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Lossi 36, ruum 301
51003 Tartu linn,
Tartu linn, Tartumaa
EST
51003 Tartu linn,
Tartu linn, Tartumaa
EST
+372 737 5583
Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies
Lossi 36, ruum 301
51003 Tartu linn,
Tartu linn, Tartumaa
EST
51003 Tartu linn,
Tartu linn, Tartumaa
EST
+372 737 5583
Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies
Mail address: Lossi 36, 51003 Tartu, ESTONIA
Phone: +372 737 5583
E-mail: [email protected]
Acting Head of the Institute: Maili Vilson, tel 737 6374, [email protected].
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Maili Vilson
MA (European Union - Russian Studies)
Acting Head of Institute, Deputy Head for Academic Affairs, Programme Director for International Relations and Regional Studies
Mihkel Solvak
PhD (Political Science)
Deputy Head for Development, Associate Professor of Technology Research
CV in Research Information System
Supervision competences:
- e-voting usage patterns, diffusion, effect on turnout and election outcomes;
- e-government, usage and diffusion, economic impact, trust towards the state, e-democracy;
- e-services diffusion, usage patterns and development;
- electoral behavior, voter turnout.
Martin Mölder
PhD (Political Science)
Deputy Head for Academic Affairs, Associate Professor of Political Science, Programme Director for Politics and Governance in the Digital Age
Liisa Talving
PhD (Political Science)
Deputy Head for Research, Associate Professor of Comparative Politics
Eiki Berg
PhD (Geoinformatics and Cartography)
Professor of International Relations Theory
CV in Research Information System
Supervision competences:
- Traditional and critical geopolitics
- Borders, territorial disputes, cross-border cooperation
- Secessionist conflicts and unrecognised states
- Territoriality and sovereignty issues
- Power-sharing and liberal peacebuilding
- EU enlargement
Alar Streimann
Visiting Professor of International Relations and Diplomacy
Eva Piirimäe
PhD (ideede ajalugu)
Professor of Political Theory, Programme Director for Political Science
CV in Research Information System
Supervision competences:
- Theories of liberalism, nationalism, constitutionalism, federalism, sovereignty, international peace and order, self-determination of peoples
- European history of political thought
- Environmental philosophy
- Philosophy of history
- Methodology of history of political thought
Arnold Sinisalu
PhD (Law)
Visiting Professor of Security Politics, 0.1 p
Lossi 36–325
Andrey Makarychev
DrSci
Professor of Regional Political Studies
CV in Research Information System
Supervision competences:
- Biopolitics,
- Russian foreign and security policies,
- Regionalism and federalism,
- EU-Russia relations,
- the common neighborhood,
- Arts and politics,
- Sport mega-events.
Rein Taagepera
PhD (Solid State Physics)
Professor emeritus
Piret Ehin
PhD (Political Sciences)
Professor of Comparative Politics
CV in Research Information System
Supervision competences:
- Theories of European integration and applications thereof;
- Democracy and legitimacy in the EU;
- European Parliament elections;
- Parliamentary scrutiny of EU affairs;
- Europeanization of member-state institutions and policies.
