Petia Koleva

Petia Koleva is a Professor in the Department of Economics at Paris Cité University's School of Management, History, Economics and Society. She currently directs the Master’s in Economic Analysis and Policy and co-directs the Graduate School “Sustainability, Organizations and Institutions”, having previously served as Director of the Department of Economics at Paris Diderot University (2014-2018).

Her research centers on corporate social and environmental responsibility, sustainable development, and economic transformations, particularly in Eastern Europe and Tunisia. She investigates comparative models of large-scale food distribution and institutional economics, with a geographical focus on Europe and its neighborhood. Her work critically examines corporate societal commitment in globalization and territorial dynamics.

Scientific Awards:

• 2008 winner of the “Development Processes in the World” Prize

Advising and Grants: Professor Koleva supervises PhD students including Maouia El Morabit (on corporate societal commitment in France and Morocco) and Mariyana Amova (defended 2020 on ESS field construction in Argentina and Bulgaria). Her research is funded by programs such as CIST (2025-2027, co-coordinator), GRIP (2023-2025, coordinator), and ERC TARICA (2017-2022, core researcher), focusing on societal commitment, CSR, and political change in North Africa.

Labs and Teams: She co-leads Workshop 2 at LADYSS on transitions and participates in interdisciplinary initiatives including LABEX Dynamite and the Plural Societies program, contributing to research on territorial dynamics and plural societies.