Zoran Ilievski, PhD is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Head of the Center for Policy Research and Analysis of the Faculty of Law at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje.

Zoran is the Programme Coordinator of the School of Young Leaders of the President of the Republic, Coordinator of the Council on Foreign Relations of the President, Member of the Advisory Board of East-West Bridge International, Associate Fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science and external collaborator to several other international think-tanks.

Zoran has worked on research and policy projects with the University of Graz, LSE, European Academy of Bolzano and University of Zurich. He has led a number of EU research and teaching projects in the framework of TEMPUS, FP6, FP7 and the Swiss SCOPES programme.

His research interests include diversity management, regulation and accommodation of conflicts, power-sharing arrangements and international relations.