Marija Risteska
Executive Director
Center for Research and Policy Making
Marija Risteska is the founder and executive director of the Center for Research and Policy Making (CRPM), a Western Balkan regional think and do tank. She holds PhD in political science and has led multicountry teams in complex projects introducing ex-post evaluation of policies, gender responsive budgeting, diversification and social contracting of care services and setting up community referral mechanisms for prevention from violence. Dr. Risteska’s textbooks include Public Policy, Policy Making and Public Value (2017), Gender Responsive Budgeting (2013), and Gender Responsive Budgeting in a Southern European Context (Springer Nature, 2026).
Recent Publications
Balkan Subnational Innovation Competitiveness Index
For policymakers to bolster their regional innovation capacity and global competitiveness, they first must know where they stand. This report benchmarks 48 regions across Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, and Serbia on 13 commonly available innovation indicators.
Recent Events and Presentations
Innovation and Competitiveness: GTIPA Summit, 2023
Join members of the Global Trade and Innovation Policy Alliance (GTIPA) for a series of expert panel discussions on technology and innovation policy. Topics will include the keys to subnational innovation competitiveness in Europe and South America, optimal ways to stimulate life sciences innovation, how digital technologies can drive decarbonization, and the possibilities for reimaging value chains in the global trading system.
