Elina Zorina

Elina Zorina currently serves as a Commissioning Editor at Springer Nature, focusing on the strategic development of commissioned content within the Publishing Performance and Intelligence group. Concurrently, Elina is a Guest Researcher and PhD Candidate at Leiden University, investigating government-opposition dynamics in democratic systems as part of a project funded by the Dutch Research Council. Previous experience includes roles as a Graduate Student Research Assistant at Central European University, a Research Intern at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and an Academic Resource Fellow at Al-Quds Bard College. Elina's early career involved positions as a Research Editor at Coda Media, Inc. and a Research Intern at Oxford Analytica. Academic qualifications include a Master of Arts in Political Science from Central European University and a Bachelor of Arts with distinction from Bard College, among other educational experiences internationally.