Monika Bozhinoska Lazarova

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Office: Feldkirchenstr. 21, Room: FG1/00.01 96052 Bamberg, Germany
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E-Mail: monika.bozhinoska-lazarova(at)uni-bamberg.de
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Pillar 4: Governance, Institutional Behaviour and Political Behaviour

Field: Political Science

Research Interests: Political Behaviour of Citizens with Immigrant Origin; Political Participation and Political Representation of Migrants; International Migration, EU Mobility
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// DISSERTATION PROJECT

Part of the GLOMO Project: Citizens of Immigrant Origin and Political Parties in Britain, Germany and Netherlands: Recruitment, Obstacles and Careers.

The research project will examine the extent to which macro-level tendencies towards the professionalisation of political careers in European democracies affect the chances of candidates of immigrant origin to get nominated by political parties and elected by voters and affect collective sense making. This will also involve a study of the measures parties as organizations take to establish professional standards for the recruitment and advancement of candidates and holders of public offices.

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// PUBLICATIONS

Janeva V., Georgievska J., et al. (2018) Why youth want to migrate from Macedonia, Skopje: Youth educational forum.

Saveska A., Bozhinoska M., et al. (2018) Network analysis of the civil society in Macedonia, Skopje: Macedonian center for international cooperation.

Bozhinoska, M. (2018) Social trust and civic engagement in Macedonia, Skopje: Macedonian center for international cooperation.

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// ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

2015 - 2016
Master's degree (M.A.) in Research Methods in Political Science at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
Thesis: “Membership with EU Citizenship: The Political Participation of the UK based Citizens at the EU Referendum.”

2008 - 2012
Bachelor's degree (B.A.) in Psychology at the University of Cyril and Methodius, Skopje, Macedonia

AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS:

Since 2018:

Marie Skłodowska Curie Fellowship

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// EXPERIENCE

Professional Experience

04/2017 - 08/2018
Project Manager at the Macedonian Centre for International Cooperation (MCIC) for the programme Civica Mobilitas

02/2017 - 04/2017
Project Coordinator at the Foundation Open Society Foundation Macedonia

09/2014 - 09/2015
Leading Researcher at the Youth Educational Forum

09/2014 - 09/2015
Regional Project Coordinator for the Project Youth and Media offered by the Open Society Foundation, London

03/2014 - 08/2014
Internship at the Council of Europe (Parlamentary Assembly)

2011 - 2013
Researcher at the Youth Educational Forum

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