Jovan Bliznakovski

Assistant Professor in political science - Moderator

Jovan Bliznakovski is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the Institute for Sociological, Political, and Juridical Research, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje. He holds a PhD in Political Studies from the University of Milan, Italy, and an MSc in Political Science from the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Bliznakovski’s current research focuses on political party mobilization in the Western Balkan countries, with particular emphasis on political clientelism, populism, and ethno-centric mobilization. From 2014 to 2016, he served as Program Director at the Institute for Democracy Societas Civilis (IDSCS) in Skopje.