Advocacy Director
Kristina Kironska is a socially engaged interdisciplinary academic, with experience in election observation, research, and advocacy. She is the Advocacy Director at the Central Europe Institute of Asian Studies (CEIAS) and Assistant Professor at Palacky University Olomouc in the Czech Republic, where she co-coordinates the EU-funded project "The EU in the volatile Indo-Pacific" (EUVIP; 2023-2025). Prior to EUVIP, she was a Senior Researcher in the EU-funded project "Sinophone Borderlands - Interaction at the Edges" (2018-2022), also at the Palacky University. Since 2024, she also lectures at the Department of East Asian Economy and Society (EcoS) at the University of Vienna In the past, she lived in Myanmar, where she conducted her doctoral research and worked for a local NGO. She also lived in Taiwan for many years, where, after her studies she lectured at the University of Taipei and organized monthly public human rights talks. She still frequently visits Taiwan for her research. From 2023, she also serves as a Board Member of the European Association of Taiwan Studies (EATS). In her research, she focuses mainly on IR and human rights in Southeast and East Asia. She is the author/editor of several academic articles and books, such as "Contemporary China: A new superpower" (Routledge, 2023) or "Asian Champion: All you need to know about contemporary Taiwan" (in Slovak) (Hadart, 2022). She is also the Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of China Studies. She is also very invested in the protection of human rights and is an active member of the European Myanmar Solidarity Network, and currently serves as the Chair of the Board of Amnesty International Slovakia. She is fluent and articulate in eight languages. Research interests: Taiwan, Myanmar, China, international relations, human rights, public opinion
