Welcome to my home page! I am a PhD candidate at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy, working under the supervision of Professor Alexander Trechsel. My research interests include electronic democracy, public participation and democratic innovations. I am particularly interested in understanding how Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) are used in public participation and how ICT can strengthen citizens? role in political processes.

I hold a Master of Science in Business and Economics from Uppsala university and an MRes in Political Studies from the EUI, where I am currently working.

On this website you can find some more details about my project, as well as a short CV.

If you would like some more information, please contact me: alina.ostling@eui.eu