Dr Suleyman Ozeren
Adjunct Professor, George Mason University
Researcher, EUROTHINK - Center for European Strategies
Ms. Magdalena Lembovska works as Researcher and Project Coordinator for projects related to security sector governance and reform and Europeanization. Prior to joining EUROTHINK in 2019, Ms. Lembovska was part of the Foreign and Security Policy Programme at Analytica Think Tank (2012-2018), where she was responsible for programme management, project management and research in the field of security sector reform, good governance, criminal justice reform, anti-corruption, intelligence governance, irregular migration and protection of human rights and freedoms.
For three years, she was the main researcher for Macedonia within POINTPULSE, the most comprehensive civil society initiative against police corruption in the Western Balkans. Apart from that, she has provided expertise for many national and international projects led by CSOs and international organisations, funded by EU institutions and agencies, DCAF, GIZ, UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Open Society Foundation etc. At the moment, she is exploring the nexus between politics and organized crime and the tools for (de)capturing the Western Balkans states. Ms. Lembovska has authored and co-authored dozens of policy reports, handbooks, policy briefs and articles in the above-mentioned topics.
Magdalena Lembovska holds MSc in Global Crime, Justice and Security from the University of Edinburgh, UK.