Politics and Sociology Staff Recent Publications, Public Engagement and Activity

Details of recent public engagement, publications, media appearances and activities of SSEES Politics & Sociology colleagues

May 2024

On 31 May, Dr Christian Emery chaired the SSEESing event: Kabul: Final Call 鈥� in conversation with Sir Laurie Bristow
Prof Alena Ledeneva launched the third volume in the Global Encyclopaedia of Informality:听on 28 May.听
Prof Anne White听辫耻产濒颈蝉丑别诲听'Social remittances: the influence of fellow migrants', in N. Shah (ed.) Social Remittances and Social Change: Focus on Asia and Middle East (Lahore: Lahore School of Economics, May 2024), pp.
On May 16, Dr Grazina Bielousova听presented at Vilnius University Instutite of International Relations and Political Science Feminist Study Group Seminar "Social Reproduction and Women's NGOs in Lithuania"
On 16 May, Dr听Jessie Barton Hronesova听gave a paper presentation on victimhood politics at "What Matters? The Politics of Narrating War", University of Massachusetts Lowell (online).
On 14 May, comments by听Dr Ben Noble听were included in an听听颈苍听The Times听on Vladimir Putin鈥檚 elite reshuffle.
On 13 May, an听听co-authored by听Dr Ben Noble听and Professor Nikolai Petrov on Vladimir Putin鈥檚 elite reshuffle was published by Chatham House.
On 13 May, comments by听Dr Ben Noble听were included in an AFP听听on Vladimir Putin鈥檚 elite reshuffle.
On 1 May, Prof Anne White chaired two sessions of symposium 'From EU Enlargement to Brexit: 20 years of migration and research', London Metropolitan University.
Dr听Jessie Barton Hronesova听辫耻产濒颈蝉丑别诲听 in "The 鈥楩orum: Theoretical Concepts of Shaping the Memory, Edited by Sabina Ferhadbegovi膰 and Katerina Kr谩lov谩鈥�. Journal of Modern European History 22, no. 2 (1 May 2024): 130鈥�50.听

April 2024

On April 29,听Dr听Jessie Barton Hronesova听presented at the Oxford University Russian and East European Studies Seminar Series:. On听April 25 she participated in the Impact Exchange Workshop: Changing the Narratives in former Yugoslavia, held in Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina), co-organized with Jasna Dragovic-Soso (Goldsmiths).
Dr Christian Emery听published the article听'Iran has fallen for Israel's trap' for the听Institute for Arts and Ideas听on (April 17)
Dr Allan Sikk and former SSEES PhD Philipp Koeker wrote a blog piece for the European Institute: 听(22 April)
Dr Agnieszka Kubal chaired the panel event 'LGBTQ+ Rights in Poland: Quo Vadis?' at SSEES on 24 April. Freya Proudman , current SSEES PhD candidate was a speaker.听
On 22 April, PhD candidate Freya Proudman presented her research at the Research Student Seminar Series. Her talk was titled 'Resort to the Court:听A Research Agenda for Exploring Human Rights Litigation in LGBTQ+ Russians鈥� and Poles鈥� Quest for Justice'
On 11 April,听Dr Ben Noble听presented a paper co-authored with Dr Paul Schuler and Dr Jun Sudduth, 鈥楥o-opting the Cowed: Closing and Re-Opening Legislatures in Authoritarian Regimes鈥�, at a workshop at All Souls College, University of Oxford.
On 10 April,听Dr Ben Noble听took part in an expert听听at the Centre for European Reform on the Russian presidential election and prospects for Vladimir Putin鈥檚 fifth presidential term.
Prof Mark Galeotti wrote a piece for The Spectator;, published 6 April.听
On 6 April,听Dr Ben Noble听presented a paper co-authored with Dr Jody LaPorte, 鈥楶ower to the People? Referendums and the Construction of Nominal Support in Authoritarian Regimes鈥�, at the BASEES annual conference at the University of Cambridge.
Dr Irina Petrova took part in a webinar, 'Re-imagining EU Foreign and Security Policy in a Complex and Contested World'听at听Istituto Affari Internazionali(5 April)
Dr Ben Noble's book,听 was reviewed in The New York Review article 听(4 April)
Dr Jessie Barton Hronesova, Lecturer in Political Sociology, was听awarded a 果冻影院 Critical Area Studies research grant, which will be used to curate a workshop on听Portrayals of 鈥渢he West鈥� in Eastern Europe.听The workshop will take place 7 June at 果冻影院 SSEES.

