Wilson Center Experts
Mary Elizabeth Malinkin
Program Associate
Kennan Institute
Contact Information:
T 202/691-4246
// F 202/691-4001
Expertise:
Russia and Eurasia
Affiliation:
Kennan Institute
Education
B.A., History, Carleton College, 2001; Intensive Russian language program at Vladimir State Pedagogical University, (Vladimir, Russia) 2002-2003; M.A., Russian and East European Studies, University of Michigan, 2006
Experience
Program Assistant, Kennan Institute; Graduate Student Instructor, Russian language, University of Michigan; Teacher of English, American Home, Vladimir, Russia
Expertise
Russia; migration patterns in the Former Soviet Union; ethnic divisions of labor; inter-ethnic relations
Major Publications
- Moscow and Kyiv: Changing Cities and Migrant Magnets, co-author with Renata Kosc-Harmatiy (Kennan Institute and Comparative Urban Studies Project report, 2008)
- Transnational Migration to New Regional Centers: Policy Challenges, Practice, and the Migrant Experience (conference proceedings), co-edited with Lauren Herzer and Sarah Dixon Klump. Washington, D.C.: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; Kennan Institute and Comparative Urban Studies Eurasian Migration Paper #2, 2008
Related Content for this Expert
The Turning Point for Russia Will Be a Higher Proportion of People on the Internet
May 22, 2013Interview with Andrey Miroshnichenko, Fulbright-Kennan Institute Research Scholar, upon the completion of his grant, Spring 2013 more
A Wary Welcome: Varying Reception of Migrants in Russian Cities
May 08, 2013Washington, D.C.: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; Kennan Institute and Comparative Urban Studies Eurasian Migration Paper #7, 2013. PDF 42 pages. more
You Have to Have Strong Nerves Not to be Influenced by the Hysteria
Nov 29, 2012An interview with Nataliya Rostova, Galina Starovoitova Fellow on Human Rights and Conflict Resolution, upon the completion of her grant “The Russian Mass Media of the Post-Perestroika Era.” more
Assessing the Ukrainian Parliamentary Elections: Half-steps and Dissonance
Nov 01, 2012In the wake of the recent Ukrainian parliamentary elections on October 28, 2012, Kennan Institute Fulbright Scholar Mykhailo Minakov, who is an Associate Professor at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, spoke with the Kennan Institute about issues surrounding the elections. Mary Elizabeth Malinkin, Kennan Institute, had the following discussion with him. more
Labor Migration in Eurasia: Links to Global Migration and Human Security Trends
September 21, 2012 // 9:00am — 5:00pm
Using a comparative approach to incorporate research initiatives into a global context can make a significant contribution to the current understanding of migration. In partnership with the Social Science Research Council, the Kennan Institute will host leading specialists on migration issues from Russia and the United States to discuss their most recent work, as well as share preliminary findings from research supported by the National Science Foundation. This research was conducted as part of the MINERVA initiative grant “People, Power, and Conflict in the Eurasian Migration System,” led by Cynthia Buckley, Beth Mitchneck, and Blair Ruble. more
Privatization and Informalization in Post-Soviet Welfare States: The Politics of Reform
Jul 07, 2011
Transnational Migration to New Regional Centers: Policy Challenges, Practice, and the Migrant Experience
Jul 07, 2011Washington, D.C.: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; Kennan Institute and Comparative Urban Studies Eurasian Migration Paper #2, 2008. PDF 168 pages. more
Pages
Assessing the Ukrainian Parliamentary Elections: Half-steps and Dissonance
Nov 01, 2012In the wake of the recent Ukrainian parliamentary elections on October 28, 2012, Kennan Institute Fulbright Scholar Mykhailo Minakov, who is an Associate Professor at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, spoke with the Kennan Institute about issues surrounding the elections. Mary Elizabeth Malinkin, Kennan Institute, had the following discussion with him.
The Turning Point for Russia Will Be a Higher Proportion of People on the Internet
May 22, 2013Interview with Andrey Miroshnichenko, Fulbright-Kennan Institute Research Scholar, upon the completion of his grant, Spring 2013
A Wary Welcome: Varying Reception of Migrants in Russian Cities
May 08, 2013Washington, D.C.: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; Kennan Institute and Comparative Urban Studies Eurasian Migration Paper #7, 2013. PDF 42 pages.
You Have to Have Strong Nerves Not to be Influenced by the Hysteria
Nov 29, 2012An interview with Nataliya Rostova, Galina Starovoitova Fellow on Human Rights and Conflict Resolution, upon the completion of her grant “The Russian Mass Media of the Post-Perestroika Era.”
Transnational Migration to New Regional Centers: Policy Challenges, Practice, and the Migrant Experience
Jul 07, 2011Washington, D.C.: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; Kennan Institute and Comparative Urban Studies Eurasian Migration Paper #2, 2008. PDF 168 pages.