Summary

At the ´óÏó´«Ã½, I am a Lecturer in Politics and International Relations. I am also a member of the Centre for European and International Studies Research

 

My academic and research interests include European geopolitics, European regionalisation, and Central and Eastern European affairs (with a particular focus on post-communist transformation and civic activism in Ukraine, Russia, and Poland). I also have a background in mass communication and mass information. 

 

I have written, edited, or co-edited three books on Russo-Ukrainian relations (), regionalisation in Central and Eastern Europe (), and post-communist transformation (). Apart from this, I have authored more than 25 peer-reviewed research articles/chapters and dozens of publications in the media.  

 

In 2022-23 I worked as a political analyst for the , University of Alberta (Canada), to identify and counter Russian disinformation in North American Media. 

 

Since 2015, I have served as a member of the editorial board of the  (CEJISS).

 

I am a supporter of the informational society and Western values. Philosopher on the topics of astropolitics and the digitized world. Populariser of science and car blogger. Fantasy writer.

 

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Research outputs

2024

Kushnir, O.

18 Oct 2024, In: Polish Political Science Yearbook. 53, 3, p. 139-153, 10

Kushnir, O.

23 Aug 2024, In: Der Pragmaticus

Kushnir, O.

23 Feb 2024, In: The Conversation

2023

Kushnir, O.

10 Nov 2023, In: Der Pragmaticus

Kushnir, O.

24 Aug 2023, In: Der Pragmaticus