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Russia, Ukraine and the Caucasus Regional Research
Regional Research
The platform is primarily concerned with the geographical areas of Russia, Ukraine and the Caucasus. RUCARR was established in 2016 and is an intellectual hub for scholars at the Faculty of Culture and Society, building on an established area of study that attracts international researchers and students from a variety of backgrounds.
Our research
RUCARR's research deals with political, social, cultural, economic and other relations of significance within and between Russia, Ukraine and the Caucasus, as well as among neighbouring states.
Among others, areas of expertise include:
- political, social and cultural dynamics and history
- nationalism
- ethnic and national identity
- security issues
- civil society development
- authoritarianism
- post-authoritarian transition and transformations
There is an established constellation of scholars at the Faculty of Culture and Society who are experts in area studies on Russia, Ukraine and the Caucasus. Our researchers have extensive experience in conducting field research in the region, benefitting from solid knowledge of Russian, Ukrainian and Caucasian cultures and languages, as well as a broad network of local contacts.
RUCARR was founded by professors Bo Petersson and Karina Vamling, who have collaborated together for many years and are now co-directors of the platform.
Caucasus studies
Caucasus Studies includes a range of courses with a focus on the Caucasus region. All courses are offered online with instruction in English. There are no mandatory lectures on campus.
Researchers, publications and projects
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Staff
Michel Anderlini - Doctoral student
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Svitlana Babenko - Project researcher
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Staff
Nick Baigent - Doctoral student
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Christofer Berglund - Associate Professor/Senior lecturer
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Katrine Gotfredsen - Senior lecturer
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Derek Stanford Hutcheson - Professor
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Rebecka Lettevall - Pro-vice-chancellor/Professor
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Staff
Tom Nilsson - Senior lecturer
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Staff
Bo Petersson - Professor
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Revaz Tchantouria - Senior lecturer
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Mariia Tyshchenko - Project researcher
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Karina Vamling - Professor
karina.vamling@mau.se
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2023 | Article, book review
The politics of bad governance in contemporary Russia: by Vladimir Gel’man, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, University of Michigan Press, 2022
Bo Petersson
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2022 | Article in journal
Fighting for the (Step)motherland? Predictors of Defense Willingness in Estonia’s Post-Soviet Generation
Christofer Berglund, Kairi Kasearu, Juhan Kivirähk
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2022 | Conference paper
Maria Anholm in Georgia and her book “I Gogs och Magogs land” (1895)
Karina Vamling
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2022 | Article in journal
Sons of the Soil or Servants of the Empire?: Profiling the Guardians of Separatism in Abkhazia and South Ossetia
Christofer Berglund, Ketevan Bolkvadze
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2022 | Book
Bask'uri gramat'ik'is mok'le nark'vevi: (kartveluri p'aralelebit)
Revaz Tchantouria
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2022 | Conference paper
Identifying the Caucasus as a region in a historical perspective. A corpus-based study on the uses of the concept “Caucasus”.
Karina Vamling
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2022 | Chapter in book
Accepting Alien Rule? State-Building Nationalism in Georgia's Azeri Borderland
Christofer Berglund
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2022 | Article in journal
Parade, plebiscite, pandemic: Legitimation efforts in Putin’s fourth term
Matthew Blackburn, Bo Petersson
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2022 | Chapter in book
Matched-Guise Reloaded: Revising a Classic Experiment for Complex Multi-Lingual Settings
Timothy Blauvelt, Christofer Berglund, Jesse Driscoll
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2021 | Collection (editor)
Language and Society in the Caucasus: Understanding the Past, Navigating the Present
Christofer Berglund, Katrine Bendtsen Gotfredsen, Jean Hudson, Bo Petersson, Karina Vamling
Ongoing research projects
News and events
RUCARR website

The RUCARR website contains information about current activities, conferences, and previous events. Information is available in several languages from the Russian, Ukrainian and Caucasus regions.