Professor of Practice in the Social Sciences of Russia The Wisconsin Russia Project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison seeks candidates for up to two appointments as Professor of Practice in the social sciences (anthropology, economics, …
Year: 2022
Third Young Scholars Conference Held at UW-Madison
On June 2-3, 2022, about 60 experts on Russian social sciences from across Europe, Russia, and the United States took part in the Third Wisconsin Russia Project Young Scholars Conference, held in Madison, Wisconsin. The …
Political Science Ph.D. Candidate, Anton Shirikov, on the PBS NewsHour
Anton Shirikov (Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science Department) discusses false narratives about Russia-Ukraine war on the PBS NewsHour https://www.pbs.org/video/information-war-1646951156/
WRP 2019-2020 postdoctoral scholar Natalia Savelyeva is cited in the Atlantic article
WRP 2019-2020 postdoctoral scholar Natalia Savelyeva is cited in the Atlantic article, “‘We Can Only Be Enemies’: One family’s experience of Vladimir Putin’s invasion offers a path to the end of the war,” by Peter …
Call for Proposals: Wisconsin Russia Project 2022 Young Scholars Conference
With funding from Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Wisconsin Russia Project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will host a two-day conference for young scholars in the social sciences to present their research on contemporary Russia. The conference …
Call for Papers: Graduate Conference on the Study of Russia in the Social Sciences
CFP for a graduate student research conference on the study of Russia in the social sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Open to disciplines including, but not limited to, political science, …
Political Science Professor, Yoshiko Herrera, on WTMJ podcast
What is Vladimir Putin’s motivation behind the military build-up along the Ukrainian border? WRP Steering Committee member, Political Science Professor, Yoshiko Herrera, talks with WTMJ’s Erik Bilstad. You can listen to the podcast at the …
Interview with WRP Director, Ted Gerber, on Wisconsin Public Radio
Wisconsin Russia Project Director, Conway-Bascom Professor of Sociology, Ted Gerber, shared his views on the tension between Russia and Ukraine on Wisconsin Public Radio on Jan 25, 2022. https://www.wpr.org/will-russia-invade-ukraine
Visiting Fellow at the Aleksanteri Institute (University of Helsinki)
The Aleksanteri Institute (University of Helsinki) is pleased to invite applications for its Visiting Fellowships for the academic year 2022-2023 from scholars holding a PhD degree and pursuing research that relates to the Institute’s research …
WRP 2017-2018 postdoctoral fellow gives a lecture on Russian regional governors
Wisconsin Russia Project 2017-2018 postdoctoral fellow, Dmitriy Vorobyev, gives a lecture about the personal characteristics of Russian regional governors serving between 2006 and 2019. Dmitriy Vorobyev is a senior researcher at the Laboratory for International …