My name is Adea Gafuri, I am a postdoctoral researcher at Utrikespolitiska Institutet based in Stockholm. I recently completed my Ph.D. in the Department of Political Science at the University of Gothenburg, in Gothenburg of Sweden. I hold a Master of Arts in Political Science from Sabanci University in Istanbul.
In my Ph.D. dissertation, I analyze the role of foreign aid from both democratic and autocratic countries and its impact on the democratization processes of developing countries. I also study the attitudes of citizens and elites toward donors with autocratic and democratic characteristics and what this can mean for their support for democracy.
Previously, I have conducted fieldwork in the countries of the Western Balkans on EU integration with regard to democracy assistance and democratization processes.
I am also affiliated with the Varieties of Democracy Institute (V-Dem) at Gothenburg University and the AidData Institute at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.
My work has been published in Democratization and East European Politics.
You can reach me via email adea.gafuri@gu.se or Twitter account: adea.gafuri
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