Yhteiskuntatieteiden Tohtori (Kulttuuripolitiikan opintosuunta), Apurahatutkija
Aikaisempi koulutus:
My doctoral research examined the conservative turn in Russia that occurred around 2012-2014, which led to significant changes in cultural legislation. Using a post-structuralist discourse theory framework, I analysed the emergence of Russian cultural policy in terms of hegemony, showing how a new set of relations of coercion and consent emerged in the field since 2012. Specifically, I analysed the legal and political transformation of cultural policy through which the new subject positions were established.
The thesis posits that the post-2012 transformation of Russian cultural policy is a strategic manoeuvre by the ruling elite to harness cultural mechanisms for broader political and ideological purposes, thereby shaping public consciousness and strengthening presidential authority. Putin's regime has fostered an intellectual leadership that promotes a conservative vision of the 'Russian world' and suppresses cultural diversity. This imposes state control over cultural production and the cultural economy, thereby contributing to the further consolidation of Putin's political power.
Current Projects
Participation in the research project “Russian World” Next Door: discourses of the Russian political communication and cultural diplomacy in Finland. Principal Investigator: Dr. Vera Zvereva (Kone Foundation 2022-2026, Application 202109235), Department of Language and Communication Studies, Ģֱ.
Past Projects
Grant from the multidisciplinary study programme ExpREES for an MA course "Three Epochs of Cultural Policy in Soviet, Post-Soviet and Putin's Russia", Ģֱ, Autumn 2024.
Ph.D. research ‘Development of Contemporary Russian Cultural Policy: from Liberal Decentralization towards Conservative Cultural Hegemony’ (Kone Foundation, January 2020-May 2021, December 2021-March 2022; Grant of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences June-November 2021; April 2022-March 2023), Doctoral programme of the Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy, Ģֱ.
Grant from the multidisciplinary study programme Expertise in Russian and Eastern European Studies (ExpREES) for an MA course "Applying Discourse Analysis to Contemporary Russian Society and Culture: Methodology and Case Studies", Tampere University, Spring 2022.
Finnish-Russian Cross-Border Neighbourship: Political Perspectives and Cultural Resilience (personal research project; Kone Foundation, April 2018 – March 2019).
Traditional religions and religious identity in post-secular society: Orthodox parish. Principal investigator: Dr./Docent Ekaterina Grishaeva (Russian State Humanitarian Foundation, 2016 – 2018 № 16-03-00387, type ‘a’).
Discourses and practices of Scotland's cultural policy (personal research project; Centre for Cultural Policy Research, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK, 2-30.09.2015).
The socio-cultural capital of the population as an outcome of cultural policy (personal research project; Committee of Science and the Higher School of St. Petersburg, May – October 2015).