Vello Andres Pettai
PhD (Political Science)
Visiting Professor
Kristjan Vassil
PhD (Political and Social Sciences)
Professor of Applied Technology Studies, 0.4 p
Toomas Hendrik Ilves
MA (Psychology)
Visiting Professor of Democracy in Digital Age, 0.4 p
Vincentius Martinus Franciscus Homburg
PhD
Visiting Professor
CV in Research Information System
Supervision competences:
- E-government & e-governance
- Public governance
- Public service delivery
- Digital and organizational transformation
- Policy change
Helen Eenmaa
PhD (Law)
Associate Professor of Governance and Legal Policy
Lossi 36–310
CV in Estonian Research Information System
Supervision competences:
- Legal and moral philosophy
- Law and Economics
- Technology Law
- International Law
- Law and Development
Stefano Braghiroli
PhD (Political Sciences)
Associate Professor of European Studies, Teaching Excellence Ambassador, Programme Director for European Studies
CV in Research Information System
Supervision competences:
- Party politics in the European Parliament
- EU institutions
- EU member states and party systems
- Euro-scepticism
- Populism and far-right radicalism
- Voting behaviour
- EU-Turkey relations
- Comparative politics
Catherine Helen Gibson
PhD
Associate Professor of East European Studies
Lossi 36–326
CV in Research Information System
Supervision competences:
- Politics of History and Memory
- History of the Russian Empire, Eastern Europe, and Soviet Union
- Language policy and politics
- Theories of nationalism
- Border studies
- Qualitative and interpretative research methods
Alar Kilp
PhD (Political Science)
Lecturer in Comparative Politics, Programme Director for Government and Politics
CV in Estonian Research Information System
Supervision competences
- Religion and Politics: Identities, Values, and Power Relations
- Religion in International Relations and Security Policy
- Ideologies, Value Conflicts, and Political Culture
- Political Communication, Leadership, and Civic Education
- Democratic Institutions, Political Participation, and Civil Society
- Qualitative and Constructivist Approaches
Raul Toomla
PhD (Political Science)
Lecturer in International Relations Theory
Kristiina Tõnnisson
PhD (Public Administration and Social Policy)
Lecturer in Public Management, 0.2 p
Lossi 36–315
CV in Research Information System
Supervision competences:
- Estonian Public Administration,
- Public Management,
- Public Administration Reforms,
- Organizational Theory and Behaviour,
- Civil Society,
- Change Management,
- Educational Policy,
- Evaluation of Educational Programmes
David Ilmar Lepasaar Beecher
PhD (History)
Lecturer in Political Thought and Cultural History
CV in Research Information System
Supervision competencies:
- the concept of Europe and its relationship with Russia
- history of science and universities
- nations and empires
- language and power
- Soviet history ja and theory of literature
- global history
- human rights and globalization
- history of culture and thought
Shpend Kursani
PhD
Lecturer in International Relations
Lossi 36–417
CV in Research Information System
Supervision competencies:
- Self-determination and secession
- State-making and state-building
- International recognition
- Territorial disputes and conflicts
- Contestation of international political authority
- AI’s and digital realms’ impact on the above themes
- LLM analyses of international relations outcomes and behaviors
Heiko Pääbo
PhD (Political Science)
Lecturer in Politics of Baltic Sea Region Countries, 0.4 p, Programme Director for Central and Eastern European, Russian and Eurasian Studies
Liisi Veski-Kuldkepp
PhD
Lecturer in History of Political Thought, 0.5 p
Lossi 36–417
CV in Research Information System
Supervision competences:
- Theories and history of nationalism and nation-statehood
- History of the Baltic states, especially in the first half of the 20th century
- Intellectual and conceptual history
- Politics of history
- Radical right ideologies
Rein Toomla
MA (politoloogia)
Teacher of Comparative Politics, 0.1 p
Helen Urmann
MA (Democracy and Governance)
Teacher of Comparative Politics, 0.2 p
Juhan Saharov
PhD (Political Science)
Research Fellow in Political Theory
Kristina Muhhina
PhD (Public Administration)
Research Fellow in Public Policy
Lossi 36–407
CV in Research Information System
Supervision competences:
- public governance
- public policy
- European Neighborhood Policy and democracy promotion
- qualitative and interpretive research methods
Andres Reiljan
PhD
Research Fellow in Political Behaviour
Lossi 36–416
Kadi Kähär-Peterson
PhD (History)
Research Fellow in History of Political Thought, 0.5 p
Research and supervision topics:
- Baltic German and Estonian culture and history
- History of European, Estonian, and Baltic German political thought
Ana-Maria Albulescu
PhD
Research Fellow in Peace and Conflict Studies
Lossi 36–310
Oleksii Kolesnykov
PhD
Research Fellow in Political Science
Lossi 36–406
Janet Laidla
PhD (History)
Research Fellow in East European Studies, 0.4 p
Aimar Ventsel
PhD
Visiting Research Fellow
Oksana Belova-Dalton
PhD (English Language and Literature)
Research Fellow in International Relations
Lossi 36–406
Timo Aava
Dr. phil.
