Professional Affiliation

Associate Professor of Political Science, Baylor University

Expert Bio

Serhiy Kudelia is an associate professor of political science at Baylor University, where he teaches courses on ethnopolitical conflicts, terrorism, political regimes, and post-Soviet politics. Earlier he held teaching and research positions at George Washington University, Johns Hopkins University, the University of Toronto, and National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (Ukraine). He received a Ph.D. in international relations from Johns Hopkins University/SAIS and a master’s degree in political science from Stanford University. His articles have appeared most recently in Comparative Politics, Current History, and Post-Soviet Affairs. Dr. Kudelia’s current research deals with the origins of the armed conflict in the Donbas, where he has conducted extensive field research since 2014.