Evangeline Jirků’s academic and professional orientation has always been towards the examination and advancement of democracy, from different angles and through various experiences. While her professional and academic background began in former Soviet countries, especially the South Caucasus, she later expanded her focus to other young democracies, seeking to understand and help address their unique experiences with changes in political culture and governance.
Her current research centers on elections in Bhutan since the democratic transition, and more broadly she remains perennially interested in the quality and operationalization of democracy, women in politics, national identity, civil society, and electoral methods.
Evangeline has a master’s degree in Conflict & Democracy Studies from Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic and a bachelor’s degree in International Affairs from Northeastern University in Boston, MA, USA.