Marika Djolai
Marika Djolai is UK based international development scholar and policy analyst. Her work focuses on post-conflict recovery, minority rights, foreign policy, and security, with a strong regional focus on the Western Balkans. She is recognised for her expertise on the Berlin Process and its role in advancing connectivity, reconciliation, and institutional reform across the region. For the past decade she contributed to strategic thinking on EU integration, particularly civil society component.
Previously, she was a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of the Peloponnese, led the Conflict and Security Cluster at the European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI) and held a Lecturer post in Peace Studies and International Development, University of Bradford. Her broader engagement includes work with the EU-funded programmes, including Global Exchange on Religion in Society project, where she developed large-scale, cross-regional dialogue platforms to strengthen on diversity and societal inclusion.
