Consequences of the war in Ukraine
My current research examines the human costs and social transformations triggered by Russia’s war against Ukraine. One project build off of the recent media reports and a handful of academic article on Russia’s predatory conscription practices and evaluates unequal distribution of male mortality rates across Russian regions. I find that male mortality is distributed unequally across Russian regions, disproportionately burdening impoverished and indigenous regions.
Another project investigates the experiences of relokanti—new Russian migrants who fled the war—highlighting how emotional entanglements with authoritarianism suppress political engagement even after migration. Together, my work sheds light on the demographic, emotional, and political consequences of authoritarian warfare and displacement. Both projects have resulted in academic articles, one of which was recently published in Social Forces. In the Fall 2025 I will be conducting fieldwork in Serbia in continuation of this research project.