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Vera Slavtcheva-Petkova

Dr Vera Slavtcheva-Petkova
BA (AUBG), MA (UEA), PhD (Loughborough University)

Professional Activities

Selected Professional Activities

Editorship

  • European Journal of Communication (Book Review Editor, 2018 - present) (Editorship)

Expert Opinion

  • TECHNICAL CONSULTATION ON UNESCO’S REPORT ON WORLD TRENDS IN FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND MEDIA DEVELOPMENT, Invited (2018) (Expert Opinion)
  • Technical Consultation on UNESCO's Monitoring of Safety of Journalists, Invited (2018) (Expert Opinion)

Conference Roles

  • UNESCO's World Press Freedom Day Academic Conference, Keynote/Plenary (Columbia Global Freedom of Expression, New York, 2023 - present)
  • UNESCO's World Press Freedom Day Academic Conference (University of Chile, Santiago, Chile, 2024)
  • Keynote Address at the 6th Annual Conference on the Safety of Journalists – Digital Safety. at Journalism under threat: Towards a systematic investigation of journalists’ perceptions of risk in 110 countries., Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway, 2019)

Editorships

  • European Journal of Communication (Book Review Editor, 2018 - present)

Event Roles

  • UNESCO Academic Consultation on Journalists' Safety, Keynote/Plenary (Workshop, UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, 2022)

Examination Roles

  • PhD Examiner (2021 - present)
  • University of Glasgow, New Cold War? A comparison of Russian and US foreign policy discourses in the time of deteriorating relations (PhD, 2021 - present)
  • MA Global Media and Management (PGT, 2018 - 2021)

Expert Opinions

  • TECHNICAL CONSULTATION ON UNESCO’S REPORT ON WORLD TRENDS IN FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND MEDIA DEVELOPMENT, Invited (2018)
  • Technical Consultation on UNESCO's Monitoring of Safety of Journalists, Invited (2018)

External Administrative or Committee Roles

  • International Communication Association Applied/Public Policy Research Awards Committee (International Communication Association, 2024 - present)
  • Safety of Journalists' Platform Lead (https://safetyofjournalists.org) (Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists Section, 2023 - present)

Internal Administrative or Committee Roles

  • SoTA Research and Impact Committee (School / Institute, 2023 - present)
  • SoTA PGR Committee (School / Institute, 2024 - present)
  • Global Opportunities Group (University, 2023 - present)
  • Faculty Internationalisation Group (Faculty, 2023 - present)
  • SoTA Admissions, Marketing, Recruitment and Widening Participation Committee (School / Institute, 2023 - present)
  • SoTA Education Committee (School / Institute, 2023 - present)
  • SoTA EDI Committee (School / Institute, 2024 - present)
  • School of the Arts Internationalisation Co-Ordinator (School / Institute, 2023 - present)
  • REF Environment Lead (Department, 2023)
  • Assessment Officer (Department, 2022 - 2023)
  • Ethics Review College Member (School / Institute, 2021 - present)
  • School of Histories, Languages and Cultures Scrutiny Panel Member (School / Institute, 2020 - 2023)

Media Appearances

  • TV Interview for Vaprosite, TV1 (Invited, July 2023)
  • Interview about Putin's speech on the war in Ukraine and partial mobilisation, BBC Radio Merseyside (Invited, September 2022)
  • En Russie, les journalistes indépendants tentent de résister aux intimidations, La Croix (Invited, April 2021)

Organisations I have been associated with

  • Worlds of Journalism study: Principal Investigator for Bulgaria; Regional Coordinator for Central and Eastern Europe; Journalists' Safety Working Group Chair (2016 - present)
  • Journalists' Safety Research Network Central and Eastern Europe Regional Co-Lead (2023 - present)
  • House of Lords - Children and the Internet inquiry (http://www.parliament.uk/children-and-the-internet) (2016)
  • 24 Chasa (24 Hours Newspaper - https://www.24chasa.bg) (2001 - 2013)

Professional Body Memberships

  • International Communication Association (Member/Institutional Point of Contact, 2012 - present)
  • Society of Editors (Member, 2015 - present)
  • MeCCSA (Member, 2012 - present)

Publication Reviews

  • Peer Reviewer, Invited (Central European University Press, Pre-publication, 2022)
  • Referee, Invited (Palgrave, Pre-publication, 2019 - present)
  • Referee, Invited (Sage, Pre-publication, 2018 - present)
  • Referee, Invited (Routledge, Post-publication, 2017 - present)

Other Administrative or Committee Roles

  • Internationalisation Lead (2017 - 2019)