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Amy Eaglestone

PhD Candidate, University of Birmingham; Visiting Lecturer, Institute of Political Science, Leiden University

PhD Candidate, University of Birmingham; Visiting Lecturer, Institute of Political Science, Leiden University Amy Eaglestone is a political scientist and democracy practitioner. She is currently finishing her PhD at the University of Birmingham and is a visiting Lecturer at Leiden University. She is an assistant editor at the Review of Democracy. Before embarking on her academic journey, Amy held progressively responsible position within the field of democracy development, working for international development organizations and the United Nations. Her research interests focus on comparative politics, (de)democratization, and political parties, and include but are not limited to political polarization, citizen participation, and democracy promotion. Her regional focus is Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union, Moldova and Georgia in particular.