Dr. Hristina Runcheva Tasev is an Associate Professor at Political Science, Media and Communications Department of the Law Faculty “Iustinianus Primus”, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje. Her primarily teaching and research interests focus on public policy, public opinion and mass communication, intellectual property rights, digital democracy, regulation and accommodation of ethnic conflicts.  She is an author of over fifty scientific articles, books and handbooks and has participated as an expert in many domestic and international projects. Hristina has been a Member of Parliament for two terms and has also served as a foreign policy associate in the Cabinet of the Speaker of the Parliament. She is a founder and vice president of the International Academic Institute (IAI).