Activity: Socially engaged interdisciplinary academic, with experience in election observation, research, advocacy, and activism. Conducted doctoral research and worked for a local NGO in Myanmar. Lectured at the University of Taipei and organized monthly public human rights talks. Since 2020, works at the Palacky University Olomouc as an Assistant Professor, Head of the Myanmar Studies Center, and the PI of the Global Taiwan Chair. In 2023-2025, she co-coordinated the Horizon Europe Twinning project EUVIP (https://www.euvip-project.com/). Research focusing on Myanmar, Taiwan, China, IR, and human rights. Author of several academic articles and books, such as Contemporary China: A new Superpower?, (Routledge, 2023) or Contemporary Taiwan: More than a Flashpoint (Routledge, 2025). .Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of China Studies (IJTS). Board member of the European Association of Taiwan Studies (EATS). See online CV here: https://upol.academia.edu/KristinaKironska/CurriculumVitae