Lídia Minich

Lídia Minich is a researcher specializing in international security, democratic governance, and gender politics, with a regional focus on Central and Eastern Europe. She is currently completing an MA in International Security Management at the Berlin School of Economics and Law, where her thesis examines the exploitation and reintegration of girl child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Her research interests include authoritarianism, populism, democratic backsliding, feminist security studies, and conflict-related sexual violence. 

Minich has contributed policy-relevant analysis and scholarly commentary through think tanks, academic initiatives, and civil society organizations, addressing topics such as Hungary’s authoritarian turn, gendered dimensions of conflict, and the global erosion of liberal democratic norms. She has professional experience with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and international research institutions, combining empirical research with programme coordination in humanitarian and governance contexts. 

Her work adopts interdisciplinary and feminist analytical approaches to security and international politics, with publications on European democratic resilience, women’s rights under authoritarian rule, and diplomatic norms. She holds a BA in International Relations from Eötvös Loránd University and has pursued additional studies in conflict resolution and humanitarian governance at Roma Tre University.