Alesia Rudnik

Contact

E-Mail: alesia.rudnik@gmail.com

Research Profile

Alesia Rudnik, PhD in political science, is a postdoctoral researcher at Södetrörn University and Maastricht University.

Alesia Rudnik, PhD in political science, is a postdoctoral researcher at Södetrörn University and Maastricht University. Her project “Negotiating Digital Power: Big Tech, States & Citizens in Democratic versus Autocratic Contexts” is supported by the Swedish Research Council. Alesia is also a former director and an acting board member of an independent Belarusian think tank in exile Center for New Ideas. Previously, Rudnik led the organization of the Belarusian diaspora in Sweden. She is also a recipient of the Swedish award “European of the Year 2022”. Currently, she is also a member of the editorial board of Belarus Analytical Digest.

Research Interests by Country

Azerbaijan Belarus Other Russia

Keywords

Authoritarian Regimes, Mass Media, Journalists, Censorship, Belarus, Technology, Democratization