Milada's research currently focuses on the revival of EU enlargement, and Ukraine’s path to EU membership amid the transformation of European politics and institutions as a result of Russia’s war against Ukraine.

Her recent articles explore protest in defence of liberal democracy across Europe, along with the effects of strengthening ethnopopulism and democratic backsliding on European states – and how these changes are affecting party systems and civic participation.

She is part of the core team of the Chapel Hill Expert Survey (CHES) on the positions of political parties across Europe.

Milada holds a BA from Stanford University and an MPhil and DPhil from St Antony's College, Oxford.

She has held fellowships and grants from various institutions including the European University Institute, the Center for European Studies at Harvard University, the Center of International Studies at Princeton University, the National Science Foundation and the National Council for Eurasian and East European Research.

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