Alina Östling

Alina holds a PhD title in Political Sciences from the European University Institute (www.eui.eu) and carries our research at the intersection of democracy, digital technologies, and co-creation. Her experience spans academic research, policy advisory work, civic tech practice and governance - bridging research and public sector innovation.

At RISE, Alina is part of different projects, all related to democratic elements such as civic participation, co-creation, transparency and accountability.

In addition to Alina's academic expertise, she has a long of experience as evaluator and expert providing support and advice to international and civil society organisations (European Commission, Council of Europe, OSCE/ODIHR, UNDP, Open Government Partnership, Transparency International).

Alina has been heading a Swedish civil society organisation between 2020-2024) Open Knowledge Sweden, which is active in the field of data and democracy, and relies of a network of over 40 branches worldwide (https://okfn.org/).

Alina is also representing Sweden as a Member of Management Committee of different COST* Actions focusing on innovation for social change, deliberation, digital politics, artistic practices, and circularity. (* COST stands for European Cooperation in Science and Technology and is an academic networking tool funded by the EU.)

Her full list of publications is available here: https://sites.google.com/view/alinaostling/publications