Current Project
Digital Vigilantism in Russia: Mediated Citizen-Led Justice in the Context of Social Change and Social Harm.
NWO grant 276-45-004.
Previous education
· University of Geneva, Switzerland
Master of Advanced Studies in International and European Security 2015-2016
Thesis: “Portrayal of Syrian Refugees in the Russian and German media”
· OSCE Academy in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic (Best MA Thesis)
Master of Arts in Politics and Security
2012-2013
Thesis: “Enclaves – the ‘Swiss Cheese’ of the Fergana Valley: Inherited Past or Constructed Present?”
· Whitworth University. Spokane, Washington State, USA
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
2006-2009
Thesis: “The role of Nonviolence in the 2005 ‘Tulip Revolution’ in Kyrgyzstan”
Research visits
· St. Petersburg State University, the Russian Federation
Erasmus Plus Teaching Exchange
Guest Lecturer in the MA and BA programmes
March 2020
· Sciences Po, France
Erasmus Plus Exchange
Guest Lecturer in the MA programme
April 2019
·Moscow Higher School of Economics, the Russian Federation
Visiting Research Fellow
April-May 2018
· OSCE Academy in Bishkek,
Kyrgyz Republic
Guest Lecturer in the MA programme
June 2018; May 2019
Awards
Teaching award “Media and Communication 2020”, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication
Memberships
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European Union-Central Asia Monitoring (EUCAM) Advisory Board member
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Research School for Media Studies (RMeS) PhD Council member and Co-Chair
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British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies (BASEES) member
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Surveillance Studies Network (SSN) member
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Surveillance in The Global South Network member
Selected academic activities and conferences
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RightsCon Online Panel moderator: Digital Fights for Digital Rights? Investigating Privacy in the Global South. 27-31 July 2020.
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OSCE Academy in Bishkek. Interactive Workshop on Digital Tools and Challenges Amid the Global Pandemic. Online Workshop. 24 July 2020.
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The Institute for War and Peace Reporting. Cabar.Asia Media School. Presentation title: “Digital Media and Security in Central Asia”. Online Workshop. 3 June 2020.
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Second Lisbon Winter School on Media and Uncertainty. Lisbon, Portugal. 7-11 January 2020.
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Internet Governance Forum. Berlin, Germany. 25-29 November 2019.
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ECREA Conference Digital Fortress Europe. Presentation title: “Russophone Social Media Groups in the Netherlands: At Home Among the Strangers?” Brussels, Belgium. 30-31 October 2019.
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Aleksanteri Institute. Presentation title: Media control as a source of political power in Central and Eastern Europe. Academic Workshop. Presenter. Helsinki, Finland. 2-3 September 2019.
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The University of Tokyo. Presentation title: Vigilant Practices in the Digitally-Mediated Public: A Global Perspective. Academic Workshop. Tokyo, Japan. 2 July 2019.
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The 17th Chinese Internet Research Conference: Digital Cultures: Chinese Internet and Beyond. Presenter. Singapore. 28 June 2019.
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St. Petersburg State University, Russia. Comparative Media Studies in Today’s World 7th International Conference. 16-18 April 2019.
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Surveillance Studies Network (SSN). Presentation title: “Unsanctioned Hooligans or Endorsed Peoples’ Activists? Discourses on Digital Vigilantes in the Russian Media.” Aarhus, Denmark. 7-9 June 2018
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Cambridge University. British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies (BASEES) Conference. Presentation title: “Citizen-led Justice in Russia: From Comrades’ Courts to Dotcomrade Vigilantism”. Cambridge, United Kingdom. 13-15 April 2018
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Georgetown University's Seventh Annual International Conference on Cyber Engagement. Invited Expert. News, Alternative Facts, and Propaganda. Presentation title: The Role of Cyber in Influence Operations. Washington DC, USA. 24 April 2017.
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OSCE Academy in Bishkek and Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, “Post-Communism 25+: Reflections on Social, Economic and Political Transitions”. Presentation title: “German and Russian Media Response to Syrian Refugee Inflow into Germany: Unmanageable Crisis or Managed Opportunity?” Kyrgyz Republic. 5-8 October 2016.