Professor Dr. Alexander Kupatadze

Biography

Prior to joining King’s College, Alexander Kupatadze taught at the School of International Relations, St Andrews University. He held postdoctoral positions at George Washington University (2010-11), Oxford University (2012-13), and Princeton University (2013-14). His research specialization includes transnational crime, corruption, public sector reform, and the informal politics-crime-terror nexus, with a regional expertise in post-Soviet Eurasia. His work has been published in leading journals such as Journal of Democracy, Theoretical Criminology, Nonproliferation Review, and Central Asia Survey. His research has been funded by the Russell Trust (St Andrews University), the British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies (BASEES), and the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation.

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