Alexander Kondakov

In residence at UW-Madison for the spring 2018 semester, Alexander Kondakov worked with Professor Kathryn Hendley. Kondakov is an assistant professor of Department of Political Science and Sociology at the European University at St. Petersburg, Russia who completed his Ph.D. in sociology at the University of St. Petersburg. His research interests lie in the sphere of queer sexuality and law, including research projects in which he studied effects of the law banning ‘propaganda of homosexuality’ in Russia. His work has appeared in Social and Legal Studies, QED: A Journal in GLBTQ Worldmaking, and Feminist Legal Studies.