Dr Ekaterina Paustyan

affiliated researcher

 

ekaterina.paustyan@kcl.ac.uk
 

 
 

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Research Interests

• territorial politics

• authoritarian regimes

• electoral manipulation

• Russia, Ukraine, Central and Eastern Europe

Education and Academic Positions

since 2024 – Postdoctoral Research Associate, Russia Institute, King’s College London

since 2023 – Associate Junior Fellow, Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg

2020-2024 – Postdoctoral researcher, University of Bremen

2015-2020 – PhD studies in Political Science, Central European University


Publications

Articles in academic journals (peer-reviewed)
 

1) The regional dimension of Russia’s resilience during its war against Ukraine: an introduction, in: Post-Soviet Affairs, 40(4), 2024, pp. 243-249 (with Irina Busygina)

2) Elite cohesion and resilience of the Russian regions: the case of Belgorod Oblast, in: Post-Soviet Affairs, 40(4), 2024, pp. 296-312

3) Assessing Socialist Past and Socio-Demographic Present. The Composition of Political Elites in Central and Eastern Europe from 1990 to 2020, in: Communist and Post-Communist Studies, 57(4), 2024, pp. 194–207 (with Heiko Pleines, Charlotta Cordes, Mareike zum Felde, Michael Rochlitz, and Esther Somfalvy) 

4) Intergovernmental bargaining in multilevel autocracies: the case of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, in: Territory, Politics, Governance, 12(5), 2024, pp. 672–689

5) Ready to protest? Explaining protest potential in Russian regional capitals, in: Regional & Federal Studies, 34(4), 2024, pp. 499-520 (with Irina Busygina)

6) What Drives the Success and Failure of Climate Change Adaptation Projects? A Qualitative Comparative Analysis, in: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 29(8), 2024, pp. 1-27 (with Grazia Pacillo, Nam Nguyen, Romina Cavatassi, Margarita Astralaga, and Peter Läderach)

7) Environmental Politics in Authoritarian Regimes: Waste Management in Russian Regions, in: Russian Politics, 8(3), 2023, pp. 305–30 (with Olga Masyutina and Grigory Yakovlev)

8) No Limit on Terms Served? Explaining the Tenure of Incumbent Governors in Russia during Medvedev’s Presidency, in: Communist and Post-Communist Studies, 56(2), 2023, pp. 81–104

9) Approaches to Qualitative Comparative Analysis and Good Practices: A Systematic Review, in:  Swiss Political Science Review, 28(3), 2022, pp. 557-580 (with Eva Thomann and Jörn Ege)

10) A Treaty for the Rich and Politically Loyal? Explaining the Bilateral Center-Region Treaties in Post-Soviet Russia, in: Russian Politics, 6(2), 2021, pp. 185–209 

11) Perspectives: Gubernatorial Turnover in the Russian Regions, 2005–2012, in: Demokratizatsiya: The Journal of Post-Soviet Democratization, 26(3), 2018, pp. 427–33



Articles in Journals and Online Publications (without peer review)
 

1) Gubernatorial Tenure, Turnover, and Succession in Russia, in: Blog of the Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia, October 2023

2) Media Review: Qualitative Comparative Analysis Using R: A Beginner’s Guide, in: Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 17(1), 2023, pp. 118–120

3) Ready to Protest? Calculating Protest Potential in Russian Regional Capitals, PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo, No 779, June 2022 (with Irina Busygina)

4) Das Verhältnis zwischen dem Zentrum und den Regionen in der Rhetorik des Russischen Präsidenten und der Staatsduma, in: Russland‑Analysen, 413, 2022, pp. 7–10

5) Die politische Ökonomie der Abfallwirtschaft in Russland, in: Russland‑Analysen, 421, 2022, pp. 23–26 (with Olga Masyutina)

6) The Political Economy of Waste Management in Russia in: Russian Analytical Digest, 285, 2022, pp. 13–15 (with Olga Masyutina)