Kristiina Tõnnisson
Head of Institute, Lecturer in Public Management
PhD (Public Administration and Social Policy)
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
skytte@ut.ee
Mihkel Solvak
Deputy Head for Development, Associate Professor of Technology Research
PhD (Political Science)
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.
Piret Ehin
Deputy Head for Research, Professor of Comparative Politics, Programme Director for Political Science
PhD (Political Sciences)
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.
Maili Vilson
Deputy Head for Academic Affairs
MA (European Union - Russian Studies)
Eiki Berg
Professor of International Relations Theory, Programme Director for International Relations and Regional Studies
PhD (Geoinformatics and Cartography)
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
Viacheslav Morozov
Professor of European Union and Russian Studies
cand (History)
CV in Research Information System
Supervision competences
- Russian foreign policy and identity politics
- Identities and ideologies in Russia
- Russian Economy
- EU-Russia relations
- Imperial and Soviet legacies in post-Soviet space
- Post-colonial theories
- Constructivist theory and discourse analysis
- Critical Security studies
Toomas Hendrik Ilves
Visiting Professor of Democracy in Digital Age 0.5 p
MA (Psychology)
Andrey Makarychev
Professor of Regional Political Studies
PhD
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.
Vincentius Martinus Franciscus Homburg
Professor of E-governance
PhD
Eva Piirimäe
Associate Professor of Political Theory
PhD
Stefano Braghiroli
Associate Professor of European Studies, Programme Director for European Union - Russia Studies, Programme Director for European Studies
PhD (Political Sciences)
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
Alar Kilp
Lecturer in Comparative Politics, Programme Director for Government and Politics
PhD (Political Science)
Raul Toomla
Lecturer in International Relations Theory
PhD (Political Science)
Heiko Pääbo
Lecturer in Politics of Baltic Sea Region Countries, Programme Director for Central and Eastern European, Russian and Eurasian Studies
PhD (Political Science)
David Ilmar Lepasaar Beecher
Lecturer in Political Thought and Cultural History
PhD (History)
Catherine Helen Gibson
Lecturer in East European and Eurasian studies
PhD
Helen Urmann
Teacher of Comparative Politics 0.5 p
MA (Democracy and Governance)
Juhan Saharov
Research Fellow in Political Theory
PhD (Political Science)
Kristina Muhhina
Research Fellow in Public Policy
PhD (Public Administration)
CV in Research Information System
Supervision competences:
- public governance
- public policy
- European Neighborhood Policy and democracy promotion
- qualitative and interpretive research methods
Martin Mölder
Research Fellow in Comparative Politics
PhD (Political Science)
Andres Reiljan
Research Fellow in Comparative Politics
PhD
Dmytro Khutkyy
Research Fellow in Digital Governance
cand (Sociology)
Supervision competences:
- Digital democracy
- Open governance
Leonore Riitsalu
Research Fellow in Behavioural Policy 0.5 p
PhD (Management)
Liisa Talving
Research Fellow in Comparative Politics, Programme Director for Politics and Governance in the Digital Age
PhD (Political Science)
Edgars Eihmanis
Research Fellow in Comparative Politics
PhD
Bogdan Romanov
Junior Research Fellow in E-Governance
MA (Democracy and Governance)
Lossi 36-304
Stefan Dedovic
Junior Research Fellow in E-Governance
MA (Public Sector Innovation and e-Governance)
Lossi 36-304
Art Alishani
Junior Research Fellow in E-Governance
MA (Public Sector Innovation and e-Governance)
Lossi 36-304
Anselm Schmidt
Junior Research Fellow in Political Science 0.4 p
MA (East-West Studies)
Izzet Yalin Youksel
Junior Research Fellow in Political Science
MA (International Relations and Regional Studies)
Lossi 36-422
Azniv Tadevosyan
Junior Research Fellow in Political Science
MA (International Relations and Regional Studies)
Lossi 36-422
Sandra Charlotta Hagelin
Junior Research Fellow in Political Science 0.4 p
MA (European Studies)
Lossi 36-319
Ville Tapani Haapanen
Junior Research Fellow in Political Science
MA
Lossi 36-422
Tatiana Lupacheva
Junior Research Fellow in Political Science 0.4 p
MA (Democracy and Governance)
Lossi 36-422
Natalia Kovyliaeva
Junior Research Fellow in Political Science 0.6 p
MA (Political Science)
Lossi 36-422
Oliver William Rowe
Junior Research Fellow in Political Science 0.4 p
Lossi 36-319
Butrint Berisha
Junior Research Fellow in Political Science 0.4 p
MSc (Political Science)
Lossi 36-319
Andres Võrk
Analyst
MA (Economics and Business Administration)
Supervision competences:
- EU Foreign Policy
- External Relations of the European Union
- European Integration
- International Relations theory
- Norms in World Politics
- Security Politics
Kristel Vits
Analyst 0.8 p
MA (International Relations)
Olena Solohub
Coordinator
MA (European Union - Russian Studies)
Hector Charles Pagan
Programme Manager-Analyst 0.5 p
MPA
Supervision competences:
- Public/ NGO Management
- Third Sector (theories/practice)
- Civil Society
Varje Kuut
Senior Specialist for International Projects 0.75 p
Evelyn Pihla
Marketing and Communication Specialist
MA (Information and Knowledge Management)
Uta Kührt
Erasmus Coordinator and Project Manager
MA (Translation)
Aigerim Nurseitova
Analyst
MA (International Relations and Regional Studies)
Anastasiia Turusinova
Digital Marketing Specialist
Anna Beitane
Manager of Online Learning and Continuing Education Projects
MA (European Union - Russia Studies)
Kristjan Vassil
Associate Professor of Technology Research (employment contract suspended)
PhD (Political and Social Sciences)
Siim Espenberg
Head of Centre, Project Manager-Analyst
MA (Economics and Business Administration)
+372 526 2195
Maie Kiisel
Analyst 0.8 p
PhD (Media and Communication)
Kristiina Vain
Project Manager-Analyst
MA (Politics and Governance in the Digital Age)
Helen Urmann
Project Manager-Analyst 0.5 p
MA (Democracy and Governance)
Heidi Ann Erbsen
Project Manager-Analyst
MA (European Union - Russia Studies)
Marvi Remmik
Project Manager-Analyst 0.25 p
PhD (Educational Science)
Uku Varblane
Programme Manager-Analyst 0.2 p
MA (Economics and Business Administration)
Kerly Espenberg
Project Manager-Analyst 0.2 p
PhD (Economics and Business Administration)
Kaidi Nõmmela
Project Manager-Analyst 0.4 p
MA (International Relations and European-Asian Studies)
Kadri Lees
Project Manager-Analyst 0.6 p
MA (Economics and Business Administration)
Kristjan Pulk
Analyst (employment contract suspended) 0.7 p
MBA (Entrepreneurship and Technology Management)
CV in Research Information System
Supervision competences: