Dr. Eva Polonska Kimunguyi

Biography

Eva Polonska-Kimunguyi is a Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science, specializing in International Migration and European Politics. Since joining LSE in 2016, she has taught various courses including comparative politics and global politics. Prior to her current position, Eva held teaching roles at the European Union Centre at Monash University and Deakin University in Australia. She has also taught at the Blavatnik School of Government at Oxford University. Her research interests encompass European politics, international communication, and studies on colonial and post-colonial perspectives, focusing on issues such as violence, racism, and neo-colonialism affecting EU-Africa relations. Her work includes examining media narratives surrounding conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine, and the political discourse of identity and populism in Central Europe. Eva has served as a consultant for the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Germany, advising on strategies to promote Europe globally, and has held visiting fellowships at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. She earned her PhD in Media Communications from Melbourne University, Australia, and holds multiple degrees in international politics and political science.

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