Law & Government

Biographical Details:

(2000) BA in Political Science, Moldova State University (Chisinau); (2007) Graduate Diploma in Statistics, Trinity College Dublin; (2009) PhD in Political Science, Trinity College Dublin.

Research Interests:

Comparative democratisation, democracy promotion, effects of external actors on domestic reforms, international institutions, EU foreign policy, international norm development, post-communist politics.

Selected Peer Reviewed Journals

• Ecaterina McDonagh. 2008. "Is Democracy Promotion Effective in Moldova? The Impact of European Institutions on Development of Civil and Political Rights in Moldova". Democratization, 15, 1, pp142-161.

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• Ecaterina McDonagh, 'The politics of differentiated EU neighbourhood', ECPR Joint Sessions of Workshops, 12-APR-11 - 17-APR-11, St.Gallen, Switzerland
• Ecaterina McDonagh, 'Embracing the EU political authority after accession: differentiated compliance with EU rules in Slovakia', 52nd Annual International Studies Association (ISA) Convention, 16-MAR-11 - 19-MAR-11, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• Ecaterina McDonagh, 'EU's participation in conflict resolution of Transnistria', Workshop 'Peacemaking and peace building in Europe and South Asia - an assessment of the curriculum and its implementation', 19-FEB-11 - 21-FEB-11, New Dehli, India
• Ecaterina McDonagh, "Import of democracy in the 'grey' post-Soviet space? Evaluating experiences of democracy promotion in Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine, 1990-2002", 51st Annual International Studies Association (ISA) Convention, 17-FEB-10 - 20-FEB-10, New Orleans, USA
• Ecaterina McDonagh, "The European Neighbourhood Policy: the EU's newest foreign policy instrument?", 49th Annual International Studies Association (ISA) Convention, 26-MAR-08 - 29-MAR-08, San Francisco, USA
• Ecaterina McDonagh, "The Impact of European Democracy Promoters on Civil and Political Rights in Moldova", The Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) Annual Conference, 20-APR-06 - 23-APR-06, Chicago, USA
• Ecaterina McDonagh, "Is Democracy Promotion Effective in Moldova?", The British Association of East European and Slavonic Studies (BASEES) Annual Conference, 01-APR-06 - 03-APR-06, Cambridge, UK
• Ecaterina McDonagh, "Explaining the process of the European Union Eastern Enlargement: interacting with multiple preferences and limited capacities?", 46th Annual International Studies Association (ISA) Annual Convention, 01-MAR-05 - 05-MAR-05, Honolulu, Hawaii