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Focus: The war in Ukraine
The war in Ukraine
Russia's invasion of Ukraine means that a full-scale war is now raging in Europe. Malmö University has a number of leading experts on Russia, post-Soviet states, and the current security situation. RUCARR is a research platform concentrating on Russia and the Caucasus. In addition to that platform, we also have researchers who focus on issues relating to asylum and migration at the research centre MIM.
Research projects
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Research Project
European Solidarity, Institutional Changes in Migration Policy, and Adaptation Strategies: De-Othering and Social Integration of Refugees i...
1 September 2022 - 31 August 2025 -
Research Project
Authoritarian Policy Transfer in Post-Soviet States
bo.petersson@mau.se1 January 2022 - 31 December 2024 -
Research Project
The child as cipher for a politics of ‘traditional values’ in the anti-gender movement: A comparative study of Russia and Germany
maria.brock@mau.se22 February 2021 - 1 September 2023 -
Research Project
Illiberal deliberation - communist regime travel controls as state capacity in everyday world politics
astrid.hedin@mau.se1 January 2020 - 1 January 2024 -
Doctoral Project
DOCTORAL PROJECT
Understanding the evolution of the EU in security and defence - Institutions, geopolitics and actors
calle.hakansson@mau.se1 September 2019 - 1 September 2023 -
Doctoral Project
DOCTORAL PROJECT
(De)securitization, Crisis and Humanitarianism? Mapping the Field of EU Border Management and the Production of Borders
eline.waerp@mau.se1 September 2018 - 1 March 2023
Research environments
Russia and the Caucasus Regional Research

RUCARR's research deals with political, social, cultural, economic, and other relations of significance within and between Russia and the Caucasus, as well as among neighbouring states.
Malmö Institute for Studies of Migration, Diversity and Welfare (MIM)

Malmö Institute for Studies of Migration, Diversity and Welfare (MIM) is an international research centre with a multidisciplinary profile and a strong international presence.
Researchers
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Karina Vamling - Professor
Russia and the Caucasus region, Georgia, language policy, language and migration
karina.vamling@mau.se
040-665 73 91
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Bo Petersson - Professor
Russian and post-Soviet politics, Putin, legitimation strategies and nationalism
bo.petersson@mau.se
040-665 73 95
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Astrid Hedin - Associate Professor/Senior lecturer
The importance of the communist past for Russia's current security policy
astrid.hedin@mau.se
040-665 81 62
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Derek Stanford Hutcheson - Professor
National and regional Russian politics, Putin, elections, EU and citizenship
derek.hutcheson@mau.se
040-665 73 79
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Michel Anderlini - Doctoral student
Questions about EU-Georgia, EU-Ukraine, EU-Moldova and EU-Russia
michel-vincent.anderlini@mau.se
040-665 74 63
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Christofer Berglund - Associate Professor/Senior lecturer
Nationalism, democratisation, and security policy – focus post-Soviet states
christofer.berglund@mau.se
040-665 78 12
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Maria Brock - Postdoc
Russian society and societal attitudes under Putin(ism), Russian media
maria.brock@mau.se
040-665 85 42
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Katrine Gotfredsen - Senior lecturer
Political change, religion, history, identity and morality – especially Georgia
katrine.gotfredsen@mau.se
040-665 75 90
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Calle Håkansson - Doctoral student
European foreign and security policy - political development in Sweden and EU
calle.hakansson@mau.se
070-492 92 21
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Dino Knudsen - Associate senior lecturer
The Cold War and the significance of Christian divisions and conflicts today
dino.knudsen@mau.se
Other
The University expresses its support for Ukraine

In light of the ongoing invasion of Ukraine, Malmö University would like to show its solidarity.