Zhylien Kaja is a research coordinator and assistant at the Department of Social and Cultural Sciences at Fulda University of Applied Sciences. He holds a Master's degree in Intercultural Communication and European Studies from the same institution. Previously, he worked as a student assistant for Professor Doctor Claudia Wienser and as an academic tutor for the subject "Introduction into the EU Integration" at Fulda University of Applied Sciences. Kaja is working on his Ph.D. project with a focus on EU enlargement and the Western Balkans, examining the impact of civil society on political changes that could facilitate the Western Balkans' accession to the EU. He obtained his Bachelor's degree in British and American studies from the University of Tirana. His research interests primarily revolve around the European Integration, civil society, democracy, and the Western Balkans' prospects of joining the EU.

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