Dr. Eliška Drápalová

Short bio

Dr. Eliška Drápalová has been a research fellow at the WZB since January 2022. Prior to that, she was involved as a guest researcher. She obtained her PhD in Political Economy from the European University Institute in Florence, Italy. She was a postdoctoral fellow at the Organizations, Management and Leadership Cluster of the Hertie School in Berlin as well as the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Eliška is a comparative political scientist and administration scholar interested in the quality of government and regulation in cities, smart cities and the effect of technology on public administration. She co-directs a DFG-funded project on regulating platform companies in EU cities and regions together with Prof. Kai Wegrich from the Hertie School (Berlin).