Mustafa Tuna
Discipline: History
Project: Imperial Russia’s Muslims: Islam, Empire, and European Modernity in the Volga-Ural Heartland
Location of Research: Russia
2012 Fellows
With funding from the Department of State Title VIII Program, the SSRC Eurasia Program is pleased to offer multiple fellowship opportunities for Eurasian studies scholars. Our 2012-2013 cohort is made up of 20 fellows: 6 Pre-Dissertation, 10 Dissertation Development, and 4 Post-Doctoral Research Fellows. These fellows cover the disciplines of anthropology, economics, history, political science, and sociology.
The SSRC has provided support to almost 400 scholars since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 with support from the US Department of State’s Title VIII program. On this page you can find more information about this year’s fellows. You can also access detailed information on the 2010 SSRC Eurasia Fellows, detailed alumni profiles, and a searchable database of SSRC Eurasia Program Alumni.
With funding from the Department of State Title VIII Program, the SSRC Eurasia Program is pleased to offer multiple fellowship opportunities for Eurasian studies scholars. Our 2012-2013 cohort is made up of 20 fellows: 6 Pre-Dissertation, 10 Dissertation Development, and 4 Post-Doctoral Research Fellows. These fellows cover the disciplines of anthropology, economics, history, political science, and sociology.
The SSRC has provided support to almost 400 scholars since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 with support from the US Department of State’s Title VIII program. On this page you can find more information about this year’s fellows. You can also access detailed information on the 2010 SSRC Eurasia Fellows, detailed alumni profiles, and a searchable database of SSRC Eurasia Program Alumni.
Pre-Dissertation Fellows
Victoria Smolkin-Rothrock
Discipline: History
Project: A Sacred Space is Never Empty: Scientific Atheism, Socialist Rituals, and the Soviet Way of Life (1954-1991)
Location of Research: Russia
Ora John Reuter
Discipline: Political Science
Project: Elite Mobility and Authoritarian Institutions in Post-Soviet Russia
Location of Research: Russia
Ina Ganguli
Discipline: Economics
Project: Science and Innovation Across Borders: Consequences of the Russian Brain Drain
Location of Research: Russia
Magdalena Stawkowski
Discipline: Anthropology
University: University of Colorado - Boulder
Project: Radioactive Knowledge: State Control of Scientific Information in Post-Soviet Kazakhstan
Location of Research: Kazakhstan
Benjamin Raiklin
Discipline: History
University: University of Wisconson - Madison
Project: Towards a ‘Cult” of the World War II Newsreel, Documentary, and Cameraman: The Development and Meaning(s) of Stalinist Documentary Filmmaking Practices
Location of Research: Russia and Ukraine
Alina Polyakova
Discipline: Sociology
University: University of California - Berkeley
Project: Organizing Radicalism in Civil Society: Why Radical Right Parties Succeed or Fail in Post-Communist New Democracies
Location of Research: Central Eastern Europe, Ukraine
Anne O'Donnell
Discipline: History
University: Princeton University
Project: A Noah's Ark: Moving to Moscow, Material Life, and Information in Revolutionary Russia, 1916-1924
Location of Research: Russia
Hassan Malik
Discipline: History
University: Harvard University
Project: Bankers and Bolsheviks: International Finance and the Russian Revolution, 1892-1922
Location of Research: Russia
Anna Lowry
Discipline: Political Science
University: Indiana University
Project: Between Developmentalism and Patrimonialism: Exploring the Causes of Nationalization in Russia
Location of Research: Russia
Dissertation Development Fellows
Mustafa Tuna
Current Position: Assistant Professor of History, Duke University
Dissertation: Imperial Russia’s Muslims: Islam, Empire, and European Modernity in the Volga-Ural Heartland
Victoria Smolkin-Rothrock
Current Position: Assistant Professor of History, Wesleyan University
Dissertation: A Sacred Space is Never Empty: Scientific Atheism, Socialist Rituals, and the Soviet Way of Life (1954-1991)
Ora John Reuter
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Dissertation: Elite Mobility and Authoritarian Institutions in Post-Soviet Russia
Ina Ganguli
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Economics, Stockholm Institute of Economics
Dissertation: Science and Innovation Across Borders: Consequences of the Russian Brain Drain
Magdalena Stawkowski
University at Time of Fellowship: University of Colorado - Boulder
Dissertation: Radioactive Knowledge: State Control of Scientific Information in Post-Soviet Kazakhstan
Benjamin Raiklin
University at Time of Fellowship: University of Wisconson - Madison
Dissertation: Towards a ‘Cult” of the World War II Newsreel, Documentary, and Cameraman: The Development and Meaning(s) of Stalinist Documentary Filmmaking Practices
Alina Polyakova
University at Time of Fellowship: University of California - Berkeley
Dissertation: Organizing Radicalism in Civil Society: Why Radical Right Parties Succeed or Fail in Post-Communist New Democracies
Anne O'Donnell
University at Time of Fellowship: Princeton University
Dissertation: A Noah's Ark: Moving to Moscow, Material Life, and Information in Revolutionary Russia, 1916-1924
Hassan Malik
University at Time of Fellowship: Harvard University
Dissertation: Bankers and Bolsheviks: International Finance and the Russian Revolution, 1892-1922
Anna Lowry
University at Time of Fellowship: Indiana University
Dissertation: Between Developmentalism and Patrimonialism: Exploring the Causes of Nationalization in Russia
Post-Doctoral Research Fellows
Mustafa Tuna
Current Position: Assistant Professor of History, Duke University
Project: Imperial Russia’s Muslims: Islam, Empire, and European Modernity in the Volga-Ural Heartland
Victoria Smolkin-Rothrock
Current Position: Assistant Professor of History, Wesleyan University
Project: A Sacred Space is Never Empty: Scientific Atheism, Socialist Rituals, and the Soviet Way of Life (1954-1991)
Ora John Reuter
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Project: Elite Mobility and Authoritarian Institutions in Post-Soviet Russia
Ina Ganguli
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Economics, Stockholm Institute of Economics
Project: Science and Innovation Across Borders: Consequences of the Russian Brain Drain
Magdalena Stawkowski
University: University of Colorado - Boulder
Project: Radioactive Knowledge: State Control of Scientific Information in Post-Soviet Kazakhstan
Benjamin Raiklin
University: University of Wisconson - Madison
Project: Towards a ‘Cult” of the World War II Newsreel, Documentary, and Cameraman: The Development and Meaning(s) of Stalinist Documentary Filmmaking Practices
Alina Polyakova
University: University of California - Berkeley
Project: Organizing Radicalism in Civil Society: Why Radical Right Parties Succeed or Fail in Post-Communist New Democracies
Anne O'Donnell
University: Princeton University
Project: A Noah's Ark: Moving to Moscow, Material Life, and Information in Revolutionary Russia, 1916-1924
Hassan Malik
University: Harvard University
Project: Bankers and Bolsheviks: International Finance and the Russian Revolution, 1892-1922
Anna Lowry
University: Indiana University
Project: Between Developmentalism and Patrimonialism: Exploring the Causes of Nationalization in Russia