Mariya Omelicheva

Assistant Professor

Department of Political Science

Associate Director

Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies

Contact Information

Office phone number: 785-864-9002
Office: 412 Blake Hall
Office Hours: 11:30 - 1 M, 11-1 TR & by appointment
Vita:Omelicheva Vita, August 2010
Email Address: omeliche@ku.edu

Mailing Address:	Department of Political Science
	1541 Lilac Lane, 504 Blake
	Lawrence, Kansas 66044-3177

Background

Educational Background
Graduated from: Purdue University, PhD, 2007
First Appointed at KU: 2007

Areas of Interest

Brief list of research and teaching interests:

Security Policy, State Security and Human Rights, Human Rights Law, Non-governmental Actors of World Politics

Research Statement:

Dr. Omelicheva's research and teaching interests include international and Eurasian security, counterterrorism and human rights, and Russia's foreign and security policy. Her recent book, titled "Counterterrorism Policies in Central Asia" (Routeledge, 2011) examines the dangerous tendency of counterterrorism policies of the Central Asian states to grow more alike amid propensities for divergence. It applies an approach from social psychology for demonstrating the importance of international setting that shapes governments' perceptions of terrorism and their counterterrorism policies. Some of the recently published work also includes: "Between Commitment and Pragmatism: Assessing International Influence on Human Rights Practices in Georgia" in Journal of Human Rights, "Ethnic Dimension of Religions Extremism and Terrorism in Central Asia" in International Political Science Review, "Security Rights Violations in the Context of Counterterrorism" in The International Journal of Human Rights, "Global Civil Society and Democratization of World Politics: A Bona Fide Relationship or Illusory Liaison?" International Studies Review, "Russian Security and Nuclear Policies: Successor to the Superpower Arsenal?" chapter in The International Studies Encyclopedia, "Constructivism", a chapter for 21st Century Political Science: A Reference Handbook (Sage), and others. She has also published on the issues of students' assessment and application of various research techniques to the analysis of learning outcomes. Currently, Dr. Omelicheva is working on a project in which she applies framing perspective to democracy promotion efforts in Central Asia.