Dissertation Research:
Nurturing Dependence: Patron State Influences on State and Institution Building Processes in de facto States
This PhD thesis examines patron state influences on state and institution building processes in de facto states by statistically analysing a time series cross-sectional panel data set and applying diffusion models to the case of Russian involvement in the de facto Republic of Abkhazia
Works in Progress:
Upcoming Research Projects:
Research Methods:
Nurturing Dependence: Patron State Influences on State and Institution Building Processes in de facto States
This PhD thesis examines patron state influences on state and institution building processes in de facto states by statistically analysing a time series cross-sectional panel data set and applying diffusion models to the case of Russian involvement in the de facto Republic of Abkhazia
Works in Progress:
- Variations in Power Dynamics across Patron-Client Relationships. A Conceptualisation of Patron States’ State Building Influences on de facto States
- Soviet Legacies and Endogenous Influences on State Building Processes in Abkhazia and South Ossetia until 2008
- Leverage and Means of Patron States in Shaping State Building Processes in de facto States. Case Study of Russian Involvement in Abkhazia’s and South Ossetia’s State Building Pursuits since 1991
- The Education Dimension of Russian Foreign Policy. Case Study of Russia’s Involvement in Abkhazia’s Education Sector Development since 1992
Upcoming Research Projects:
- German-Russian strategic business alliances.
Research Methods:
- Quantitative
- Linear and logit regressions
- Time series cross-sectional panel data
- Survival analysis
- Software used: Stata and R
- Qualitative
- Interviews
- Software used: NVivo