Articles by Vera Axyonova

June 20, 2024

Experts at war: Ukraine’s wartime think tank diplomacy

Vera Axyonova

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine met fierce resistance from Ukrainian political leadership, military and society. The war is being waged physically, but also in the information space, with Ukraine striving to win hearts and minds in the international community. Katsiaryna Lozka and Vera Axyonova argue that Ukrainian think tanks are important contributors to the country’s public diplomacy efforts

Vera Axyonova

Marie Skłodowska-Curie REWIRE Fellow, University of Vienna

Vera is Principal Investigator of the project Expert Knowledge in Times of Crisis.

Her research interests span the study of international crisis and conflict management, cross-border transfer of norms and practices, and expert knowledge production.

Her articles have appeared in the Journal of Global Security Studies, European Security, and Review of Policy Research, among others.

Vera is founding co-chair of the ECPR Research Network on Statehood, Sovereignty and Conflict.

She holds a PhD in Political Science from Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences.

@AxyonVera

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