Dr. Per Ekman

Biography

Per Ekman holds a Ph.D. in political science from Uppsala University. His research is primarily situated in the fields of comparative international politics, particularly focusing on foreign security policy. His empirical studies revolve around Ukraine, Georgia, and Russia. Currently, he serves as the Research Coordinator for the Swedish Network for European Studies in Political Science from 2020 to 2024 and was a visiting scholar at the Institute of European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies at George Washington University during the 2019/2020 academic year. His research interests encompass foreign security policy, state-building, comparative politics, and conflict studies, especially concerning countries that gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. His main areas of focus include Ukraine and the South Caucasus region, which includes Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. He has extensive experience with field visits in Ukraine and Georgia and employs qualitative methods in his research, including comparative historical analysis and elite interviews. Ekman frequently comments on issues related to Russia's war in Ukraine and developments in the region in major Swedish media outlets, including Expressen, Aftonbladet, Dagens Nyheter, and Sveriges Radio. He also teaches international politics at the undergraduate level and supervises undergraduate students. Ekman has a background in political science from Uppsala University and has previous work experience at the Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations in New York and in the civil society sector in Georgia.

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