Dr. Siyana Gurova

Work at ZHAW

Position

• Research Associate & Lecturer
• DIZH Fellow

Education and Continuing education

Education

• PhD / Political Science
  University of Zurich
  2017 - 2021
• Master of Arts / Comparative and International Studies
  ETH Zurich
  2014 - 2016

Network

Membership of networks

Green Fintech Network

Social media

LinkedIn

Media presence

• Le Temps: Les entreprises suisses sont peu préparées pour fournir des rapports de durabilité
• Financial Times Ignites Europe: BlackRock bottom in ranking of sustainability voting records
• Le Temps: Credit Suisse est le gérant le plus engagé pour la durabilité, selon une étude zurichoise
• Responsible Investor: UK and German pension funds lag on voting transparency, study finds
• IPE: Ethos calls on asset managers to toughen stance on sustainability at AGMs
• Die Volkswirtschaft: USA-China-Entkopplung: Wie Schweizer Firmen ihre Geschäftsmodelle widerstandsfähiger machen können
• Financial Investigator: Proxy voting best practices: how Dutch pension funds lead by example
• ZHAW Impact: Wenn zwei sich streiten

Projects

• Harmony or Dissonance: A Quantitative Analysis of Asset Managers' Proxy Voting Behavior / Project leader / completed
• Geopolitical risks in a fragmented economy / Team member / completed
• Investor Impact / Project leader / completed

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed

• Caramani, D., Gurova, S., & Widmann, T. (2024). The evolution of global cleavages : a historical analysis of territorial and functional world alignments based on automated text analysis, 1843–2020. Comparative Political Studies, 58(7), 1495–1532. https://doi.org/10.1177/00104140241271085
• Gurova, S. (2024). Ideological cleavages beyond the nation-state : the emergence of transnational political groups in international parliaments. The Review of International Organizations, 20(3), 471–501. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11558-023-09522-3

Book chapters, peer-reviewed

Zoller-Rydzek, B., Gurova, S., & Keller, F. (2025). Geopolitical risks : differential impacts on domestic firms and MNEs. In R. van Tulder, N. Fernandes Crespo, V. Corado Simões, & C. Fernandes Crespo (Eds.), The changing global power balance : challenges for European firms (pp. 325–348). Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1745-886220250000019016

Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed

• Gurova, S. (2023). Conceptualization and measurement of international competitiveness : the case of Swiss companies. 23rd EURAM Annual Conference, Dublin, Ireland, 14-16 June 2023.
• Zoller-Rydzek, B., Gurova, S., & Keller, F. (2023, December 15). Navigating change : managing firm risks in turbulent times. 49th Conference of the European International Business Academy (EIBA), Lisbon, Portugal, 15-17 December 2023.

Other publications

• Caramani, D., Gurova, S., & Widmann, T. (2024). The evolution of global cleavages : a historical analysis of territorial and functional world alignments based on automated text analysis, 1843−2020. European University Institute. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-30828
• Timcheva, S. (2019). Solving the Babylon problem : the formation of transnational political groups in international parliaments. ECPR Standing Group on Parliaments Conference, Leiden, the Netherlands, 27-29 June 2019.

Publications before appointment at the ZHAW

Timcheva, S. (2021). Ideological Cleavages beyond the Nation-State: The Rise of Transnational Political Groups in International Parliaments. (Dissertation, University of Zurich). https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-205673

Other publications

• Caramani, Daniele; Gurova, Siyana. 2026. How the Catholic Church Shapes Global Cleavages: An Empirical Analysis of the Politicization of World Inequalities from 1830 to the Present. Working paper.
• Voting for the Future: Pension Policies & Practices across six European Countries
• Profit Over Planet: How Swiss Asset Managers Fall Short of Fulfilling Their Environmental Stewardship Responsibilities
• Caramani, Daniele; Gurova, Siyana; Widmann, Tobias, 2024. The evolution of global cleavages : a historical analysis of territorial and functional world alignments based on automated text analysis, 1843−2020. RSC Working Paper ; 2024/07. European University Institute.
• Boos, D., Hefti, J., Sigg, A., Willi, E., & Gurova, S. (2024). Impact through Corporate Stewardship? A Rating of Swiss Asset Managers Based on Visible Action. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
• The Stewardship Field Guide: A Practical Playbook for Credible Investor Influence

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