Mulka Nisic

Mulka Nisic is a research officer at the Centre for Hate Studies, University of Leicester, secretary general of the Recovered Users Network (RUN), and chair of the global gender committee within the World Federation Against Drugs. With decades of active engagement in drug policy and addiction recovery, she has contributed to EU and UN debates within the Civil Society Forum on Drugs (CSFD) and the Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs (VNGOC), advocating for gender-sensitive approaches to drug-related issues. Mulka also serves on the Scientific Advisory Council of the International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP) and the Global Women’s Network. Her current research examines the lived experiences of individuals in recovery and gender-specific recovery pathways across nine European countries, with a focus on recovery capital and the impact of stigma.