He completed a Ph.D. in Political Science and an M.A. in Economics from Stanford University. At UCLA, Marinov will work on his project Democracy as an Emerging System of Global Clubs: Where will the 'Respect for Democracy' Clause Go Next and What Will It Do?, in which he will examine the implications of commitments to democracy in international organizations. He will teach a seminar in International Development Studies on "The International Dimensions of Democratization" and a lecture course on international relations in Political Science. Marinov is a native of Bulgaria.