Ljiljana Kolarski

Political scientist with a strong academic and professional background in democracy, political participation, citizens engagement, and gender. Holds a BA in Political Science, a multidisciplinary Master’s in Terrorism, Organized Crime, and Security, and is currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Belgrade, focusing on women’s political representation in Serbia (2001–2022). Extensive experience in EU-funded and international democracy support projects, including the design and facilitation of citizens’ assemblies, various analysis, and policy-oriented research. Key competencies include project coordination, qualitative research (interviews, focus groups), report writing, and stakeholder engagement across civil society, academia, and government.

Date of Birth: 12/24/95

• Ernst Mach Alumni
• Alpbach Alumni Network
• International Republican Institute Alumni
• GLOBSEC SEE Her
• International Republican Institute
• School of Political Studies of the Council of Europe/ Belgrade Fund of Political Excellence

• Gender Equality and Gender Mainstreaming Course, Council of Europe-Human Rights Education for Legal Professional, 04/01/25
• OSCE/ODIHR Election Observers Course, 02/01/25-Present
• COST Association- Democratization at stake?, 02/01/25-Present
• Course Gender Analytics for Innovation, University of Toronto, 02/01/25-03/01/25
• Course Foundations of Project Management, Google, 01/01/25-02/01/25
• Training of Trainers on Deliberative Democracy, Council of Europe, 03/12/24-09/30/25
• MOOC on Freedom of Expression for Parliaments and their Members, 11/01/24-01/31/25
• SoS4Democracy, 06/26/24-06/28/24
• Fall 2023 Balkan course, 10/09/23-12/15/23
• Fourth Summer School of Social Engagement and Democracy (ANDEM), 09/18/23-09/22/23
• Women's Civic Leadership Academy, 10/07/23-10/17/23
• European Forum Alpbach 2023, 08/19/23-09/02/23
• GLOBSEC CEE Her Workshop, 04/24/23-04/28/23
• Regional Conference on Women and Leadership-Unstoppable, 02/20/23-02/23/23
• Strengthening the Women's Role to Peacebuilding and 1325 Implementation, 12/16/22-12/18/22
• World Forum for Democracy, Council of Europe 11/06/22-11/09/22
• Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence (BFPE), 03/04/22-12/01/22
• Regional Youth Leadership Mobility Programme (RYL-MP), 07/02/22
• Political Violence and Nonviolent Resistance, 06/01/21-07/01/21, Barcelona Institut d'studis internacionals
• Political Economy of Terrorism, 07/07/21-07/15/21, Vrije University Amsterdam
• GLOBSEC project - Supporting Democratization and Reconciliation Process in the Western Balkans, 2021
• Public Policy Making and Analysis Erasmus + Module for Security Policy, 03/01/21-07/01/21

• Democracy Defenders: Citizens Assembly Engagement in the Western Balkans, SOS4Democracy, 06/26/24
• When the Home Become a Battlefield - Femicide and the National Security of the Republic of Serbia, Policy of National Security Journal, https://doi.org/10.5937/pnb26-50042
• Diplomat Criminologist: Contribution of Archibald Reiss in Building Strong Links Between Serbia and Switzerland, Collection of the papers titled 'Archibald Reiss-Life, Word, Inheritance', https://doi.org/10.18485/ips_rajs_zrn.2023.ch2
• E-administration as an indicator of the development of digitization of public administration in the Republic of Serbia, Perspectives of political science in contemporary society, https://doi.org/10.22182/ppnsd
• Balkan Insights: A Grassroots Approach to Peace and Security, Nemanja Džuverović and Věra Stojarová, The Journal Serbian Political Thought, https://doi.org/10.5937/spm80-44099
• Digitalization in Higher Education: the Case of Digitalization at the Universities of Tirana and Belgrade, Journal of Administration and Public Policy, https://doi.org/10.22182/ajp.1822022.3
• E-government as an Indicator of the Development of Public Administration in the Republic of Serbia, Collection of the papers from the scientific conference 'The Perspective of the Political Science in Modern Society', https://doi.org/10.22182/ppnsd
• Values Under the Auspices of Islam, Sejjid Kutb, Journal Religion and Tolerance
• Debate on Political Corruption, Tijana Peric Diligenski, Journal Political review, https://doi.org/10.22182/pr.7332022.12
• The Impact of the War in Ukraine on the Western Balkans, Policy of National Security, https://doi.org/10.22182/pnb.2322022.5
• Integration vs. Sovereignty. 'Open Balkan' in the Framework of Status and Identity Disputes, The Journal Serbian Political Thought, https://doi.org/10.22182/spm.7732022.3
• A Genealogy of Terrorism-Colonial Law and the Origins of the Idea, Joseph McQuade, The Journal Serbian Political Thought, https://doi.org/10.22182/spm.7442021.13
• The Bologna Process: Perspectives and Challenges of the Republic of Serbia in the Implementation Process, Journal of Administration and Public Policy, https://doi.org/10.22182/ajp.1622021.4
• Human Trafficking as the Form of Organized Crime-Theoretical Approach, Journal of National Interest, https://doi.org/10.22182/ni.4032021.13
• Representation of Bosniak National Minority in the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia from 1990 to 2020, Journal Political Life, Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Belgrade

Gender Equality and Gender Mainstreaming Course by the Council of Europe-Human Rights Education for Legal Professional