Education

European Regional Master’s Degree in Democracy and Human Rights in Southeast Europe, University of Bologna/University of Sarajevo, Italy/Bosnia and Herzegovina

Double BA in Political Science/International Relations and Journalism/Mass Communication, American University in Bulgaria

Biography

Stefan Ralchev is Research Fellow in CSD’s Security Program. His expertise is in the fields of human trafficking, human security and comparative politics and European integration of Southeast Europe. Before joining CSD, he worked at Bulgaria’s National Commission for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, a government body under the Council of Ministers, where he helped devise Bulgaria’s policy responses to the crime of human trafficking and coordinated the Commission’s international activities. He also has previous experience with civil society organisations, including Transparency International – Bulgaria.