Tatiana Kostadinova, Associate Professor (Ph.D., Florida State University); Comparative Politics.
Professor Kostadinova graduated from Florida State University with an M.S., and later Ph.D., in Political Science. Her research and teaching interests include political institutions with a special emphasis on electoral systems and reform, East European democratic transition, public support for international institutions, and comparative environmental policies. She has been the recipient of several grants, among the most recent of which is an award from the German Marshall Fund of the United States for a research fellowship program to evaluate the effectiveness of European environmental agreements. Dr. Kostadinova is the author of Bulgaria 1879-1946: The Challenge of Choice (Columbia University Press) which explores Bulgarian parliamentary elections, party strategies, and voter behavior. Her other publications include book chapters on political representation, and journal articles in American Journal of Political Science, Electoral Studies, Journal of Peace Research, European Journal of Political Research, Party Politics, and Europe-Asia Studies. Dr. Kostadinova has done field research in Bulgaria, Serbia, and Macedonia. She is a member of the American Political Science Association, the Midwest Political Science Association, and the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies.
Office: DM484-A, University Park Campus
Office Tel: (305) 348- 4066
Office Hours, Fall 2008:
Tues. & Thurs. 2:30-3:30 pm.
