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Valeriya Mechkova is an Associate Senior Lecturer in the Department of Political Science at the University of Gothenburg. She defended her PhD dissertation titled 'Understanding Conditions Consequences Women's Political Representation' in January 2022, focusing on how conditions of women's political representation can transform politics and affect development outcomes. Mechkova's research examines the intersection of democracy, political representation, and accountability, particularly in the context of the role of women in municipal councils during the early stages of democracy in Sweden. She is currently working on projects analyzing the descriptive representation of women and its effects on substantive representation, and is a co-principal investigator for the Digital Society Project, which investigates online political behavior using data from Twitter. Mechkova has collaborated with various organizations, including USAID and the World Bank, and has served as an analyst and data operations manager at the V-Dem Institute since 2013.
University of Gothenburg • Gothenburg, Sweden
Lecturer focusing on political science and women's representation.
USAID, World Bank, Community Democracies, International IDEA • Various Locations
Worked on projects related to political representation and governance.
V-Dem Institute • Gothenburg, Sweden
Managed data operations and analytics for political data research.
Administered by the Department of Political Science; focus on International Administration and Global Governance (IAGG).