Gergana Dimova

Gergana Dimova is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for International Environmental Studies and a Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Florida State University's London centre. She previously held roles at the University of Cambridge and the University of Winchester. Her research focuses on government accountability, media influence on democracy, and political accountability mechanisms in comparative contexts. She is an Associate Editor of Democratic Theory and co-founder of the Institute for Global Analytics. Key research interests include the interplay between media allegations and democratic governance, as explored in her monograph Democracy beyond Elections: Government Accountability in the Media Age (2019). Her work analyzes case studies from Germany, Russia, and Bulgaria to assess how accountability processes evolve in the media age. She has contributed to debates on judicialization, presidentialization, and deparlamentarization of accountability, as well as public fragmentation's impact on democratic demand.

• Education: PhD, Harvard University
• Key Roles: Anti-Politics Specialist Group Convenor (UK Political Science Association)
• Publications: Over 10 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, including analyses of the 2014 Crimean annexation, U.S. political scandals, and anti-corruption protests in Romania.

Her research methodology emphasizes a 'supply and demand' framework for accountability, challenging traditional electoral paradigms. She has presented her work at institutions like the LSE and Central European University, focusing on democracy's transformation and crisis through accountability lenses.