Dimiter Toshkov

Dimiter Toshkov is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Public Administration, Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs, Leiden University. His research focuses on European Union politics, comparative public policy, and research methodology, with a particular emphasis on EU law enforcement in Central and Eastern Europe. He is affiliated with the Centre for Central and Eastern European Studies (CEES) and the Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Centre for Governance of Migration and Diversity.

Research Interests:

• European Union policy dynamics and implementation
• Comparative public policy analysis
• Rule of law enforcement mechanisms
• Public opinion and policy responsiveness
• Migration and asylum policy
• Quantitative research methods

Notable Projects:

• GovLis: Analyzing government responsiveness to public protests
• MAXCAP: Investigating migration and asylum policy dynamics
• Europe Hub: Bridging policy and research in the European Parliament

Recent Contributions:

• Systematic review of multilevel governance during the pandemic
• Analysis of intra-EU migration's electoral impacts
• Studies on compliance with EU law and democratic checks