Tsveta Petrova

Professor, Columbia University

Tsveta Petrova is a member of the Faculty of Political Sciences and the Faculty Advisor to MA students at the European Institute at Columbia University, USA. Dr. Petrova’s work focuses on the intersection of domestic politics and international relations, addressing key issues related to democracy, democratization, and democracy promotion. Her book, From Solidarity to Geopolitics: Democracy Export by New Democracies, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2014. Her research has also been featured in leading academic journals such as Comparative Political Studies, Journal of Democracy, Government and Opposition, Europe-Asia Studies, East European Politics & Societies, Review of International Affairs, and Foreign Policy. Her work has received support from prestigious institutions including the European Commission, the US Social Science Research Council, American Council of Learned Societies, National Council for Eurasian and East European Research, Council for European Studies, and IREX to name a few. Professor Petrova is a frequent commentator on Central and Eastern European affairs. She also advises public and private organizations on policy and political risk in her areas of expertise. In addition to her academic work, she serves as Series Editor for the Memory Politics and Transitional Justice collection at Palgrave-Macmillan, is a Scholar with the Rising Democracies Network at the Carnegie Endowment, and an Advisor to the Nations in Transit Program at Freedom House.