Lecturer, University of Birmingham
Dr. Kevork Oskanian is a Lecturer at the University of Birmingham’s Department of Political Science and International Studies (POLSIS); he obtained his PhD at the London School of Economics’ Department of International Relations, and has previously taught at the LSE and at the University of Westminster. His latest monograph – ‘Fear, Weakness and Power in the Post-Soviet South Caucasus’ – analyses security in the region from a Copenhagen School perspective; his current research interests also include postcolonial perspectives on contemporary Eurasian politics, and the role of liberal ideology in the shaping of Western policies towards the former Soviet Union.
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