October 19, 2017 Aleksandra Lukina’s lecture, “Russia’s Demographic Trends,” focused on trends, including birth and death rates, international migration, and forecasts of Russia’s age-sex structure. Lukina used statistical data to study fertility rate dynamics and …
Month: October 2017
Kathryn Hendley Publishes New Book on Russian Law
October, 2017 Kathryn Hendley, William Voss-Bascom Professor of law and political science and Wisconsin Russia Project steering committee member, recently published Everyday Law in Russia (Cornell University Press). In the book, Hendley challenges commonly-held beliefs concerning law in …
Wisconsin Russia Project Fellow, Megan Metzger, Presents Research at CREECA’s Lecture Series
October 5, 2017 Wisconsin Russia Project post-doctoral scholar, Megan Metzger, presented her research at CREECA’s regular lecture series: “Social Media, Non-Locals and Information During EuroMaidan.” In her talk, she explored how social media may shape information exchange …
According to The National Interest, Russian Studies is Thriving
October, 2017 A recent article from The National Interest by Timothy Frye features the scholarship of Wisconsin Russia Project steering committee members, Scott Gehlbach and Paul Dower.
Summer Workshop Scheduled
The Wisconsin Russia Project will host a two-day conference on contemporary Russia on July 26-27, 2018. The conference will bring together scholars in Russian social sciences, including graduate students, post-doctoral scholars, and UW-Madison faculty who both …
Wisconsin Russia Project Kicks Off the Fall Semester with a CREECA Lecture from Paul Dower
September 7, 2017 Paul Dower, an Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Applied Economics at UW-Madison and a Wisconsin Russia Project steering committee member, began the series of CREECA lectures for the 2017-2018 academic year with …
Post Doctoral Fellows Arrive in Madison
September, 2017 Aleksandra Lukina arrived in Madison to complete a post-doctoral fellowship. She recently received her PhD from Saint Petersburg State University and will be a fellow at UW-Madison in both fall 2017 and summer 2018. …
Visiting Graduate Fellow Arrives in Madison
August, 2017 Aldar Chirninov arrived in Madison to complete his pre-doctoral fellowship during the fall 2017 semester. He will perform research toward a comparative legal study of Russia and the United States.
Welcoming Paul Dower to UW-Madison!
Summer, 2017 With funding from the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the continued financial support of the university, Paul Dower has joined the faculty in the UW-Madison Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics. Assistant Professor Dower …
Carnegie Corporation of New York Awards $1 Million to UW-Madison | The Wisconsin Russia Project Launches
September 26, 2016 The Carnegie Corporation of New York (CCNY) announced the University of Wisconsin–Madison as a recipient of a $1 million grant to strengthen the study of Russia at U.S. universities. The grant from the Carnegie …