Description

Contents

Research interests of staff

Russian and Soviet history 16th20th centuries

* History of the Soviet economy in the 1930s; supervision of theses on Soviet inter-war economic history. Contact: Emeritus Professor Bob Davies
Email: r.w.davies@bham.ac.uk
* Pre-revolutionary history; popular rebellions from the 17th century onwards; the social and political history of the late tsarist period; Russian nationalism before and after 1917. Contact: Professor Maureen Perrie
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 6351
Email: m.p.perrie@bham.ac.uk
* Political history of the Soviet Union in the 1920s and 1930s. Contact: Dr Arfon Rees
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 6346 or 6347
Email: e.a.rees@bham.ac.uk
* Non-Russian nationalities in the Russian Empire and the USSR; political history of the Soviet Union under Lenin, Stalin, Khrushchev and Gorbachev. Contact: Dr Jeremy Smith
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 6366
Email: j.r.smith@bham.ac.uk

Contemporary politics of Russia, Ukraine and Central and Eastern Europe

* Contemporary politics and political parties of Central and Eastern Europe; inter-relationships between political change and nationalism, minority rights, etc; the economics of transformation and the integration of this region into the European Union. Contact: Dr Tim Haughton
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 6360
Email: t.j.haughton@bham.ac.uk
* Contemporary Russian politics. Contact: Dr David White
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 8237
Email: d.j.white.1@bham.ac.uk
* Contemporary East European societies. Contact the Department directly
* Russian foreign and security policy; political relations between Russia and Europe; security and arms control/non-proliferation issues in USSR successor states. Contact: Dr Derek Averre
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 6364
Email: d.l.averre@bham.ac.uk
* State formation and nation building in post-Soviet states; EU's relations with the Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova; Poland's relationship with its Eastern neighbours in the context of EU enlargement. Contact: Dr Kataryna Wolczuk
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 6356
Email: k.wolczuk@bham.ac.uk

Economics of transformation; economic policy, technology and innovation

* Western Balkans (especially Serbian politics, Kosovo issues, Montenegro and Bosnia-Herzegovina; and regional cooperation); and the EU's 'stabilisation and association' policy for integrating the Western Balkans. Contact: Professor Judy Batt
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 2992
Email: j.r.batt@bham.ac.uk
* The economics of Russia and other ex-socialist countries, including current reforms and policies, issues of knowledge-based economic development, trade and investment, and the economics of the military and defence industry. Contact: Professor Julian Cooper
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 6345
Email: j.m.cooper@bham.ac.uk Contact: Richard Connolly
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 8219
Email: r.connolly@bham.ac.uk
* Security and society in Central Asia, constructivist security studies, new media, gender and sexuality, fieldwork methods. Contact: Claire Wilkinson
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 8242
Email: c.wilkinson@bham.ac.uk
* Economics of the Russian defence industry and its relations with the civilian economy. Contact: Dr Derek Averre
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 6364
Email: d.l.averre@bham.ac.uk

Contemporary Russian and Central and Eastern European culture and society

* Russian language media and literature. Contact: Dr Natasha Rulyova
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 6357
Email: n.e.rulyova@bham.ac.uk Contact: Dr Jeremy Morris
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 6455
Email: j.b.morris@bham.ac.uk
* Islam, with particular reference to the relationship between Islam, ethnicity and nationalism in Russia's republics. Contact: Dr Galina Yemelianova
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 6362
Email: g.yemelianova@bham.ac.uk
* Political, social and economic exclusion; forms of European transnational migration; the anthopology of post-socialist states. Contact: Deema Kaneff
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 6339
Email: d.kaneff@bham.ac.uk
* Central and South-East European politics and EU policy of the Western Balkans. Contact: Professor Judy Batt
Tel: +44 (0)121 414 2992
Email: j.r.batt@bham.ac.uk

Interdisciplinary collaboration
In addition, we have collaborative links with other University departments, in particular the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (GEES) , whose staff members Professor Mark Bassin, Dr Stefan Bouzarovski (Buzar), Dr Dominique Moran, Dr John Round and Dr Denis Shaw are all Adjunct Members of CREES. Their research interests on cultural, historical, political and environmental issues on Russia and Eastern Europe, from a geographical standpoint, enhance both CREES and its students.

Requirements

Ensure your qualifications meet our entry requirements for research degrees

To gain admission to a research degree programme (with the exception of the Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) or Doctor of Medicine (MD)) an applicant must comply with the following entry requirements:

* Attainment of an Honours degree (normally a First or Upper Second Class Honours degree or equivalent) in a relevant subject awarded by an approved university, or
* Attainment of an alternative qualification or qualifications and/or evidence of experience judged by the University as indicative of an applicants potential for research and as satisfactory for the purpose of entry to a research degree programme.

In addition:

* Admission and registration for a research degree programme may be conditional on satisfactory completion of preliminary study, which may include assessment.
* In some cases you will also need to have completed a Masters degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant subject.

Please note

* Entry onto many programmes is highly competitive, therefore we consider the skills, attributes, motivation and potential for success of an individual when deciding whether to make an offer.
* Specific entry requirements are given for each programme. Any academic and professional qualifications or industrial experience you may have are normally taken into account, and in some cases form an integral part of the entrance requirements. If your qualifications are non-standard or different from the entry requirements stated in the online prospectus, please contact the relevant school or department to discuss whether your application would be considered.
* After we have received your application you may, if you live in the UK, be invited for an interview or to visit us to discuss your application.

English Language Requirements

Funding

Scholarships and studentships The Centre for East European Language Based Area Studies (CEELBAS) is now advertising a number of PhD studentships available to home and EU students only. Home/EU students should contact the Centre for further information, or email financialsupport@bham.ac.uk|
International students can often gain funding through overseas research scholarships, Commonwealth scholarships or their home government.