Political Science
My main research areas
- Non-profit regulation and governance
- Civil society elites
- Civil society development in hybrid regimes
- The organization of interest groups
Current research
I am a Postdoctoral fellow in the ‘Civil Society Elites?’ project. Previously, I was part of the ERC-funded ‘Regulating Civil Society Project' at the University of Exeter, UK.
My research focuses on three core themes: regulation and governance of civil society organizations, inequality and elites in civil society and civil society development in hybrid regimes. One of my central questions of interest is how the state and capacity building organizations - through non-profit regulation, guidance and training - shape the internal governance of civil society organizations, affecting their leadership composition and representation. I am also interested in the reproduction of civil society elites and their contestation by grassroots and elite actors in long-lived democracies. Currently, I am developing a comparative research project on the democratic potential of civil society organizations in the Western Balkans.
Publications
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The democratic potential of politically and socially oriented CSOs : The case of North Macedonia
Milka Ivanovska Hadjievska
(2023) Handbook of Civil Society and Social Movements in Small States , p.274-287
Book chapterCivil society elites’ challengers in the UK: A frontlash/backlash perspective
Milka Ivanovska Hadjievska
(2022) British Journal of Politics and International Relations
Journal articlePersonalisation at the top of civil societies? Legitimation claims on civil society elites in Europe
Niklas Altermark, Milka Ivanovska Hadjievska, Håkan Johansson
(2022) British Journal of Politics and International Relations
Journal articleTraining leaders for the future? Leadership models for emerging and aspiring civil society leaders in Sweden and the UK
Milka Ivanovska Hadjievska, Håkan Johansson, Niklas Altermark
(2022) Voluntary Sector Review
Journal articleInsider Status-Membership Involvement Offer Trade Off? The Case of Green Parties and Environmental Organisations
Torill Stavenes, Milka Ivanovska Hadjievska
(2021) Political Studies
Journal articleMaintaining registration and tax benefits: Consequences for professionalisation of voluntary membership organisations in Norway and the UK
Milka Ivanovska Hadjievska, Torill Stavenes
(2020) Journal of Civil Society, 16 p.97-119
Journal articleReport on the Governance Practices, Transparency and Accountability of Civil Society Organizations
Milka Ivanovska Hadjievska
(2020)
ReportInstitutional and symbolic aspects of illiberal politics: the case of North Macedonia (2006–2017)
Borjan Gjuzelov, Milka Ivanovska Hadjievska
(2019) Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, 20 p.41-60
Journal articleFATF Recommendation 8 on Non-Profits: Mapping Key Findings and Recommendations for WB Countries
Milka Ivanovska Hadjievska
(2017)
ReportEnabling Environment for Civil Society Development in the Black Sea Region: Towards a Regional Strategy for Cooperation
Tanja Hafner Ademi, Milka Ivanovska Hadjievska
(2015)
ReportWays of Non-financial Gains for CSOs in the Balkans and Turkey
Milka Ivanovska Hadjievska
(2015)
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I hold a PhD in Politics from the University of Exeter (2019), MA in Political Science from the Central European University (2014) and MA in Human Resource Management in Culture and Non-governmental Organisations from University Ss. Cyril and Methodius (2012).