Evelina Radoslavova Staykova

Research Units

Affiliated Research areas

• Political systems, governance
• Constitutions, human rights, international law
• Inequalities, discrimination, prejudice
• Aggression and violence, antisocial behaviour, crime
• Social influence; power and group behaviour
• Migration

Keywords

• Migration and refugee studies
• human rights
• urban studies
• Populism

Teaching areas

• Migration
• Human Rights
• urban studies
• digital democracy
• populism and far right

Summary

Evelina Staykova is an associate professor at the NBU Department of Political Science. She is Head of the Department of Political Science (2020-now). She is the Coordinator of CERMES (Centre for Refugee, Migration and Ethnic Studies) and Vice-Chair of the Faculty Council of the Faculty of Undergraduate Studies. She is a member of the board of the Centre for the Study of European Values and a member of the Board of the Bulgarian Political Science Association. Her teaching and research interests include topics related to urban politics and local democracy, migration studies, and populist parties and movements. Evelina Staykova has experience in coordinating and participating in various projects in the fields of quality of democracy analysis, integration of migrants and minorities, and urban policy development. She is currently a leader of the ConnectBG project (2023-2026, National Research Fund). She is author of numerous texts published in Bulgarian and foreign issues.
Recent publications:
Monographies:
- Е. Staykova and D. Marcheva (2024) The rightlessness and dehumanization of LGBTIQ+ people in Bulgaria (with Deyana Marcheva) Deistvie:2024
- E. Staykova and Otova, I. (2024). Bulgarian Populisms in the New Millennium. Sofia: Paradigma (in Bulgarian)
- E. Staykova and Otova, I. (2022). Migration and Populism in Bulgaria. Routledge. (in English)
- Е. Staykova, I. (2020). Urban politics and local democracy in the 21st century. Sofia:NBU (in Bulgarian)
Collective Books:
- Staykova, E., Krasteva, A. (eds.)(2024). Human rights in an age of crises. Sofia.(in Bulgarian)
- Staykova, E., Sidova, D. & Topchiska, D. (eds. and co-authors). (2023). Human rights and security. Sofia: Scientific and Technical Union of Mechanical Engineering "Industry 4.0". ISBN 9786197383317 (electronic edition) (in Bulgarian).
- Staykova, E., Sidova, D. & Hadzhichoneva, Y. (eds. and co-authors). (2023). Politics and governance in times of crises. Sofia: Vanguard Prima. 185 ISBN 978-619-233-177-1 (electronic edition) (in Bulgarian).
- Staykova, E., Hadzhichoneva, Yu. (eds. and comp.). (2022). Policies and innovations for cities. Sofia: Vanguard Prima. 135. ISBN 978-619-239-754-8 (electronic edition)
- E. Staykova and Hadjitchoneva J. (eds). (2021). Sustainable Urban Development - Lessons for Sofia. Sofia: NBU (in Bulgarian).
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Articles and studies:
- Staykova, E. (2024). In search of universal peace for a sustainable future: democracy, security, freedom of movement. In: Kartaloff, K. (ed. )THE QUEST FOR PEACE Celebrating Pacem in Terris and its Legacy, Sixty Years Later. Edizioni Studium - Roma
- Staikova-Mileva, E., Vassileva-Hadjitchoneva, J., Otova, I.(2024). The Gap Between Citizens and Public Administration: Innovations as a Risk or Resource—The Bulgarian Case. In: Rouet, G., Raytcheva, S., Côme, T. (eds) Ethics and Innovation in Public Administration. Contributions to Public Administration and Public Policy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-67900-1_6
- E. Staykova and Otova, I. (2024) Antiestablishment populism in Bulgaria: mainstreaming in the digital era, Journal of Contemporary European Studies, DOI: 10.1080/14782804.2024.2308105
- Staykova, E. (2023). Borders management and migration flows: secular and humanitarian aspects, In. Rights and Security. Sofia. (in Bulgarian).
- E. Staykova and Otova, I., (2023).BULGARIANS IN THE EU: IDENTITIES AND POLITICAL MOBILISATIONS. - In: The State of the European Union – A Need for Unity and Solidarity. Sofia, 2023. ISBN: 978-954-8702-62-1Staykova, E. (2023). The Digital Transformation of Local Democracy During the Pandemic. In: Rouet, G., Côme, T. (eds) Participatory and Digital Democracy at the Local Level. Contributions to Political Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20943-7_21
- Staykova, E. (2023) Multiple crises or symptoms of systemic fragility. In. & Hadzhichoneva, Y. (Eds. and eds.)(2023). Policies and governance during crises. Sofia: Avangard Prima. 185 ISBN 978-619-233-177-1 (electronic edition) (in Bulgarian).
- Staykova, E. and Otova, I., (2022). Refugees in Bulgaria: entrapped between politics and policies. In: Maeva, M., Slavkova, M., Stoyanova, P., Hristova, M. (2022). Between the worlds: Migrants, margins, and social environment. Sofia: IEFSEM-BAS & Paradigma, 2021 (Vol. 3).
- Staykova, E. (2022). Return Migration in Bulgaria: A Policy Context of Missed Opportunities. Vienna. ÖGfE Policy Brief, 17'2022
- Е. Staykova (2022). Sustainable urban development in times of (global) crisis. In:Staykova, E., Hadzhichoneva, J. (eds. and co-authors) (2022). Policies and innovations for cities. Sofia: Vanguard Prima. 37-48. ISBN 978-619-239-754-8 (electronic edition) (in Bulgarian).