Hajdi Xhixha is a political scientist researching how ideological narratives, militarised citizenship, and state-controlled identity shape governance and legitimacy in Eastern Europe and hybrid regimes. Her work combines political theory, security studies, and post-Soviet transformation, with publications in Security and Defence Quarterly, SAGE Open, the Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe, and Routledge volumes. She earned a PhD in International Relations from the University of Tirana and initially studied Russian language and literature. As Dean of the Faculty of Political Science and Security Studies at UBT, Prishtina, she advocates for interdisciplinary programmes and engages in global discussions on security, democracy, and European integration.
Research Topic: Forging the Garrison Mindset: Social Militarisation, Regime Legitimation, and Russia’s Confrontational Foreign Policy Toward the EU (2020–Present)
University Affiliation: University of La Laguna, Spain
Research Advisor: Prof. Francisco Flores Muñoz, University of La Laguna, Spain