Iveri Kekenadze Gustafsson (he/him) is a PhD candidate in European Studies at Lund University and International Officer at the Malmö Academy of Music. His research examines the process of EU enlargement, focusing on the shift from progress to stagnation and on how enlargement is shaped relationally between candidate countries and EU institutions. He employs mid-range theoretical frameworks, such as the “Double Disappointment” concept, to analyse why EU enlargement repeatedly stalls as mutual breakdowns in trust and commitment occur across actor levels, leading to spirals of disappointment in the accession process.

In addition to his doctoral research, he teaches on EU institutions and governance, and project management courses, and contributes to internationalisation and quality enhancement in higher music education. His broader academic interests span European integration, democratic resilience, internationalisation of higher education, and the role of culture in EU external relations.

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