• About
  • Dissertation
  • Research
    • Security and regime dynamics in Eurasia
    • Federalism and ethnic politics in Russia
    • Supranationalism and political integration
    • Micro-foundations of nationalism
  • Teaching
  • CV
Adam C. Lenton
  • About
  • Dissertation
  • Research
    • Security and regime dynamics in Eurasia
    • Federalism and ethnic politics in Russia
    • Supranationalism and political integration
    • Micro-foundations of nationalism
  • Teaching
  • CV

Welcome.


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I am a PhD Candidate in Political Science at The George Washington University. My research focuses on the connections between nationalism, political development, and security, with a regional focus on Russia and the former Soviet Union, and has been published in Problems of Post-Communism and Russian Politics.

My dissertation engages in a comparative, cross-case study of Russia’s 21 ethnic republics to unpack the historical and elite origins of sub-state nationalism. This project has been supported by the Harriman Institute of Columbia University and funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

I have also developed and taught a range of courses at both The George Washington University and Sciences Po, ranging from international relations to identity politics and modern Russian politics.

Beyond research and teaching, I have contributed to The Program on New Approaches to Research and Security in Eurasia (PONARS Eurasia), Riddle.Russia, and in 2022 was selected as a fellow for the Monterey Summer Symposium on Russia.
 
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  • About
  • Dissertation
  • Research
    • Security and regime dynamics in Eurasia
    • Federalism and ethnic politics in Russia
    • Supranationalism and political integration
    • Micro-foundations of nationalism
  • Teaching
  • CV