Research Fellow in History of Political Thought, 0.4 p
Leonore Riitsalu
PhD (Management)
Research Fellow in Behavioural Policy, 0.5 p
CV in Research Information System
Supervision competences:
- Behavioural insights in policymaking
- Interventions for behaviour change
- National strategies for financial education
- Financial well-being
Dmytro Khutkyy
PhD (Sociology)
Research Fellow in Digital Governance
CV in Research Information System
Supervision competences:
- Digital democracy
- Open governance
- Social change and governance of Ukraine
Edgars Eihmanis
PhD
Research Fellow in Political Economy
Yuliia Kurnyshova
PhD (History)
Visiting Research Fellow
Izzet Yalin Youksel
MA (International Relations and Regional Studies)
Junior Research Fellow in Political Science
Lossi 36–422
Bogdan Romanov
MA (Democracy and Governance)
Junior Research Fellow in E-Governance
Lossi 36–304
CV in Research Information System
Supervision competences:
- Online voting usage in democratic and non-democratic regimes
- Digital governance
- Political trust and distrust
- Healthcare-related policymaking and policy analysis
- Quantitative analysis via Python, R, Stata
- Machine Learning for classification and forecast
- Textual data collection and analysis
Harry John Fennell
MA (Central and Eastern European, Russian and Eurasian Studies)
Junior Research Fellow in Political Science
Lossi 36–422
Kristiina Vain
MA (Politics and Governance in the Digital Age)
Junior Research Fellow in Political Science, 0.8 p
Lossi 36–422
Karl Lembit Laane
MA (Philosophy)
Junior Research Fellow in Political Science
Lossi 36–422
Ronek Jäär
MSc (Political Science)
Junior Research Fellow in Political Science
Lossi 36–422
Azniv Tadevosyan
MA (International Relations and Regional Studies)
Junior Research Fellow in Political Science, 0.9 p
Lossi 36–422
CV in Research Information System
Supervision competences:
- Visual politics, popular culture and art activism
- Resistance studies
- Russian politics
- Theories of politics and aesthetics
- Interpretative research methods
Ville Tapani Haapanen
MA (poliitika ja valitsemine digiajastul)
Junior Research Fellow in Political Science, 0.6 p
Lossi 36–422
Aigerim Nurseitova
MA (International Relations and Regional Studies)
Junior Research Fellow in Political Science
Lossi 36–310
Pirjo Turk
MA (Change Management in Society)
Junior Research Fellow in Political Science, 0.5 p
Lossi 36–422
CV in Research Information System
Co-Supervision competences:
- Gender equality (gender pay gap, equal treatment in work environment)
- Child and family policy
- Labour and social policy
Akbar Mammadov
MA (Quantitative Economics)
Junior Research Fellow in Political Science, 0.6 p
Lossi 36–422
Kocha Changelia
MA (Political Science)
Junior Research Fellow in Political Science
Lossi 36–422
Simon Sebastian Manfred Kiecker
mag (Economics of Globalisation and European Integration)
Junior Research Fellow in Political Science, 0.66 p
Lossi 36–422
Ibrahim Mammadli
MA (International Relations and Regional Studies)
Junior Research Fellow in Political Science
Lossi 36–422
Peeter Leets
MA (Politics and Governance in the Digital Age)
Scientific Programmer, 0.5 p
Andres Võrk
MA (Economics and Business Administration)
Analyst, 0.5 p
CV in Research Information System
Research interests:
- health economics
- labour economics
- causal inference
- applied microeconometrics
Taavi Unt
MSc (Financial and Insurance Mathematics)
Data Analyst
Lossi 36–304
Thomas Michael Linsenmaier
Political Science
Analyst
Lossi 36–324
Supervision competences:
- EU Foreign Policy
- External Relations of the European Union
- European Integration
- International Relations theory
- Norms in World Politics
- Security Politics
Gregor Nepste
MSc (andmeteadus)
Data Analyst
Lossi 36–304
Kristel Vits
MA (International Relations)
Analyst, 0.8 p
Varje Kuut
Senior Specialist for International Projects, 0.75 p
Anna Beitane
MA (European Union - Russia Studies)
Head of Digital Education Projects
Rainer Saks
Head of the Cyber Policy Center, 0.2 p
Annegrete Molloka
MSc (Financial and Insurance Mathematics)
Analyst, 0.8 p
Evelyn Pihla
MA (Information and Knowledge Management)
Marketing and Communication Specialist, 0.4 p
Kristina Kivistik
Marketing and Communication Specialist
Anna-Leena Rämson
Marketing and Communication Specialist
Aigi Hommik
Academic Affairs Specialist
Oliivia Võrk
MSc (Ecosystems Technology)
Academic Affairs Specialist
Elena Pavlova
cand
Analyst
Uta Kührt
MA (Translation)
Erasmus Coordinator and Project Manager
Uta Kührt is an equal treatment support person at the Skytte Institute. More information can be found here.
