JAKUB CHARVÁT Jakub CHARVÁT works as Assistant Professor at Metropolitan University Prague, at the Department of Political Science and Humanities. In his research, he focuses on electoral analysis, politics of electoral reform, political communication and contemporary history and politics of the Czech Republic and Central European Countries. In this field he published many scientific papers and he is author of Politika volebních reforem v České republice po roce 1989 [Politics of Electoral Reform in the Czech Republic since 1989] (2013) and co-author of several monographs, e.g. Pokušení vládnoucích: Politika volebních reforem ve střední Evropě [Temptation of the Powerful: The Politics of Electoral Reform in Central Europe] (2015), Současná komparativní politologie: klíčové koncepty [Contemporary Comparative Politics: Key Concepts] (2015), První přímá volba prezidenta ČR v roce 2013: cesta k jejímu zavedení a okolnosti a politické důsledky první přímé volby [The First Direct Election of the President of the Czech Republic in 2013: The Way for its Implementation and the Circumstances and Political Consequences of the First Direct Election] (2014), Česká demokracie po roce 1989: Institucionální základy českého politického systému [Czech Democracy after 1989: Institutional Foundations of Czech Political System] (2012) etc. ([email protected]).

PETR JUST Petr JUST serves as the Chair and Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science and Humanities of the Metropolitan University Prague. His main research focuses on the field of comparative politics (especially coalitons, forms of government or bicameralism), political system of the Czech Republic, Central European Countries, selected Western European Countries and the United States. He is author or co-author of several scientific articles and monographs such as e.g. Česká demokracie po roce 1989: Institucionální základy českého politického systému [Czech Democracy after 1989: Institutional Foundations of Czech Political System] (2012), První přímá volba prezidenta ČR v roce 2013: cesta k jejímu zavedení a okolnosti a politické důsledky první přímé volby [The First Direct Election of the President of the Czech Republic in 2013: The Way for its Implementation and the Circumstances and Political Consequences of the First Direct Election] (2014) or Pokušení vládnoucích: Politika volebních reforem ve střední Evropě [Temptation of the Powerful: The Politics of Electoral Reform in Central Europe] (2015) etc. ([email protected]).

PATRIZIA MAGARÒ Patrizia MAGARÒ is professor at the University of Genoa (Law Department), she teaches Comparative Public Law and Comparative Federal and Regional Systems. ([email protected])

MARIA ORLOV Maria ORLOV is Associate Professor, Coordinating Researcher, Legal and Political Research Institute of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova, Member of the Disciplinary Board of

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OXANA PAIERELE Oxana PAIERELE is PhD. student, Academy of Public Administration (Moldova), Head of International Relations and Investment Department, Ministry of Regional Development and Construction, Republic of Moldova ([email protected])

EVELINA STAÏKOVA Evelina STAÏKOVA is an assistant professor at NBU. She has PhD in Political sciences. She is a program director at the department of Political sciences and coordinator of CERMES (Centre for Refugees, Migration and Ethnic Studies). Her teaching and research interests include migration, citizenship, ethnicity, e-democracy. Evelina Staïkova is experienced in coordinating and participation in various projects in the spheres of analysing the quality of democracy, integration of migrants and minorities, and development of city policies. For her achievement in studying political sciences and civil courage she was awarded the Charls Mozer scholarship and the prize The Bulgarian Student of the year 2008 in category Social Science and Law ([email protected])

TATIANA ŞAPTEFRAŢI Tatiana ŞAPTEFRAŢI is Associate Professor, Academy of Public Administration, Republic of Moldova. Her research areas are administrative science, local public administration, sustainable development. ([email protected])