March 2024

Dr Ben Noble听took part in the final workshop of the GULAGECHOES project, led by Professor Judith Pallot, in Oxford, 26鈥�27 March.
On 27 March, Dr Allan Sikk spoke on the about his new book:听"Party People: Candidates and Party Evolution".听
Dr Jessie Barton听Hronesova听published an article听with Daniel Kreiss, . Published online 2024 by Cambridge University Press.听
On 25 March, Prof Mark Galeotti spoke on Radio Free Europe's Week Ahead in Russia听on the Moscow shootings.
Dr Ben Noble spoke on Oh God, What Now- The Politics Podcast about听Putin's latest presidential victory.
On 20 March, Dr Allan Sikk was a discussant at the book presentation of Tamara Popic Health Reforms in Post-Communist Eastern Europe: The Politics of Policy Learning, Palgrave Macmillan. (Queen Mary University of London). On 21 March, Dr Sikk听attended a roundtable 鈥淚n Conversation with the Ambassador of Estonia鈥�, British Foreign Policy Group.
On 20 March, Dr Jessie Barton-Hroneseva was a speaker at the听Book launch: Utopia of the Uniform, chaired by Dr Jelena Calic.听
Dr Allan Sikk听is the regional coordinator for East-Central and Southeast Europe for Bertelsmann Transformation Index, a leading global report on political and economic transformation. He also wrote the regional report. .
Prof Mark Galeotti wrote a piece for iNews titled '' (18 March)
Dr Ben Noble was featured in the 果冻影院 European Institute's Spotlight for March.听
PhD candidate Ksenia Sizonova presented their research: 'How do Kyrgyz migrant women reflect on their everyday experiences in Russia?' as part of the SSEES Research Student Seminar Series on 18 March.听
On 17 March, Dr Ben Noble wrote an analysis for The Independent, titled
Dr Ben Noble gave an (15 March) on Russia's rigged presidential elections. Dr Noble also was quoted in The Telegraph article . On 18 March, Ben gave comment in The Guardian article . Ben was also interviewed on BBC News about the elections; watch here.听
On 14 March, comments by听Dr Ben Noble听were included in an Associated Press听听about the Russian presidential election.
On 12 March Dr Ben Noble gave comment in The Wall Street Journal article
On 12 March PhD candidate Oliver Banatvala gave a presentation of his research: 'The Shopping Mall as Public Sphere(?) Since Russia鈥檚 Full-scale Invasion of Ukraine' as part of the SSEES Research Student Seminar Series听
On 7 March, Dr Sean Hanley and Visiting Bracewell Scholar听Jan Hruska presented Jan's research considering 'Are second chambers seen as a safeguard for democracy? Evidence from the Czech Republic' as part of the SSEES Politics and Sociology Seminar Series.
Dr Ben Noble spoke at The Harriman Institute on 7 March, at the event titled;听.
On 1 March, an听听with听Dr Ben Noble听about Alexei Navalny was published on The Hundred.听

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February 2024

Prof Andrew Wilson听spoke at the Centre for European Reform event 'Ukraine's European Future: Prospects and Possibilities' on 27 February.听
The Global Encyclopaedia of Informality, Volume 3: A hitchhiker鈥檚 guide to informal problem-solving in human life, edited by Prof Alena Ledeneva听is now available to download from the听听(26 February)
On 22 February, PhD candidate Olga Doletskaya听spoke at a SSEESing event,听Queerness as Extremism: The Assault on LGBTQ+ Rights in Russia chaired by Dr Ben Noble,听in collaboration The Moscow Times.听
Prof Mark Galeotti听explains what Navalny鈥檚 death means for Putin's opposition on (20 February).听

