Alexandra Karppi

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Alexandra Karppi (@AlexandraKarppi) is a research analyst covering the Western Balkans and Central and Eastern Europe at Freedom House, and co-author of Nations in Transit, Freedom House’s annual survey of democratic governance from Central Europe to Eurasia. Prior to joining Freedom House, Alexandra was an Associate Program Officer for the Western Balkans at the Center for International Private Enterprise. She has also held research and editorial positions at the Institute for Social Research in Zagreb, Central European University’s Center for European Neighborhood Studies, and the Post-Conflict Research Center, a Sarajevo-based NGO.

Alexandra holds an MA in Russian, Eurasian, and East European Studies from Columbia University’s Harriman Institute and a BA in Political Science and Slavic Studies from Columbia College. She is also on LinkedIn.