Dimiter TOSHKOV
- Visiting professor, Département d'études politiques et de gouvernance européennes (Campus Bruges)
Dr. Dimiter Toshkov is Associate Professor at the Institute of Public Administration at Leiden University in The Netherlands. His main research interests are in the areas of European integration, comparative public policy, public opinion, and research methodology. He is the author of more than 50 academic articles published in journals such as Comparative Political Studies, Journal of European Public Policy, European Union Politics, Journal of Common Market Studies, Political Psychology and Governance. He was previously a Jean Monnet fellow at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy. He is the current chair of the ECPR Standing Group on the European Union.
Get in touch: http://dimiter.eu
Other professional activities:
- Chair of the Steering Committee of the ECPR Standing Group on the EU (SGEU)
- Associate Editor of Research & Politics
Recent publications:
Toshkov, D. (2026). Political ideology, policy attitudes, and public support for European integration. Politics and Governance, 14. https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/10965
Toshkov, D., & Mazepus, H. (2026). Motivated causal judgments and responsibility for civilian casualties in military conflicts. Political Psychology, 47(2), e70122.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/pops.70122
Toshkov, D., Mazepus, H., Yordanova, N., & Piqani, D. (2025). Enforcement and public opinion: The perceived legitimacy of rule of law sanctions. Journal of European Public Policy, 32(2), 550-577. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13501763.2024.2320274
Toshkov, D. (2024). The political effects of intra-EU migration: Evidence from national and European elections in seven countries. European Union Politics, 25(4), 723-747.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/14651165241271979
Toshkov, D., & Krouwel, A. (2022). Beyond the U-curve: Citizen preferences on European integration in multidimensional political space. European Union Politics, 23(3), 462-488. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/14651165221080316