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Irina Papkova

George F. Kennan Fellow

Professional affiliation

Assistant Professor, Central European University, Budapest

Wilson Center Projects

The Orthodox Church and Russian Politics: 2008-2015

Full Biography

Irina Papkova is a Research Fellow at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs (Georgetown University). Previously, she taught international relations for five years at Central European University in Budapest, Hungary. Papkova has previously held fellowships from the Slavic-Eurasian Research Center in Sapporo, the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna, and the Kennan Institute. Her 2011 book, "The Orthodox Church and Russian Politics," was published jointly by the Woodrow Wilson Center Press and Oxford University Press

Major Publications

The Orthodox Church and Russian Politics (New York: Oxford University Press; Woodrow Wilson Center Press Washington D.C., 2011)
“The Three Religions of Armenians in Lebanon” in Alexander Agajanian, ed. Armenian Christianity Today: Identity Politics, Popular Practices and Social Functions (Farnham: Ashgate) 2014: 171-196
“The Contemporary Study of Religion, Society and Politics in Russia: A Scholar’s Reflections” Religion, State and Society 41,3 (2013): 244-253