Dr Ben Noble gave extensive commentary following the death of Alexei Navalny, including:听

Comments included in an article published by the Evening Standard on 19 February:听
Comments for coverage by the Independent published on 19 February:听
Comments included in an article published by the Telegraph on 18 February:听
A co-authored expert comment for Chatham House published on 17 February:听
Comments for an article published by Sky News on 17 February:听
Comments included in an article published by The Times of India on 17 February:听
Comments for an article published by BBC News Russian听on 16 February:听
Content from his co-authored book on Navalny was published by Foreign Policy in an article on 16 February:听
Comments for an article published by the Guardian on 16 February:听
Comments for coverage by the New York Times published on 16 February:听
Comments included in an article published by El Mundo on 16 February:听
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Prof Alena Ledeneva鈥檚 co-authored article withDana Minbaeva, Alena Ledeneva, Maral Muratbekova-Touron and Sven Horak,听听was announced as听the top ten most cited Academy of Management Review paper.听Scroll to the end for the AMR Most cited:听
The HuRiEE project, led by Dr Agnieszka Kubal produced its first vlog, explaining
On 12 February Dr Allan Sikk discussed his new book at CEDAR seminar at the University of Birmingham (with Philipp K枚ker)
Dr Jessie Barton Hroneslova听participated in a workshop in Belgrade at the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory that brought Kosovar and Serbian academics together, titled 'Academia without Borders and Walls'.
Dr Ben Noble was quoted in a Telegraph article published on 8 February on the barring of Boris Nadezhdin from the Russian presidential election ballot:听
Dr Grazina Bielousova听participated in a program on the national radio in Lithuania discussing the fate of the political left in Lithuania. Listen at:听
Andrea Tortella, current听BA Politics, Sociology and East European Studies,听appeared at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2024 in Davos. He presented his innovative start-up live on CNBC. Read the article in full:

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January 2024

David Rypel, PhD candidate presented his research: A Bottom-Up Approach to Understanding Everyday Security of Queer People in Georgia as part of the SSEES Research Student Seminar Series, 29 January 2024.听
Dr Ben Noble gave comments in The Guardian article '. His comments included in an Express article published on 6 February on Ramzan Kadyrov:听. Comments were also included in a HuffPost article published on 25 January on Russia's war on Ukraine:听听and he gave comments for a Telegraph article published on 20 January on heating emergencies in Russia:听
Dr Gra啪ina Bielousova听was interviewed for an international project sponsored by the Lithuanian Council for Culture:听
Dr Agnieszka Kubal听has been awarded a听Visegrad Fellowship at Open Society Archives听听and this work in Budapest will complement HuRiEE's research into the history of home-grown human rights activism in Eastern Europe and Russia (in 1970s and 1980s).听
On 13 January, Dr听Ben Noble听was quoted in a HuffPost article on elections taking place in 2024, with commentary on the March presidential election in Russia:听
Dr Jessie Barton Hronoseva's research has been cited听numerously in a letter to David Cameron about the situation in the Western Balkans, from the House of Lords: parliament.uk/publications/43075/documents/214261/default/.

