February 22, 2018 Alexander Kondakov visited with Flagship students over tea about LGBTQ life in Russia and the 2013 Russian law on “gay propaganda.”
Project Activities
Alexander Kondakov Attends Symposium at Davidson College
February 16-17, 2018 WRP post-doc, Alexander Kondakov, attended a two-day symposium at Davidson College, where he presented results of his court decisions study that showed a sharp rise in anti-LGBTQ hate crimes in Russia after the …
Vorobyev visits UW-Madison Russian Flagship
February 8, 2018 WRP post-doc, Dmitriy Vorobyev, visited with UW-Madison’s Russian Flagship students over tea. They discussed the selection process of governors for Russia’s 85 regions.
Dmitriy Vorobyev Presents at CREECA’s Lecture Series
February 2, 2018 Dmitriy’s lecture, “Political Cycles and Corruption in Russian Regions,” discussed his research on corruption and political cycles. Opportunistic incumbent politicians, both elected and appointed, adjust public policies in systematic ways over political cycles. …
WRP Fellows Arrive to Madison for the Spring Semester
The Wisconsin Russia Project welcomes post-doctoral fellow, Alexander Kondakov, and three graduate student fellows, Kristina Butaeva, Dmitri Trifonov, and Mariia Ukhvatova! The scholars arrived to Madison in January and have already begun working with their …
Call for Proposals – Wisconsin Russia Project Young Scholars Workshop
With funding from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Wisconsin Russia Project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will host a two-day workshop for young scholars in the social sciences with a focus on contemporary …
Scott Gehlbach and Dmitri Kofanov Publish in Slavic Review
WRP faculty member, Scott Gehlbach, and WRP graduate student, Dmitri Kofanov, published an article in the Fall 2017 issue of Slavic Review. See the link for more details: (Good) Land and Freedom (for Former Serfs): Determinants of Peasant Unrest …
Aleksandra Lukina Presents at CREECA’s Lecture Series
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 …
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 …
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 …