Written by Alisha Kirchoff, PhD student in Sociology On April 6, RSW hosted a fascinating Telebridge session with scholar Alena Ledeneva of the University College of London. Ledeneva, known for her work on blat, informal practices that shape post-Soviet politics and business, and the prospects for modernization in Russia, has led the effort to develop… Read more »
Tag: Career Development
REEI Networks! event with Michael Kimmage
Written by Clare Angeroth Franks, REEI MA student. Michael Kimmage, Professor of History at Catholic University of America, spoke with a group of students on April 2, 2018 to talk about how funding proposals can employ policy relevance. Dr. Kimmage also touched on the state of US-Russian diplomatic relations. The group was comprised of PhD and… Read more »
Celeste Wallander, President and CEO of the US-Russia Foundation: “Forging U.S.-Russia Partnerships”
Written by Kimberly Madsen, PhD student in SPEA Dr. Celeste Wallander met with students of the Russian Studies Workshop on March 27 to give advice on careers and address challenges in US-Russia relations. Given her impressive background as President and CEO of the U.S.-Russian Foundation, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Russia/Eurasia… Read more »
Professor Michael Burawoy: The Role of Russian and East European Area Studies Scholarship and Expertise in a Polarized World
Written by Madeline McCann, graduate student in REEI Several years ago, I was driven to Russian studies by my desire to escape the familiar. I felt sick of studying United States history—of regurgitating year after year the events and narratives that had been hammered into me since grade school. Strangely, it was an undergraduate course… Read more »