Roberta Erkmaa
Project Manager
Kerli Klock
MA (International Relations)
Project Assistant, 0.5 p
Heidi Maiberg
PhD
Project Manager, 0.1 p
Kendra Kurisman
Project Assistant, 0.5 p
Oliver William Rowe
Analyst, 0.2 p
Lossi 36–422
Thomas Luke Pritchard
MA (International Relations and Regional Studies)
Project Manager
Lossi 36–406
Ketlin Tomson
Marketing and Communication Specialist (on extended leave), 0.8 p
Helen Urmann
MA (Democracy and Governance)
Head of Centre, 0.8 p
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Allan Allik
MSc (Human Geography and Regional Planning)
Project Manager-Analyst
Lossi 36–303
Mariia Chebotareva
PhD (Economics)
Analyst, 0.5 p
Lossi 36–404
CV in Research Information System
Research interests:
- public finance and accounting
- sustainability reporting and materiality assessment
- microeconomic theory
- inter-municipal cooperation and local self-governance
- sustainable urban development
Anneli Saaroja
MA (Entrepreneurship and Technology Management)
Thematic Lead
Veiko Sepp
MSc (Human Geography)
Thematic Lead
Sabina Trankmann
Thematic Lead
Anastasiia Turusinova
MA (euroopa liidu - venemaa uuringud)
Specialist in E-Learning and Marketing Projects
Riin Teugijas
MA (juhtimine ja turundus)
Finance Manager
Lossi 36–419
Marvi Remmik
PhD (Educational Science)
Project Manager-Analyst, 0.1 p
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Jaanus Veemaa
PhD (Human Geography and Regional Planning)
Analyst
Lossi 36–309
Gerly Tamm
PhD (Psychology)
Project Manager-Analyst, 0.2 p
CV in Research Information System
Supervision competences:
- Behavioural interventions: design and effectiveness (incl. effectiveness of social programs)
- Social perception and cognitive control (incl. social anxiety related topics)
- (Political) beliefs and decision making processes (experimental basic research)
Eveli Neemre
MA (Philosophy)
Analyst
Uku Varblane
MA (Economics and Business Administration)
Project Manager-Analyst, 0.2 p
Doris Pavlov
MA (Analysis of Society and Information Processes)
Project Manager-Analyst
Mary-Ann Kubre
MSc (Neuro-cognitive Psychology)
Analyst, 0.2 p
Louis John Wierenga
MA (Political Science)
Analyst, 0.1 p
Lossi 36–404
Kaidi Nõmmela
PhD (Maritime)
Project Manager-Analyst, 0.5 p
Martin Hayford
MA (European Union - Russia Studies)
Project Manager-Analyst
Olena Denysenko
MA (Politics and Governance in the Digital Age)
Analyst
Kirke Sahku
Project Manager-Analyst
Lossi 36–329
Merle Mägi
MA (Sociology)
Project Manager-Analyst
Kaspar Nurk
PhD (Environmental Technology)
Analyst, 0.4 p
Lossi 36–309
Pille Gerhold
PhD
Project Manager
Lossi 36–419
Ene Tubelt
MA (Applied Behavioural Science)
Analyst
Keit Simmulmann
MA (Organisation of Educational Technology)
Assistant-Analyst
Hanna Laius
MSc (inimgeograafia ja regionaalplaneerimine)
Project Manager, 0.6 p
Lossi 36–419
Dan Prits
Project Specialist, 0.66 p
Lossi 36–419
Merlyn Randla
Project Manager
Lossi 36–419
Saara Sasi
Project Assistant
Lossi 36–418
Maria Kristiina Prass
MA (Communication Management)
Project Communication Specialist
Lossi 36–419
Ali Haririan
MSc (Human-Computer Interaction)
Graphic Designer, 0.5 p
Lossi 36–419
Kristiina Vain
MA (Politics and Governance in the Digital Age)
Project Manager-Analyst, 0.2 p
Maie Kiisel
PhD (Media and Communication)
Analyst, 0.6 p
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Triin Taal
MA (õigusteadus)
Analyst
Janika Bachmann
PhD (Government and Politics)
Project Manager-Analyst, 0.2 p
Indrek Kuusk
MA (Law)
Project Manager-Analyst, 0.64 p
Lossi 36–419
Mari Puniste
MA (rahvusvahelised suhted)
Project Manager
Lossi 36–418
