Maryana Prokop, holds PhD in Political Science, she is Assistant Professor at the Institute of International Relations and Public Policies, of the Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce (Poland). Her research interests include Political Systems of Eastern Europe countries, hybrid regimes and international relations between post Soviet States.She is author of the book (in polish) A research on Hybrid Regimes. Case study on Political systems of Ukraine and Russia 2000-2012 and coauthor (in english) Public Policy and the impact of COVID-19 in Europe. Economic, Political and Social Dimensions.