Jovan Bliznakovski

Jovan Bliznakovski is a PhD candidate at the NASP Graduate School in Social and Political Sciences, University of Milan, Italy, with a doctoral project on political informality during Europeanization of Macedonia and Serbia. Author and co-author of articles in academic journals, policy studies and briefs on Macedonian language policy, civic engagement and participation in policy- and decision-making, ethically-divided education, as well as public opinion survey reports of corruption, EU integration and relevant political issues in Macedonia. Holds an MSc in political science from the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia and a BA in political science from “Ss Cyril and Methodius”  University, Skopje, Macedonia. In the period 2014-2016 he served as programme director in the Institute for Democracy "Societas Civilis" Skopje (IDSCS).