Ryhor Nizhnikau | FIIA – Finnish Institute of International Affairs

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Expertise

The EU’s Eastern neighbourhood, Russian policy in the post-soviet space, domestic and foreign policies of Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine

Degrees

PhD, University of Tartu, 2017

Language skills

Belarusian, Russian and English (working languages), French, Swedish and Ukrainian (receptive skills)

latest publications

04 / 2019

Ukraine’s stalled transformation: A concerning context for the 2019 presidential and parliamentary elections

02 / 2019

The parliamentary election in Moldova: The end of European illusions

10 / 2018

Communist Parties In Russia, Ukraine and Moldova: Struggling with popular demands

03 / 2018

Russian-Ukrainian relations: The farewell that wasn’t

02 / 2018

Donbas is becoming a no-man’s land: Pressures to freeze the status quo are rising

Expertise

The EU’s Eastern neighbourhood, Russian policy in the post-soviet space, domestic and foreign policies of Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine

Degrees

PhD, University of Tartu, 2017

Language skills

Belarusian, Russian and English (working languages), French, Swedish and Ukrainian (receptive skills)

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04 / 2019

Ukraine’s stalled transformation: A concerning context for the 2019 presidential and parliamentary elections

Democracy EU's Eastern Neighbourhood EU's external relations Ukraine FIIA Briefing Paper

02 / 2019

The parliamentary election in Moldova: The end of European illusions

Democracy EU's Eastern Neighbourhood European Union Moldova FIIA Comment

10 / 2018

Communist Parties In Russia, Ukraine and Moldova: Struggling with popular demands

EU's Eastern Neighbourhood Post-Soviet Space Russia Ukraine FIIA Briefing Paper

03 / 2018

Russian-Ukrainian relations: The farewell that wasn’t

Economic policy Energy EU's Eastern Neighbourhood European Union Post-Soviet Space Russia FIIA Briefing Paper

02 / 2018

Donbas is becoming a no-man’s land: Pressures to freeze the status quo are rising

Economic policy EU's Eastern Neighbourhood Post-Soviet Space Russia Security and Defence Policy FIIA Comment

06 / 2017

Belarus’s Disequilibrium: Mounting Challenges and Reluctance to Change

Democracy Economic policy EU's Eastern Neighbourhood European Union Human rights Post-Soviet Space Russia Security and Defence Policy FIIA Briefing Paper

02 / 2017

One Year after the Sanctions: Is Europe ready for the Belarus crisis?

Democracy Economic policy Energy EU's Eastern Neighbourhood European Union Post-Soviet Space Russia FIIA Comment

12 / 2016

Three Years after Euromaidan: Is Ukraine Still on the Reform Track?

Democracy Economic policy EU's Eastern Neighbourhood European Union Post-Soviet Space FIIA Briefing Paper

11 / 2016

Presidential elections in Moldova: A sad end to a once promising story

Democracy EU's Eastern Neighbourhood European Union Post-Soviet Space Russia FIIA Comment

10 / 2016

Parliamentary elections in Georgia: Stability preserved, but reforms needed

Asia Democracy Economic policy EU's Eastern Neighbourhood European Union Nato Post-Soviet Space Russia FIIA Comment

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Moshes, Arkady & Nizhnikau, Ryhor (2018). A partnership not in the making: Ukrainian-Belarusian relations after the Euromaidan. PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo. PONARS Eurasia.

EU's Eastern Neighbourhood Post-Soviet Space Russia Ukraine D Publications intended for professional communities

Nizhnikau, Ryhor (2018). EU induced institutional change in post-Soviet space: promoting reforms in Moldova and Ukraine. London and New York: Routledge.

C Scientific books (monographs)

Nizhnikau, Ryhor (2018). Väkivaltahallinto venäläisittäin. Ulkopolitiikka, 55 (2):87.

Russia D Publications intended for professional communities

Nizhnikau, Ryhor (2017). The Same but Different: “Re-understanding” Elections in Contemporary Post-Soviet Space. Demokratizatsiya: The Journal of Post-Soviet Democratization, 25 (4):337-359.

B Non-refereed scientific articles

Nizhnikau, Ryhor (2017). Guiding Voice to Exit: Elections of Sitz-Chairman in Moldova, Inc.. Demokratizatsiya: The Journal of Post-Soviet Democratization, 25 (4):361-380.

A Peer-reviewed scientific articles

Bedford, Sofie & ,Nizhnikau, Ryhor ed(s) (2017). Elections 2016: Political dynamics in post-soviet space. Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies, The George Washington University.

C Scientific books (monographs)

Nizhnikau, Ryhor (2017). Kameran takana on oligarkki. Ulkopolitiikka, 3:66-69.

D Publications intended for professional communities

Nizhnikau, Ryhor (2017). The Commonwealth of Independent States Region. In Kochenov, Dimitry ed(s): Ideos Verlag AG. 207-211.

D Publications intended for professional communities

Nizhnikau, Ryhor (2017). The political backlash against anticorruption reforms in Ukraine. Baltic Rim Economies Review (2):49.

D Publications intended for professional communities

Nizhnikau, Ryhor (2017). Externally induced institutional change in the EU’s Eastern neighbourhood: migration and environment reforms in Ukraine and Moldova in 2010-2015. Tartu University Press.

G Theses

Nizhnikau, Ryhor (2016). Empowerment of Domestic Stakeholders in Ukraine: From Outcome-oriented to Process-oriented Europeanization in the ENP Countries. .

EU's Eastern Neighbourhood Europe European Union Ukraine A Peer-reviewed scientific articles

The Invisible Battlefield in the Belarusian Media Space: Fighting “Russkii Mir” from Within?

EU's Eastern Neighbourhood A Peer-reviewed scientific articles

Nizhnikau, Ryhor (2016). Promoting Reforms in Moldova: EU-Induced Institutional Change in the Migration and Environmental Protection Sectors. Problems of Post-Communism:1-15.

A Peer-reviewed scientific articles

Alvari, Niko & Nizhnikau, Ryhor (2016). Ice Hockey World Championship in Belarus: Political Context. .

EU's Eastern Neighbourhood A Peer-reviewed scientific articles

Nizhnikau, Ryhor (2016). When Goliath Meets Goliath: How Russia and the EU Created the Vicious Circle of Instability in Moldova. Global Affairs, 2 (2):203-216.

EU's Eastern Neighbourhood European Union Russia A Peer-reviewed scientific articles

Nizhnikau, Ryhor (2015). Promoting Institutional Change in the Eastern Neighbourhood: Cases of the Environment Protection and Migration Sectors in Ukraine. Journal of Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, 15 (4):495-518.

Climate governance EU's Eastern Neighbourhood Ukraine A Peer-reviewed scientific articles