Katina Yoneva

Senior Assistant Professor, PhD

Web of Science Researcher ID: AEH-6795-2022
ORCiD: 0000-0002-2469-0566

e-mail: katinayoneva(at)ihist(dot)bas(dot)bg

1. RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • European Integration
  • International Relations
  • History and Political Development of Northern Europe
  • Foreign Policy of the Kingdom of Sweden
  • Cultural and Economic Development of the Arctic
  • The Greenland National Question

2. ACADEMIC CAREER

Education

2019 – PhD – Dissertation topic: „The Foreign Policy of the Kingdom of Sweden – Continuity and Transformation within the Framework of the European Integration Model“

2014–2019 – PhD student in the section „History of The World and The International Relations in Modern and Contemporary Times“ – Institute for Historical Studies, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.

2011–2013 – Master’s degree in Cultural Studies – Cultural Anthropology, Faculty of Philosophy, Sofia University „St. Kliment Ohridski”; Thesis title: „Cultural and National Identity in the Computer Game ‘Perfect World International’“

2006–2011 – Bachelor’s degree in European Studies, Department of International Relations, Faculty of International Economics and Politics, University of National and World Economy (UNWE)

Positions Held

2019 – Specialist in the section „History of The World and The International Relations in Modern and Contemporary Times „, Institute for Historical Studies, BAS

2020 – Assistant Professor in the section „History of The World and The International Relations in Modern and Contemporary Times „, Institute for Historical Studies, BAS

2023 (ongoing) – Senior Assistant Professor in the section „ History of The World and The International Relations in Modern and Contemporary Times“, Institute for Historical Studies, BAS

Academic Degree and Title

2019 – PhD

Membership in Academic Organizations and Associations

2022 – ongoing – Bulgarian Association for European Studies (BAES)

3. PUBLICATIONS

Monographs:

  • The Foreign Policy of the Kingdom of Sweden – Continuity and Transformation within the Framework of the European Integration Model, Pre Print BG, Sofia, 2022, ISBN 978-619-7606-06-5

Studies and Articles

  1. The Modern Vikings and the Heirs of the Dragon: The Unusual Partnership between Sweden and China. In: Collection of Papers from the Third International Conference on Chinese Studies „The Silk Road”, St. Kliment Ohridski University Press, 2015, ISSN: 1314-9865, pp. 265–269.
  2. In Search of Europe – China’s New Arctic Shipping Route. In: Collection of Papers from the Fourth International Conference on Chinese Studies „The Silk Road”, St. Kliment Ohridski University Press, 2017, ISSN: 1314-9865, pp. 113–119.
  3. Sweden’s Strategy for the Arctic Region – Geopolitics on Thin Ice. KSI Transactions on Knowledge Society, Vol. X, No. 1, Knowledge Society Institute, 2017, ISSN: 1313-4787, pp. 43–46.
  4. The Rise of China and the Future of the White Continent. In: The Silk Road: Collection of Papers from the Fifth International Conference on Chinese Studies „The Silk Road”, organized by the Confucius Institute in Sofia, THE NET, 2020, ISSN: 1314-9865, pp. 232–241.
  5. China’s Arctic Dreams – Projects, Partners and Realities. In: The Silk Road: Collection of Papers from the Sixth International Conference on Chinese Studies „The Silk Road”, organized by the Confucius Institute in Sofia, 2021, ISSN: 1314-9865, pp. 197–204.
  6. Economic and Political Transformation in Scandinavia in Times of Pandemic Crisis. In: Proceedings of the Annual Scientific Conference of the Bulgarian Association for European Studies (BAES), held on March 25, 2022, BAES, Sofia, 2022, ISBN: 978-619-90953-1-8, pp. 30–50.
  7. The Green Apple of Discord – China’s Advances in the International Race for Domination in Greenland. In: Current Issues in Contemporary Chinese and Oriental Studies – Papers from the Second International Conference, Dedicated to the 30th Anniversary of the Chinese Studies Program at Sofia University „St. Kliment Ohridski”, Vol. 1, St. Kliment Ohridski University Press, Sofia, 2022, pp. 59–68. ISBN: 978-954-07-5544-1.
  8. Cultural and National Identity in the Computer Game „Perfect World International”. In: Proceedings from the Scientific Conference „Welcome to Cyberia! Notes from the Digital Field”, Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Studies with Ethnographic Museum – BAS, 2014, ISBN: 978-954-8458-49-8, pp. 200–223.
  9. The Silk Road and the Amber Road as Axes of Interaction between Asia and Europe. In: Current Issues in Contemporary Chinese and Oriental Studies – Papers from the International Conference Dedicated to the 25th Anniversary of the Chinese Studies Program at Sofia University „St. Kliment Ohridski”, Vol. 2, St. Kliment Ohridski University Press, 2018, ISBN: 978-954-07-4546-6, pp. 42–52.
  10. The Northern Sea Route – Perspectives and Realities. In: Scientific Proceedings „The Sea – Border or Gateway”, Brjag Publishing – Burgas, 2021, ISBN: 978-954-8752-39-8, pp. 38–42.
  11. The „Saltsjöbaden Model” and Sweden’s Ambitions for Its Incorporation into the European Integration Process. In: Proceedings of the Fifth National Scientific Conference on Political Economy „Political Economy and the Future of the Global Economy”, Publishing Complex – UNWE, 2021, ISBN: 978-619-232-467-4, pp. 153–167.
  12. The Study of the History of the Nordic Countries – Challenges for Bulgarian Science and Education. In: Proceedings of the Institute for Historical Studies, Vol. XXXVIII – The Study of World History and Bulgarian Historical Science. On the Occasion of the 40th Anniversary of the Section „World History and International Relations in Modern and Contemporary Times” at the Institute for Historical Studies – BAS. Proceedings from the international scientific conference held on October 5–6, 2021, Prof. Marin Drinov Academic Publishing House, Sofia, 2022, pp. 99–125.
  13. Economic and Political Transformations in Scandinavia in the Context of the Pandemic Crisis. In: Proceedings of the Annual Scientific Conference of BAES, held on March 25, 2022, Bulgarian Association for European Studies, Sofia, 2022, pp. 30–50. ISBN: 978-619-90953-1-8.
  14. The Sámi Community – Between Arctic Tradition and Modern Civilization. In: Historical Review, No. 2/2024, pp. 109–136. ISSN: 0323-9748.
  15. The Swedish Historical School – the Long Road from Passing through the National Romanticism to the Integration into European Scientific Thought. In: Proceedings of the Institute for Historical Studies, Vol. XXXIX – On Professionalism in Historical Science – Collection of Studies in Honor of Prof. D.Sc. Tamara Stoilova, Prof. Marin Drinov Academic Publishing House, Sofia, 2025, pp. 74–105.

