Dr. Goran Ilik is a full professor and Vice-Rector for Science at the University St. Kliment Ohridski in Bitola (North Macedonia) and also one of our newest editorial committee members. He is the author of the books: “Europe at the Crossroads: The Treaty of Lisbon as a Basis of European Union International Identity”, “EUtopia: The International Political Power of the EU in the Process of Ideeologization of the Post-American World”, and “International Relations and the European Union: Values before Power”. Professor Dr. sc. Goran Ilik is a lecturer/trainer at the State Academy of Judges and Public Prosecutors “Pavel Shatev” – Skopje (North Macedonia). Professor Dr. sc. Goran Ilik is also co-founder of the Institute for Research and European Studies – Bitola and Editor-in-Chief of the international academic journals "Journal of Liberty and International Affairs" and "Journal of Legal and Political Education". He also completed a post-doctoral fellowship on “New Technologies and Law” at the “Mediterranea” International Centre for Human Rights Research in Italy (2020-2021). 

Here are some of his recent publications:

1. Mladen Karadjoski and Goran Ilik. 2024. “SPECIFIC CONDITIONALITY OF THE EU TOWARDS THE WESTERN BALKANS: THE MACEDONIAN CASE”. Studia Europejskie – Studies in European Affairs 3/2024, 281-293. DOI: https://doi.org/10.33067/SE.3.2024.16, https://journalse.com/speci%ef%ac%81c-conditionality-of-the-eu-towards-the-western-balkans-the-macedonian-case/ 
2. Shushak Lozanovska, Ivona, Angelina Stanojoska, Ice Ilijevski, and Goran Ilik. 2024. “ACCESS TO JUSTICE THROUGH CLINICAL LEGAL EDUCATION: A CASE STUDY OF THE FACULTY OF LAW, UKLO BITOLA, NORTH MACEDONIA”. Journal of Legal and Political Education 1 (1):19-34. https://doi.org/10.47305/JLPE2411019shl
3. Goran Ilik. 2023. “THE ENHANCED COOPERATION MECHANISM AS A FEDERATOR?: CONSTRAINTS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION”. In: Tendencje federalizacyjne Unii Europejskiej, ed. Grzegorz Pastuszko, CBPE, Copyright by Akademia Wymiaru Sprawiedliwości Warszawa 2023, https://aws.edu.pl/tendencje-federalizacyjne-unii-europejskiej-red-grzegorz-pastuszko/