izr. prof. dr. Simona Kukovič / Assoc. Prof. Ph.D. Simona Kukovič
simona.kukovic@fis.unm.si
Dr. Simona Kukovič je izredna profesorica s področja politologije. Strokovno področje izr. prof. dr. Kukovič je politično in upravno lokalno vodenje, širše pa preučuje vodenje, primerjalne regionalne in lokalne oblasti, lokalno demokracijo in participacijo, javno upravo ter upravne in politične procese ter institucije. Je slovenska predstavnica v mrežah COST, članica izvršilnega odbora Central European Political Science Association (CEPSA) in glavna urednica mednarodne znanstvene revije Journal of Comparative Politics.
Dr. Kukovič je bila gostujoča profesorica/raziskovalka na večih univerzah, med drugim DeMontfort University, Leicester, Velika Britanija (2015), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Severna Karolina, ZDA (2018), Paris Lodron University of Salzburg, Avstrija (2018–2019) ter Montana State University, Montana, ZDA (2022). Bila je nosilka podoktorskega projekta “Vodenje lokalne skupnosti: birokratizacija politike ali politizacija birokracije?” (2018–2020) ter petih bilateralnih projektov med Republiko Slovenijo in ZDA, Črno goro, Avstrijo ter Bosno in Hercegovino.
V letu 2022 je prejela naziv Jean Monnet Chair, v sklopu katerega je tudi ustanovila Poletno akademijo vodenja.
Dr. Kukovič je (so)avtorica več znanstvenih publikacij; med monografijami velja izpostaviti “Slovenian Politics and the State” in “The peculiar evolution of Slovenian local government” (obe izdani pri eni najprestižnejših ameriških založb Rowman & Littlefield) ter “Political system of Slovenia” (Sampark, Kalkuta, Indija); urednikovala pa je tudi zbornik z naslovom “The rise of populism in Central and Eastern Europe” (Edward Elgar, VB). V domačem prostoru je poznana po znanstvenih delih s področij lokalnega vodenja in lokalne samouprave, prav tako je avtorica standarda kakovosti “Upravljavska sposobnost občin (USO)”.
Celotna bibliografija je dostopna v sistemu Cobiss/Sicris (www.sicris.si) pod evidenčno številko raziskovalke 33786.
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Dr. Simona Kukovič is an Associate Professor of Political Science. Dr. Kukovič’s area of expertise is political and administrative leadership at the local level. She also conducts research in the areas of leadership, comparative regional and local government, local democracy and participation, public administration, and administrative and political processes and institutions. She is Slovenian representative to the COST networks, a member of the executive board of the Central European Political Science Association (CEPSA) and general editor of the international scientific journal Journal of Comparative Politics.
Dr. Kukovič has been a visiting professor/researcher at several universities, including DeMontfort University, Leicester, UK (2015), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA (2018), Paris Lodron University Salzburg, Austria (2018-2019), and Montana State University, Montana, USA (2022). She was the head of the postdoctoral project entitled “Leading the Locality: Bureaucratisation of Politics or Politicisation of Bureaucracy?” (2018-2020) and five bilateral projects between the Republic of Slovenia and the USA, Montenegro, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In 2022, she received the title of Jean Monnet Chair, within the framework of which she also founded the Summer Leadership Academy.
She is (co-)author of several scientific publications, including the monographs “Slovenian Politics and the State” and “The peculiar evolution of Slovenian local government” (both published by one of the most prestigious American publishing houses Rowman & Littlefield) and “Political System of Slovenia” (Sampark, Calcutta, India). She is the editor of a book entitled “The rise of populism in Central and Eastern Europe”, published by Edward Elgar, UK. In Slovenia she is known for her academic work in the field of local leadership and local self-government. She is also the creator of the “Municipal Administrative Capacity” quality standard.
The entire bibliography is available in the Cobiss/Sicris system (www.sicris.si) under the researcher’s registration number 33786.