Tina Schivatcheva

Ph.D. Title: Environmental NGOs as Agents of Change in Hydro-Social Systems

Environmental conservation and sustainable development are increasingly managed through integrated, multi-level governance. In this nexus, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) play a pivotal role in navigating the complex socio-political dynamics of hydro-social systems - where water, society, and power intersect.

This research provides a political ecology perspective to explain how Bulgarian environmental NGOs catalyze change. By using a comparative case study approach, Ms. Schivatcheva explores the development and implementation of synergies between community-centered conservation, green energy strategies, and other ecologically sustainable initiatives. Her work seeks to identify the conditions under which these partnerships lead to outcomes that are both environmentally effective and socially equitable.

Publications

Schivatcheva, R. (2017) 'Natura 2000 – the Role of Reflective Learning for Successful Pan-European Conservation Governance', In Tarrósy I, and Milford, S. (eds.) Post-Socialist Transformations in the Danube Region: 25 Years After the Collapse of the Soviet Union. Pécs, Hungary: IDResearch Ltd. and the Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe (IDM), p. 129-145.

 

Schivatcheva, R. 2016, ‘European conservation legislation: policies and politics in transition’, In Shefer I. (ed.) Conference Proceedings of the University Alliance for Sustainability, Berlin, UAS Working Paper Series Working Paper Series No. 1, 11.–15, April, 2016, pp. 75-88. Accessible at: http://www.fu-berlin.de/en/sites/uas/uas-pool/uas-working-papers/index.html