Marina Milic

I’m a political scientist from Serbia, based in Berlin, where I work in the humanitarian sector. My research and writing interests include democratization, democratic backsliding, protest movements and EU integration, with a particular focus on the Western Balkans and Eastern Europe. I co-founded and co-led Perspektive Ost, a programme by Polis180, a Berlin-based foreign and European policy think tank. There, I helped develop the blog series "David against Goliath: Lessons of Resistance from Eastern Europe and Central Asia,” exploring civic resistance and struggles against authoritarianism across the region. I have published articles with Polis180, New Eastern Europe, The Loop and have experience in moderating public discussions and organising events. I’m particularly interested in bringing regional perspectives into European debates on democracy, political change and the future of Europe.