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 …
News
“As U.S.-Russia Tensions Rise, Rekindle People-to-People Relations”
This op-ed piece on “The National Interest” website mentions Ted Gerber’s study of Russian studies in the U.S. and the response by the Carnegie Corporation of NY.
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 …
WRP Faculty Publication in American Political Science Review
Two WRP faculty members, Scott Gehlbach and Paul Dower, are co-authors to a recent article in the American Political Science Review, along with Evgeny Finkel (a UW-Madison alumnus) and Steven Nafziger. See the link for …
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 …
New Article Published by Theodore Gerber
Theodore Gerber published an article in The Journal of Human Rights (Volume 16, Issue 3, 2017) entitled “Public opinion on human rights in Putin-era Russia: Continuities, changes, and sources of variation” http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14754835.2016.1258550.
Indiana University’s Russian Studies Workshop announces Russian Study Fellowships for Summer 2018
With the generous support of a major grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Russian Studies Workshop (RSW) at Indiana University (IU) is offering awards of up to $6500 to cover tuition/mandatory fees …
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 …
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 …