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December 2023

Dr Jessie Barton听Hronesova听published in the听Journal of Genocide Research: 鈥楾he International Administration of Territory as an Interim Peace鈥�. 0, no. 0 (2023): 1鈥�13, with Moses, A. Dirk doi:10.1080/14623528.2023.2291923.
On 31 December, Dr Ben Noble was quoted in an on Ramzan Kadyrov's son, Adam.听
Dr Anna Shadrina听published an article about the political participation of older citizens in Belarus for Sociology听
Dr Zora Kostadinova published听Edep: ethical imagination and the Sunna of the Prophet Muhammed.听Cont Islam听(2023).
Dr Christian Emery gave an article review, Emery on Cummins, "American Cold War Strategy and the Absence of 'Swift and Effective Retribution' for the 1983 Marine Barracks Bombing", H-Diplo Article Review 1197, 14 December 2023.
On 9 December, Dr Ben Noble was quoted in a on the Russian presidential election campaign.听
On 8 December, Dr Ben Noble was quoted in a on Putin's participation in the Russian presidential election.
On 8 December, Dr Ben Noble听was quoted in a on听Putin's participation in the Russian presidential election.
On 8 December, an expert comment co-authored by Dr Ben Noble was published by on opposition to mobilisation in Russia
On 7-8 December, Dr Jessie Barton Hronesova moderated a discussion organised by University of Pristina in Kosovo on "Academia without Walls and Towers: Towards Engaged University Locally and Globally". On听听13 December 2023 she delivered a lecture at the The Hugo Valentin Centre, University of Uppsala on "Victimhood Narratives among Young Czech and Serbs".
On 7 December, Dr Ben Noble hosted a , including a discussion about whether and when we should use the term "post-Soviet".
On 6 December, Dr Ben Noble was quoted in a 听on Ramzan Kadyrov's son, Adam.
On 1 December, an co-authored by Dr Ben Noble was published by The World Today on the Russian presidential election.

November 2023

On 30 November, an op-ed by Dr Ben Noble on Ramzan Kadyrov and rumours about his ill-health and possible succession planning was published by .
Dr Sean Hanley chaired the roundtable discussion 'The Anatomy of Post-Communist Regimes' as part of the SSEESing event series. Prof Alena Ledeneva was a panel member.听
Prof Anne White co-authored a chapter:听听Grabowska, I., M. Garapich, E. Ja藕wi艅ska and A. White (2023) 鈥楰oniec fenomenu migracji poakcesyjnych?鈥�, in M. Lesi艅ska and M. Ok贸lski (eds), 30 wyk艂ad贸w o migracjach (Warsaw: Scholar), pp. 277鈥�92. On 2 November, Prof White was a guest lecturer at City, University of London: answering听MA Journalism students' questions on the October 2023 Polish general elections.
Prof Andrew Wilson chaired听'SSEESing听Russia鈥檚 Overlooked Invasion: Lessons from the 2014 War in Ukraine' with former PhD student Jakob Hauter on 15 November 2023.
On 14 November, Prof Mark Galeotti gave a presentation;听'Russian use of organised crime as an instrumet of statecraft,' Global Initiative against Transnational Organised Crime Security and Development Dialogue: State Threats and Illicit Economies, London.听
Dr Michal Murawski gave the Keynote lecture at Bauhaus University, Weimar, international conference on ,Title of lecture: "Re-Colonial Russia: Eco Scaping Putin's Paradise, from Authoritarian Freedom to Culture Z" (9 November 2023). Between 10-12 November, he was a Co-curator of "Ukrainian Hardcore: Learning from the Grassroots", 8th Construction Festival, Dnipro Center for Contemporary Culture, Ukraine; convening of the discussion programme, "Radical Reconstruction", and moderation of 3 discussion panels.. On 17 November, he听gave a talk in symposium "Towards a Multifaceted History of Architecture and Internationalism", Exeter University.
Prof Richard Mole听delivered听the Keynote听at 'Queer(y)ing Asylum' symposium, University of Nottingham, titled听''Worthy' refugees and 'acceptable' forms of harm' (8 November 2023)
Dr Jessie Barton听Hronesova briefed the European Policy Development of the Polish MFA on the situation in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia-Kosovo talks (7 November)
Mark Galeotti wrote an article for The Spectator on 6 November 2023. Also on 6th, he spoke on Radio Free Europe's podcast 'The Week Ahead in Russia'听听about Russia's Daghestan region- Listen at: .听On 10 November, he had a piece published on BNE Intelleinews:听'.
On 4 November, Dr Pete Duncan听was a speaker at 鈥楨urope, the Ukraine War and the World鈥�, at Chartist AGM.

