 2019
  • “Russian Narrative Proxies in the Western Balkans”, Policy Paper, published by the GMF, June 2019
  • “Blindly fighting the symptoms of radicalization in Europe won’t address the causes”, Op-ed, published by Euronews, July 2019
  • “Balkan Fighters in Eastern Ukraine: Why Are They There?”, Op-ed, published by Riddle, April 2019
  • “Why do foreign fighters join Islamic State”, Strategic Update, published by LSE Ideas, Nov 2018
  • “How disinformation harmed the referendum in Macedonia”, Op-ed, published by GMF, Oct 2018
  • “Disinformation as a Cyber Threat in the V4: Capabilities and Reactions to Russian Campaigns”, Policy Paper, published by Stratpol Strategic Policy Institute, Aug 2018
  • “Balkan Foreign Fighters are coming back. What should be done?”, Policy Paper, published by Stratpol Strategic Policy Institute, Jan 2018
  • “Enabling the Future of Public Service Broadcasting in the Western Balkans: Working Towards Improving the European Commission’s “Enlargement Package Reporting as an Instrument for Shaping the Reform of Public Service Broadcasters in EU Candidate Countries”, Policy Study, co-authored, published by Analitika Center for Policy Studies

∆ Conference papers, lectures, seminars

Metodieva za RSE: Napadač iz Beča i nakon zatvora ostao vjeran ideji 'džihada', Svobodná Evropa, 3. 11. 2020.

Какво се случва в държаватa с най-бързо разпространение на Covid-19 в Европа? 22. 10. 2020.

Anti-Western Narratives in the Western Balkans: Threat To Euro-Atlantic Integration?, BSF 2020, 21. 10. 2020.

The Logistics Of Bosnian Foreign Fighters, CEP YT, 1. 10. 2020.

“Radicalization in the Western Balkans: Political, Social or Religious” SEESOX, University of Oxford, January 2020.

“Deconstruction of Foreign Fighter “Hubs” and Construction of Martial Social Identity (MSI) in Foreign Fighter Streams from Post-Violent Societies. The Albanian Stream in Syria”, a workshop Challenges to Global Governance: Conflict, Contagion, and Citizens’ Rights, University College London (UCL), February 2019.

“Foreign Fighter Mobilization and the Construction of Martial Social Identity”, 2018 Graduate Conference on Terrorism and Political Violence, CSTPV, University of St Andrews, March 2018.

“Foreign Fighter Mobilization and the case of the Bosnian Contingent”, 10th Graduate Network Conference, Humboldt University of Berlin, March 2018.

∆ Fellowships and Funding

  • January-March 2019: Doctoral Research Support Grant from Central European University, Visiting PhD Candidate at the University of Oxford, UK.
  • September - December 2019: 2018 Re-think CEE Fellowship, The German Marshall Fund of the US, a Visiting Fellow at The Balkan Trust for Democracy, Serbia.
  • June - August 2018: 2018 Mladena and Dianko Sotirov Visiting Fellowship London School of Economics IDEAS, UK.
  • April - July 2019: 2019 Field and Archival Research Grant, from Central European University.
  • January 2019: 2019 School of Public Policy Travel and Research Grant from Central European University.
  • February-March 2018: 2018 Short Research Grant from Central European University, Hungary.


∆ Related Experience

2019 ECPR Summer School in Methods and Techniques - Student, Course on Process Tracing
2019 IPPA Winter School on Public Policy - Student, Course: The Public Policy Process in Critical Perspective
2019 ECPR Summer School in Methods and Techniques - Student, Course on Case Study Research: Method and Practice     
2017 Olympia Summer Academy - Student, Courses on 1. Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism and 2. Identity Politics and Ethno-Religious Conflicts.

∆ Columns and Selected Media Appearances




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