Gergana Tzvetkova

Implement or contribute to research initiatives, projects, and tasks, implemented and funded by international organizations, CSOs, and academic institutions: • April 2025 – January 2026: Researcher for the project “Invisible Data: Knowledge-Based Approaches to Countering Gender-Based Cyber and Technology-facilitated Violence”, funded by the Bulgarian Fund for Women and implemented by the Counterintuitive Institute • February – June 2025: Co-authoring a “Digital security primer for human rights activists” within the framework of the Cross-Regional Activities project implemented by the Global Campus of Human Rights • November-December 2024: Junior researcher for the European Union’s Network on the Prevention of Gender-Based and Domestic Violence (drafting a report after each meeting of the international network) • December 2023 – June 2024: Authoring a policy brief on promoting digital literacy and teaching digital competences in Southeast Europe for the Global Policy Observatory of the Global Campus for Human Rights • July 2024 and 2025: Offering the intensive course "Intersectionality: a cross-cutting issue" (30 h) for bachelor and master students at the Ca’Foscari University of Venice Conduct in-depth research and offer policy recommendations in the areas of human rights, digital rights, education, countering inequalities, cyber violence, disinformation, digitalisation.

• Lead the research project "Stereotyping, Disinformation, and Politicisation: links between attacks against the Istanbul Convention and increased online gender-based violence" (RESIST); • Conduct research on disinformation, gender-based disinformation, violence against women, digital rights, gender-based violence; • Undertake outreach activities and present relevant topics to various audiences; • Establish and maintain successful partnerships; • Disseminate research findings to various stakeholders and audiences (academia, policy makers, media, CSO, general audience).

• Serve as the liaison between the general SGP Membership and the Secretariat; • Work with SGP Committee co-chairs to review status and progress on a regular basis and mentor the co-chairs if needed; • Participate in various activities determined in collaboration with the Secretariat (serve as a liaison to a Committee, organize a task for or a gender cafe, help with communications and website maintenance).

• Carry out research and prepare various written outputs (analyses, policy briefs, reports, studies, academic articles) • Prepare grant applications and develop, implement and evaluate assigned programmes/projects (Horizon 2020, Active Citizens Fund, Erasmus +, Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme) • Mentor junior colleagues and interns • Undertake outreach activities and make presentations on assigned topics/activities to various audiences • Establish and maintain successful partnerships

Write opinion pieces/analyses/commentaries on disinformation, human rights, international relations, international security, foreign policy

Senior Editor of POLITIKON, Journal of Political Science of the International Association for Political Science Students • Review and edit papers submitted for publication according to established guidelines • Liaise with authors and reviewers, assuring the timely publication of the journal • Maintain an effective and confidential peer-review procedure • Develop, implement, evaluate and follow publication guidelines and standards Politikon is the flagship publication of the International Association for Political Science Students (IAPSS). It is recognized as one of the leading academic journals publishing the work of students from across the fields of political science and international relations. Founded in 2001, the journal is published four times a year and distributed online to almost 1,000 IAPSS members in more than 80 countries on every continent, as well as outside the IAPSS network . Politikon publishes high quality research papers of undergraduate and graduate students from around the world, ensured by a double blind peer-review process, handled primarily by PhD candidates, Post-doctoral students and young researchers.

• Completing research projects individually or in collaboration with other researchers • Keeping track of the successful delivery of research projects and disseminating research results • Developing an annual plan and ensuring its timely execution • Coordinating the day-to-day activities of the committee and reporting to the Research Committees Coordinator The work of the IAPSS Research Committee on International Relations Theory (IRT) covers a wide array of topics, including ones conventionally associated with the field, but also others necessitated by the new global challenges, opportunities and risks.

• Design, develop, implement, monitor and evaluate the association’s projects, initiatives and products • Serve as the Liaison and Membership Officer for the World Stroke Organization (WSO) • Partner in the design of each association’s strategy, branding and visibility • Research and identify association and NGO trends and opportunities to achieve the highest positioning of the association in its particular field • Coordination and management of association meetings (board meetings, general meetings, different committees etc.) • Management of elections according to each association’s guidelines and handling transition period of the board • Coordination of association’s publications (official journal and other) • Create and edit content for the WSO’s website, annual report and newsletter • Manage interface with the association board, committees/subcommittees/task groups/editors etc. and with association’s partners, sister organizations, national and international bodies. • Manage interface with external parties (publishers, external web providers, different contractors and service providers), and represent the association (e.g. other congresses). • Manage and improve association’s guidelines related to membership, coordinating membership affairs and journal operational process. • Coordination of Congress issues and working with LOCs and PCOs • Management of the association’s secretariat and archives • Budget coordination and internship management

• Coordinate the entire process of book reviews collection, review and selection • Liaise and build partnerships with publishing houses, applicants and partners Inter-disciplinary Political Studies (IdPS) is a peer-reviewed, Open Access, online journal publishing in the fields of Comparative Politics and International Relations.

• Engage in research on topics of interest: human rights, counter-piracy, foreign policy of the European Union and the United States of America, foreign policy traditions, international relations, disinformation, international security and securitisation • Disseminate research findings to the research and policy communities • Participate in national and international academic conferences

• Assist project proposals, grant applications and project implementation • Draft policy briefs, editing project reports and publications in English • Projects related to: development of methodologies and indicators for monitoring and evaluating policies and programs; policies for the integration of immigrants and refugees.

• Formulate and implement communication strategies and media campaigns • Coordinate and support relevant events (responsible for budgeting, venue, programme, transportation, catering, event safety, reporting) • Prepare and edit texts: press releases, company presentations, brand-related texts, a monthly newsletter, website and social media entries, etc.

Thesis: Human Rights in Foreign Policy – an Analysis of Counter-Piracy Discourse and Policies of the European Union and the United States of America (Supervisor: Prof. Serena Giusti)

Title of Master Thesis: "Never Again? History of Transitional Justice in Croatia" Key courses completed: Philosophy of Human Rights; Democracy; EU Enlargement; Transitional Justice; Nationalism, Ethnicity and Religion; Mechanisms of Human Rights Protection and Implementation ; International Human Rights Law; International Humanitarian Law