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Aleksandra Zdeb is an Assistant Professor at the University of the National Education Commission in Kraków and a Visiting Researcher at Queen’s University Belfast. She holds a Ph.D. in Law and Politics from the University of Graz (2019). Her research focuses on conflict management, post-communist democratization, and institutional frameworks in post-conflict societies, particularly in Bosnia and Herzegovina. She teaches at Jagiellonian University and has held postdoctoral roles at Queen’s University Belfast, contributing to projects like 'Exclusion Amid Inclusion' and 'Civil Conflict in Post-Conflict Societies.'
Her work examines power-sharing mechanisms, ethnic governance challenges, and the efficacy of institutional arrangements during regime transitions. Notable studies include analyses of parallel governance structures in the Western Balkans, Roma inclusion dynamics, and veto rights in deeply divided societies. She has authored books and edited volumes on democratic fragility and consociationalism, including *Democracy and its fragility: Mapping the unstable equilibrium* (forthcoming).
Zdeb has participated in multiple research projects, including leading initiatives on conflict management strategies in Bosnia (2014-2016) and serving as a researcher in studies on EU-funded post-conflict governance. Her publications span journals like *Ethnopolitics*, *Social Inclusion*, and *Problems of Post-Communism*, emphasizing institutional design and reconciliation in multiethnic contexts.
Her advisory and grant work includes collaborations on 'Mapping Democratic Fragility' at Jagiellonian University and contributions to global challenges research on civil society governance. Zdeb’s research bridges academic analysis with policy-relevant insights, addressing systemic obstacles to stability in post-conflict regions.
