I am an Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science, Higher School of Economics (St. Petersburg, Russia, since 2019). In 2016-2019, I was a Research Fellow at the University of Paris 13 (France) and Principal Investigator of the project “Contested Global Governance, Transformed Global Governors? International Organisations and “Weak” States” (GLOBALCONTEST) funded by the French National Research Agency (ANR). From April 2016 - December 2018, I was also an Associate Leading Research Fellow and visiting associate professor at the Laboratory for Social Anthropological Research (LSAR), Tomsk State University (Tomsk, Russia). Prior to this, I have been a visiting associate professor at the Department of World Politics at the same university (2010 - 2016).
In 2013-2015, my research project “Knowledgeable Governors of Uncertainty: International Organisations in the Absence of a Global Migration Regime” (MIGGOV) was supported by the Marie Curie programme of the European Union and hosted at the Department of Politics, University of Sheffield (UK). In 2011-2013, I was a Jean Monnet Fellow at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute (Italy). At the EUI, I was also associated with CARIM-East (Consortium for Applied Research on International Migration) – two-year network research project on migration processes and policies in the Eastern Partnership countries and Russia funded by the European Commission. In 2010-2011, I was a City of Paris Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Centre for International Studies and Research (CERI) at the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po, France).
I have received my MA in Sociology and Social Anthropology from Central European University (Budapest, 2006), my joint BA/MA in International Relations (2005) and my PhD in History (2009) from Tomsk State University (Russia). In 2006-2007, I was an InBev-Baillet Latour Visiting PhD Researcher at the Institute for International and European Policy, Catholic University of Leuven (KUL, Belgium).
My research interests include international organizations, global migration governance, global health governance, migration policies of the European Union, Russia and Central Asian countries, regional frameworks of migration governance, as well as production and political uses of expert knowledge.
In 2013-2015, my research project “Knowledgeable Governors of Uncertainty: International Organisations in the Absence of a Global Migration Regime” (MIGGOV) was supported by the Marie Curie programme of the European Union and hosted at the Department of Politics, University of Sheffield (UK). In 2011-2013, I was a Jean Monnet Fellow at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute (Italy). At the EUI, I was also associated with CARIM-East (Consortium for Applied Research on International Migration) – two-year network research project on migration processes and policies in the Eastern Partnership countries and Russia funded by the European Commission. In 2010-2011, I was a City of Paris Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Centre for International Studies and Research (CERI) at the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po, France).
I have received my MA in Sociology and Social Anthropology from Central European University (Budapest, 2006), my joint BA/MA in International Relations (2005) and my PhD in History (2009) from Tomsk State University (Russia). In 2006-2007, I was an InBev-Baillet Latour Visiting PhD Researcher at the Institute for International and European Policy, Catholic University of Leuven (KUL, Belgium).
My research interests include international organizations, global migration governance, global health governance, migration policies of the European Union, Russia and Central Asian countries, regional frameworks of migration governance, as well as production and political uses of expert knowledge.
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break-up of the Soviet Union, mainly in Russia, but also beyond the post-Soviet space. It argues that factors such as time and type of arrival, region of origin, socio-economic status in the host society, host and home country policies, all impact on interactions within and across these emigrant populations, as well as on their engagement with the homeland. The article critically examines manifestations of socio-political activism within the Tajik emigrant community complex and points at different forms and degrees of mobilization. It also shows the complexity of answers to emigrants’ activities by the Tajik government, based on a “perceived utility” of different emigrant communities.
competition between international organisations (IOs) in the field
of global migration governance bring challenges to their authority
and legitimacy to the fore. This paper sets to explore how the
International Organization for Migration (IOM) has reacted to such
challenges. For this, the paper applies the concept of selflegitimation
of IOs. Drawing on insights from International
Relations and International Political Economy as well as on
‘sociology of translation’, the paper argues that the core selflegitimation
strategy and practices of IOM rely on knowledge
production partnerships with other IOs and relevant local
stakeholders. To develop this argument, the paper uses the
notions of challenged and challenging institutions, identifies
sources of related challenges and the audiences that are
important for self-legitimation efforts of IOs. It shows how IOM has
become both a challenging and a challenged institution and how
its knowledge production partnerships in the post-Soviet Central
Asia increase its reputational authority in relations with its local
and global audiences. This analysis builds on fieldwork conducted
in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan in 2011–2015.
complexity of answers to emigrants’ activities by the Tajik government, based on a “perceived utility” of different emigrant communities.
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break-up of the Soviet Union, mainly in Russia, but also beyond the post-Soviet space. It argues that factors such as time and type of arrival, region of origin, socio-economic status in the host society, host and home country policies, all impact on interactions within and across these emigrant populations, as well as on their engagement with the homeland. The article critically examines manifestations of socio-political activism within the Tajik emigrant community complex and points at different forms and degrees of mobilization. It also shows the complexity of answers to emigrants’ activities by the Tajik government, based on a “perceived utility” of different emigrant communities.
competition between international organisations (IOs) in the field
of global migration governance bring challenges to their authority
and legitimacy to the fore. This paper sets to explore how the
International Organization for Migration (IOM) has reacted to such
challenges. For this, the paper applies the concept of selflegitimation
of IOs. Drawing on insights from International
Relations and International Political Economy as well as on
‘sociology of translation’, the paper argues that the core selflegitimation
strategy and practices of IOM rely on knowledge
production partnerships with other IOs and relevant local
stakeholders. To develop this argument, the paper uses the
notions of challenged and challenging institutions, identifies
sources of related challenges and the audiences that are
important for self-legitimation efforts of IOs. It shows how IOM has
become both a challenging and a challenged institution and how
its knowledge production partnerships in the post-Soviet Central
Asia increase its reputational authority in relations with its local
and global audiences. This analysis builds on fieldwork conducted
in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan in 2011–2015.
complexity of answers to emigrants’ activities by the Tajik government, based on a “perceived utility” of different emigrant communities.
The rest of this chapter is structured in the following way. First, we provide a brief summary of main migration trends within the post-Soviet space. Second, we look at dynamics of regional migration governance both in the Eurasian migration system core (Russia) and beyond, through exploring various formats of inter-state cooperation in this field. Third, we analyse the legal framework of migration governance within one such format – the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), assess implementation of the EAEU Treaty, identify outcomes and current challenges of regional migration governance in this format. We conclude with a general reflection on the nature and dynamics of regional migration governance in the Eurasian migration system.
• When does compartmentalisation happen and when not? What does it depend on?
• What are the specific examples related to health, gender and migration when this is the case and when this is not the case?
• Who perpetuates these dynamics and who resists them?
• How do project designs change over time, as a result? And how do these changes influence the actual work on the ground on particularly burning issues, such as TB, HIV/AIDS, gender-based violence and migrants’ access to healthcare?
• Which obstacles remain? What are lessons learned and the ways forward?
The roundtable gathers representatives of international organisations, non-governmental organisations, academia and think-tanks from various Central Asian countries.
The roundtable participants have been asked to prepare a short opening statement (5 min) which will address some of the roundtable questions of their choice based on their experience and observations. These insights will create a basis for further discussion among the key speakers and with the audience.
The Tomsk Anthropological Forum (TAF) is launched by the Laboratory for Social and Anthropological Research in the framework of the project ‘Man in a Changing World. Identity and Social Adaptation: Past and Present’ funded by the Russian Government (grant # 14.В25.31.0009) and D.I. Mendeleev Scientific Foundation of the Tomsk State University (project 8.1.32.2015С). It is intended to constitute a platform for a broad discussion of topical theoretical and practical issues in social anthropology. The Forum is to be held once every two years.