I am a postdoctoral research fellow working on a three-year project investigating the causes of Russia’s wars in Ukraine and elsewhere. My current research is supported by the Leverhulme Trust with an Early Career Fellowship.
My wider research interests include Russian and Ukrainian politics, the causes of war, process tracing as a social science method, and the dissemination of information and disinformation via online media.
I received my PhD from University College London’s (UCL) School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) in 2022. Previously, I studied International Relations and Contemporary European Studies in Dresden, St. Petersburg, Bath, and Siena. I also worked as a Russian and Ukrainian Media and Current Affairs Analyst in the public and private sector.
For speaking requests or media commentary on topics related to my research interest or any other enquiries, please contact me at j.e.hauter@reading.ac.uk
My first academic monograph, Russia’s Overlooked Invasion: The Causes of the 2014 Outbreak of War in Ukraine’s Donbas, which is based on my PhD thesis, was published in 2023 and is available for purchase.
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