Authors

Dr Teresa Almeida Cravo studied for her PhD in Politics and International Studies at the University of Cambridge, in the United Kingdom, for her Masters in Peace Studies at the University of Bradford, in the United Kingdom, and for her Undergraduate Degree in International Relations at the University of Coimbra, in Portugal. Since 2023, she is an associate professor of International Relations at the Faculty of Economics, a researcher at the Centre for Social Studies, and the coordinator of the PhD program in international politics and conflict resolution, at the university of Coimbra, in Portugal. Previously, Almeida Cravo held visiting fellowships at the University of Oxford (UK), at the University of Westminster (UK), at Monash University in Australia, and at Harvard University (USA). Almeida Cravo is a member of the International Studies Association, the European International Studies Association, and the British International Studies Association, among others. Her papers have been published by, among other outlets, Asia-Europe Journal, European Review of International Studies, Revue Internationale et Stratégique, and Revista Crítica de Ciências Sociais.

Joanna Barszcz holds an MA in Clinical Psychology and an MA in Anthropology and Cultural Studies. Currently she is an independent scholar and head of the International Relations Centre at Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznä (Poland). Her research interests and publications during her doctoral studies focused on communication theory in the cognitive sciences and the perspective of postmodern philosophy, as well as issues of resilience and chronic stress. Currently,she foremost works in international projects, and, in parallel, continues her doctoral studies in the field of social responsibility of science in an international context.

Dr Agnieszka Bógdä-Brzezi¿ska studied International Relations in Warsaw. Since 2001-2003 and 2008-2016, she was Deputy Director of Institute of International Relations at the University of Warsaw, Poland. She is a founding member of Polish Society for International Studies (Warsaw, Poland), member of Polish Society of Political Science (Warsaw, Poland), Polish Geopolitical Society (Cracow, Poland), Space Commission of Polish Academy of Sciences (Gdäsk, Poland). Her previous books include Cyberterrorism and the problems of information security (ASPRA-JR, 2003); Terrorism and cyberterrorism as the greatest security challenge of the modern state, (co-author) (Conducting Research Foundation (FPBN), 2016); Re-visions and Re-Orientations. Non-European Thought in International Relations Studies (co-editor) (Bloomsberry-India, 2014). Her papers have been published by, among other outlets, Stosunki Mi¿dzynarodowe-International Relations; Journal of Geography, Politics and Society; Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity; Revista Român¿ de Geografie Politic¿; Sustainability.

Dr Ana Bojinovi¿ Fenko studied International Relations in Ljubljana. Since 2005 she is professor of International Relations at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences in Slovenia. Bojinovi¿ Fenko is a member of ISA, EISA, CEEISA and Slovenian Political Science Association. Her previous co-authored books include Mapping the New World Order (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009) and Bridging the Gap Between the Study of International Relations and Foreign Policy Analysis: The Case Of International Regionalism (in Slovenian, 2010). Her papers have been published by, among other, the Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, Journal of Southeast European & Black Sea Studies, Journal of European Integration, Mediterranean Quarterly, Parliamentary Affairs.

Aleksandra Bolonina studied International Relations in Nizhny Novgorod (Russia) and Paris (France). Since 2017, she is a PhD student in Political Science at the Paris Panthéon-Assas University. Previously, she held a teaching and research position at the Paris Panthéon-Assas University, as well as a visiting student position at the French Institute for Central Asian Studies in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan). Her papers have been published by, among other outlets, Annuaire Français des Relations Internationales, Le Rubicon and L'Observatoire du Multilateralisme et des Organisations Internationales.

Dr Sarah da Mota studied International Relations and Political Science in Coimbra and Bordeaux. Since 2024, she is assistant professor of International Relations at the School of Economics at the University of Coimbra, in Portugal. Previously, da Mota was a visiting professor at the same school. She is a member of the International Studies Association, the Portuguese Association of Political Science, and the European International Studies Association. Her previous books include NATO, Civilisation and Individuals. The Unconscious Dimension of International Security (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018). Her papers have been published by, among other outlets, Third World Quarterly, Nação e Defesa, Human Security Perspectives Journal, and books such as Contemporary European Security (Routledge, 2019).

Prof Dr Bruno J. De Cordier is an associate professor at the Department of Conflict and Development Studies of Ghent University. His previous books include The European Handbook of Central Asian Studies: History, Politics, and Societies (ibidem-Verlag, 2021), of which he is co-editor and (co-)author of several chapters.

Ajda Hedet studied International Relations in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Since 2019, she has been a young researcher at the Centre of International Relations and an assistant in the Department of International Relations at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana. Hedet is a member of the International Studies Association, the European International Studies Association, and the Central and East European International Studies Association. She serves as the Managing Editor of the Journal of International Relations and Development. Her papers has been published in Teorija in Praksa.

Dr Tomá Hoch studied Political and Cultural Geography in Ostrava, Czechia. Since 2022, he is associate professor at the Department of Human Geography and Regional Development at the University of Ostrava. He is a member of the British International Studies Association, British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies and Association for the Study of Nationalities. His previous books include De Facto States in Eurasia (co-edited with Vincenc Kope¿ek, Routledge, 2020). His papers have been published by, among other outlets, Europe-Asia Studies, Comparative Southeast European Studies, Soviet and Post-Soviet Review, Problems of Post-Communism.

Dr Marko Ho¿evar studied Political Science at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Since 2022, he is assistant professor of Political Science at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana. Dr Marko Ho¿evar is the president of the Slovenian Political Science Association since June 2023. His previous books include Neoliberalizem in teorije drave (Neoliberalism and theories of the state, University of Ljubljana Press, 2021) and, as an editor, The Neoliberal World Order in Crisis, and Beyond (University of Ljubljana Press, 2021). His papers have been published by, among others, Thesis Eleven, Teorija in praksa, Brave New Europe.

Dr Slavomír Horák obtained his Ph.D. in Area Studies at Charles University in Prague. Since 2019, he is an associate professor of Political and Cultural Geography at the Department of Russian and East European Studies, Charles University in Prague (Czech Republic). Previously, Slavomír Horák held his fellowships and visiting scholarships in Moscow, Tashkent, Almaty, Washington, Helsinki and Tbilisi. Horák is a member of the European Association for Central Asian Studies Board. His previous books include Central Asia between the West and East (Karolinum, 2005), Afghan Conflict (Prague, 2005). His papers have been published by, among other outlets, Central Asian Survey, Contemporary Politics, Problems of Communism, Central Asian Affairs, Nationalities Papers, and Demokratizatsiya.

Dr Daniela Irrera studied Political Science and International Relations in Catania. Since 2024, she is Professor of International Relations at the School of Advanced Defence Studies, in Rome. Previously, Daniela Irrera held a position of associate professor of International Relations at the University of Catania, Italy. Daniela Irrera is Chair of the ECPR and a member of ISA, IPSA, BISA and the Italian Political Science Association. Her previous books include NGOs Crisis Management and Conflict Resolution: Measuring the Impact of NGOs on Intergovernmental Organisations (Edward Elgar, 2013); EU Emergency Response Policies and NGOs. Trends and Innovations (Palgrave, 2018); Mapping Non-State actors in International Relations, edited with Marianna Charountaki (Springer, 2022). Her papers have been published by, among other outlets, in Global Crime, The European Union Review, Perspectives in European Politics and Society, European Foreign Affairs Review, Journal of Contemporary European Studies,...