Dilyana Kiryakova-Ryan successfully defends PhD thesis

Thursday, February 7, 2019 - 12:15

Dilyana Kiryakova-Ryan, a doctoral student attached to the Centre, successfully defended her PhD thesis on civic initiatives in Bulgaria analysed through the lenses of Europeanisation theory. The thesis examines the landscape of civil society in post-Communist Eastern Europe and posits a ‘bottom-up’ perspective on contours of change within the Bulgarian social milieu.
Pictured after the defence are (left to right): Dr. Pauline Cullen (Department of Sociology, Internal examiner), Dilyana Kiryakova-Ryan, Prof. John O’ Brennan (supervisor), Prof. Ben Rosamond (Copenhagen University, External Examiner) and Dr. Noelle Higgins (Department of Law, Chairperson).

Congratulations Dilyana!