Maria Popova, McGill University

Research

political careers socialization democratization post-Communist politics EU conditionality Europeanization populism party building

Latest funding

"We'll fix the country!": Foreign-educated reformers in Eastern European democracies
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$26,343
Prosecuting corruption in Eastern Europe
SSHRC · 2011 · Principal investigator
$111,000

All 2 grants and awards

"We'll fix the country!": Foreign-educated reformers in Eastern European democracies

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Popova, Maria

Keywords: political careers; socialization; democratization; post-Communist politics; EU conditionality; Europeanization; populism; party building; positionality

$26,343

Prosecuting corruption in Eastern Europe

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011Standard Research Grants program

Principal investigators: Popova, Maria

Keywords: rule of law; corruption; judicial effectiveness; post-communist transitions; Bulgarian politics; Macedonian politics

$111,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: political careers Dear Professor Popova, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on political careers connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project ""We'll fix the country!": Foreign-educated reformers in Eastern European democracies" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]