Ivana is a PhD Candidate in the Public Policy track. Her research lies at the intersection of development and governance, with a particular focus on development aid. Her dissertation examines how development projects affect governance and alter state-society relations in recipient countries. Focusing on China as an emerging donor, she examines the institutional implications of its development engagement in Southeastern Europe.
Prior to her doctoral studies, Ivana completed an MA at the Central European University, supported by the SEE Graduate Scholarship from the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM). Alongside her doctoral research, she works as a researcher at the Government Transparency Institute and as a research associate in the Department of Public Policy at CEU. She has also received the Academic Achievement Award for First-Year Doctoral Students.