4. Participation in Scientific Conferences:

  • June 4, 2015
    The Modern Vikings and the Heirs of the Dragon: The Unusual Partnership between Sweden and China
    Third International Conference on Chinese Studies „The Silk Road”, organized by the Confucius Institute in Sofia
  • June 2, 2017
    In Search of Europe – China’s New Arctic Shipping Route
    Fourth International Conference on Chinese Studies „The Silk Road”, organized by the Confucius Institute in Sofia
  • December 1, 2017
    The Silk Road and the Amber Road as Axes of Interaction between Asia and Europe
    International Conference dedicated to the 25th Anniversary of the Chinese Studies Program at Sofia University „St. Kliment Ohridski”
  • May 30, 2019
    The Rise of China and the Future of the White Continent
    Fifth International Conference on Chinese Studies „The Silk Road”, organized by the Confucius Institute in Sofia
  • November 18, 2020
    The „Saltsjöbaden Model” and Sweden’s Ambitions for Its Incorporation into the European Integration Process
    Fifth National Scientific Conference on Political Economy: „Political Economy and the Future of the Global Economy”
  • June 4, 2021
    China’s Arctic Dreams – Projects, Partners and Realities
    Sixth International Conference on Chinese Studies „The Silk Road”, organized by the Confucius Institute
  • October 5, 2021
    The Study of the History of the Nordic Countries – Challenges for Bulgarian Science and Education
    Conference: The Study of World History and Bulgarian Historical Science, organized by the Institute for Historical Studies, BAS
  • November 19, 2021
    The Green Apple of Discord – China’s Advances in the International Race for Domination in Greenland
    Second International Conference „Current Issues in Contemporary Chinese and Oriental Studies”, Sofia University „St. Kliment Ohridski”, Faculty of Classical and Modern Philology, Chinese Studies Department
  • March 25, 2022
    Economic and Political Transformation in Scandinavia in Times of Pandemic Crisis
    Annual Scientific Conference of the Bulgarian Association for European Studies (BAES)
  • June 4, 2022
    The Role of the Green Party in the Swedish Parliamentary Model
    National Conference „Parliamentary Governance and Crises” – organized on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Department of Political Science at New Bulgarian University
  • May 11–12, 2023
    The Arctic – Axes of Interaction between the Nordic Countries and their Polar Partners. – Cooperation and Controversy
    14th Annual International Conference on Baltic and Nordic Studies, Ovidius University of Constanța, Romania
  • June 2–3, 2023
    Beyond the Sea – China’s Maritime Ambitions for Expansion into European Ports
    Seventh International Scientific Conference „The Silk Road”, organized by the Confucius Institute at Sofia University „St. Kliment Ohridski”, Sofia, Bulgaria
  • November 14, 2023
    The Sámi Community – Between Arctic Tradition and Modern Civilization
    Seminar under the National Program „Young Scientists and Postdoctoral Researchers – 2” at the Institute for Historical Studies, BAS
  • April 24–25, 2024
    The Future of the Arctic – Between Ambitions for Economic Prosperity and Impulses for Remilitarization
    Scientific Conference „Bulgaria, Europe and the World: Traditions and Transformations” under the National Program „Young Scientists and Postdoctoral Researchers – 2”, Institute for Historical Studies – BAS, Sofia
  • June 18–19, 2025
    The Sámi Ethnic Group in the Nordic Countries – Minority Policies and Integration Challenges
    National Conference with International Participation (hybrid format) „Minorities and Minority Groups – Challenges and Adaptation within the International System”, Institute for Historical Studies – BAS, Sofia

5. Participation in Scientific Projects

  • 2019–2020
    Project: „Preparation and Organization of a Student Conference” on the topic „The Treaty of Neuilly and Its Consequences.”
  • 2019–2022
    Project: The Study of World History and Bulgarian Historical Science, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the founding of the „World History and International Relations in Modern and Contemporary Times” Section at the Institute for Historical Studies, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
  • 2023–2024
    National Program: Young Scientists and Postdoctoral Researchers – 2, Council of Ministers Decision № 206 / April 7, 2022
    Project: The Sámi People between Arctic Traditions and Modern Civilization
  • 2023–2025
    Project: Minorities and Minority Groups – Challenges and Adaptation within the International System (20th–21st century)
    Section „World History and International Relations in Modern and Contemporary Times”, Institute for Historical Studies, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
  • 2025–2026
    Collective scientific project „Collective volume in honor of Prof. Dr. Luiza Revyakina“, organized by the Institute for Historical Research at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (participant).