Maria Koinova

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Prof. Maria Koinova is Professor in International Relations at the University of Warwick, and the author of "Diaspora Entrepreneurs and Contested States" (Oxford University Press 2021), and "Ethnonationalist Conflict in Postcommunist States" (UPENN, 2013), alongside over 40 academic publications stemming from a large-scale European Research Council Starting Grant Project “Diasporas and Contested Sovereignty” she directed as Principal Investigator (2012-2017), and other research projects. Prof. Koinova a co-author of a 2025 report "Engaging the Global Ukrainian Community for Ukraine's Recovery: Democracy and Human Rights Dimensions" (University of Warwick and ICMPD), following from several impact-oriented projects she conducted as a Principal Investigator together with OSCE-ODIHR and ICMPD. More information on this impact-oriented research programme, and the recent report can be found here: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais/research/projects/ukrainiandiaspora/

Experience

  • 2020–present
    Professor in International Relations, University of Warwick

Education

  • 2018 
    University of Notre Dame, Research Fellow, Kroc Center for International Peace Studies
  • 2011 
    Harvard University, Visiting research fellow
  • 2008 
    Dartmouth College, Research fellow
  • 2007 
    Cornell University, Research fellow
  • 2005 
    European University Institute, Ph.D. Political and Social Sciences
  • 2005 
    Harvard University, Research and Visiting Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Davis Centre for Russian and Eurasian Studies

Grants and Contracts

  • 2023
    Engaging the Ukrainian Diaspora in Reconstruction and Development
    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding Source:
    Research England
  • 2019
    Polycentric Governance of Transit Migration
    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding Source:
    Centre for Global Cooperation Research
  • 2011
    Diasporas and Contested Sovereignty
    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding Source:
    European Research Council, Starting Grant

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