October 2023

Dr Agnieszka Kubal deliverd the 26 October 2023. She spoke听about 鈥楥hoices about Researching Law in Eastern Europe and Russia鈥�. On 20 October she attended听a conference in Brussels on the launch of 鈥楯udicial Activism as a modality of resistance and a form of communication鈥� project (20 October 2023).听
Dr Ben Noble and Dr Michal Murawski听co-authored a chapter in 听(Edited by Sophia Psarra, Uta Staiger, and Claudia Sternberg, 果冻影院 Press, October 2023)
Prof Mark Galeotti听gave the听Keynote at Netherlands Intelligence Studies Association annual conference, titled 'Lessons in War: what have we learned from and about Russian intelligence since February 2022,' Amsterdam, on 25 October 2023. He was also a panellist at the Czech Security Forum in Prague, 26 October 2023.听
Dr Jessie Barton Hronesova听gave evidence to the House of Lords International Relations and Defence Committee ("The UK and the Western Balkans"): on the situation in the Western Balkans, foucssing on domestic instability in Bosnia and Herzegovina and latest escalation of Serbia-Kosovo relations with a focus on the role of the UK, EU and prospects of a conflict: (25 October 2023) A recording of the event can be watched at:听听-听 (starts at around 11:46)
Prof Mark Galeotti wrote听an article ',' for The Independent (21 October 2023) On 29 October, for听The Spectator he wrote an article:听. His article was published in The Spectator on 30 October 2023.
On 20 October, Dr Agniezka Kubal听took part in the half day conference听at听Acad茅mie royale de Belgiqu, which discussed "Dissensus on Liberal Democracy and the insights from european judges and civil society"
Dr Allan Sikk听and Philipp K枚ker (果冻影院 SSEES PhD, 2015) published their new book,听 (Oxford University Press) on 19 October 2023.听
Dr Agnieszka Kubal听gave comment in the BNE Intellenews article '(19 October 2023).
Prof Anne White chaired the SSEESing Now event 'SSEES-ing Poland鈥檚 new post-election landscape' which included Dr Agnieszka Kubal and Dr Pawel Bukowski as panellists. Held at 果冻影院 SSEES on 18 October 2023.听
Dr Agnieszka Kubal was quoted in the BBC News articlon October 8, 2023.听
On 1 October, Dr Sean Hanley was interviewed by Dr Sean Hanley听then charired the event 'A change of direction? Slovakia鈥檚 parliamentary elections and their implications' hosted at 果冻影院 SSEES on 4 October 2023. The recording can be seen on the听Also on 4 October, Dr Hanley gave comments in an Aljazeera article

September 2023

Dr Pete Duncan published 鈥楶utin and the Wagner Group鈥�,听Chartist, no. 324, September-October 2023, p. 22,听
Dr Michal Murawski was a co-editor of:听听Anosova, D., Axel. N., Murawski, M., Roche D.J. (eds.), 2023.听
Dr Agniezka Kubal moderated the event 'The Rule of Law Crisis in Poland' held at 果冻影院 on 16 September 2023.听
On 2 September, Dr Allan Sikk organised a panel "Legislative Party Instability" at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association in Los Angeles. He also presented a paper听听(based on switching data in the Polish Sejm) and co-authored听.
Dr Sean Hanley was interviewed for the听by FES Global听discussing how (1 September 2023) On 29 September, he was quoted in the Sky News article '

July 2023

Dr Ben Noble was quoted in The Telegraph article , 22 July 2023
Dr Ben Noble was quoted in the Bloomberg article '听on听17 July 2023听
Dr Pete Duncan听 published a听 Review of Domitilla Sagramoso,听Russian Imperialism Revisited: From Disengagement to Hegemony, in听Slavonic and East European Review,听101,听590-2.听

June 2023听

Dr Rasmus Nilsson was quoted in the Newsweek article 26 June 2023
From 26 May to 4 June, Dr听Allan Sikk visited the Institute of Comparative Politics at the University of Bergen to work with his colleagues from the听听and to give a lecture on his forthcoming book听听(OUP, 2023).

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