Attitudes towards disinformation on social media in Armenia and Georgia
Dinara Urazova
Brian O’Connor
Brian is enrolled at School of Slavonic and Eastern European Studies, part of University College London. Prior to this, he attained a B.A in History from Royal Holloway, University of London. He then spent the intervening years teaching English as a foreign language in Ukraine, Moldova and Kazakhstan.
Currently, he studies the Politics and Security issues of Eastern Europe/the former USSR, and I will be starting my second year in Moscow in September 2017. His research focuses on the informal interaction between the Kremlin and leading Russian oligarchs, with the aim of determining the extent to which the latter act as agents of the former: specifically concerning philanthropy, political participation, and corporate takeovers.
Brian is enrolled at School of Slavonic and Eastern European Studies, part of University College...
Bennett Clifford
Rayya El Zein
Sashenka Lleshaj
Sashenka holds an M. Sc. in Russian and East European Studies from the University of Oxford where she studied as an Open Society Foundation Scholar. She previously completed her B. A. in Political Science at the University of Tirana and her B. A. in International Relations at the European University of Tirana. After completing her studies, she joined the Albanian Institute for International Studies (AIIS) as a Think Tank Fund Fellow through the Think Tank Young Professional Development Program for MA and PhD Graduates 2013-2014. During this period she has been working on the Western Balkans’ EU accession process as well as on Albanian citizens’ perceptions about domestic and regional issues.
Sashenka’s research interests are mainly related to post-communist transition and nationalism, ontological security, political discourse and identity. She is currently exploring the effects of territorial disintegrity on state’s identity and plans to develop a comparative analysis on the Balkans and the South Caucasus.
Sashenka holds an M. Sc. in Russian and East European Studies from the University of...
Elizabeth Hunter
Elizabeth received an MS degree in resource economics from the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a specialization in applied econometrics and energy policy. Throughout her academic career she maintained an interest in and taken courses related to economic development and the former Soviet Union. She first came to Georgia in 2012 after completing her undergraduate degree to teach English. Her research interests include property rights and the adoption of renewable energy technology in transition economies.
Elizabeth received an MS degree in resource economics from the University of Massachusetts Amherst with...
Izzi Whelan
Isabelle has an MA in Area Studies from the University of London and an undergraduate degree in Politics and International Relations. She has worked as a writer and editor at various non-governmental organisations including the United Nations in Jerusalem and the Red Cross in London. Before joining CRRC she was an editor in the research impact team at University College London. Her research interests include mechanisms for government accountability, and the use of research by civil society and policymakers.
Isabelle has an MA in Area Studies from the University of London and an undergraduate...
