Institute for Regional and International Studies

Staff

Georgi Metodiev

Position: Research Associate

Georgi Metodiev is completing his PHD in Comparative Political Science at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”. He is also a Policy Analyst in the Strategic Policies, Analysis and Prognosis Unit at the Administration of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria. His fields of expertise include comparative politics, Bulgarian political development, advocacy campaigns and democratization.

Georgi also holds a Master’s degree in International Relations from Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”.

The Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS) is an independent, non-government think tank. IRIS was established on June 11, 1997 by leading Bulgarian public and political figures, NGO leaders and prominent Bulgarian scholars in international relations, Balkan studies, history, social and political science, anthropology and economics.

The Institute for Regional and International Studies initiates, develops and implements civic strategies for democratic politics on national, regional and international level. The Institute promotes the values of democracy, civil society, freedom and respect of law, assists the process of Bulgarian integration in NATO and the EU and provides public policy analyses on current domestic and international issues. IRIS represents a strategic combination of advocacy-oriented and education-oriented think tank.