Max Kovalov, Ph.D.
Instructor of International Studies & Bennett Director of Mroz Global Leadership Institute
Max Kovalov is an instructor of International Studies and Bennett Director of the John Edwin Mroz Global Leadership Institute. He teaches courses on European studies, international studies, democracy, Eastern Europe, and comparative studies. His research focuses on democratization, politics of memory, populism, and political institutions in post-Communist states. Kovalov's current research project is on populism and participation in Poland and the impact of political outsiders on democracy in a comparative perspective. He earned his PhD in political science from the University of Oklahoma in 2013. In 2002-2004 he was a recipient of Edmund Muskie graduate fellowship awarded by the US State Department.
Learn more about Dr. Kovalov
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Education
Ph.D. in Political Science, University of Oklahoma, 2013
M.S. in International Studies, Oklahoma State University, 2004
B.A. in Business Administration, Vinnytsia National Technical University, Ukraine, 2001 -
Research Interests
Democratization
collective memory
transitional justice
populism
political institutions in post-Communist states
Eastern and Central Europe -
Courses Taught
INTL 100 Introduction to International Studies
INTL 350 Democracy and Democratization in Comparative Perspective
INEU 101 Introduction to European Studies
POLI 352 Geographies and Politics of the European Union
POLI 259 Model UN
POLI 259 Eastern European Politics, Society, and Culture
INEU 400 European Studies Capstone
PRST 300 Understanding Global Issues
POLI 200 Introduction to Comparative Politics -
Select Publications
"," Europe-Asia Studies, 74(5), 709-733, 2022.
"” East European Politics and Societies, 28(4), 781-807, 2014.
“,” The Copernicus Journal of Political Studies1, 5: 144–51 [contribution to special issue], 2014.
“The Democratic Outcome of the Orange Revolution,” in Expanded EU: From Autonomy to Alliance, 47-59. Amsterdam/New York, NY: Rodopi, 2008.
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Press & Media
“,” ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Magazine, Summer 2022.
“," College Today, April 19, 2022
“” Let’s Talk Podcast, Interview with News 2 Carolyn Murphy, April 10, 2022
"" Panel discussion with Max Kovalov, Damon Wilson and Frank Emerson, March 22, 2022.
"," Interview for Fox 24 News, March 7, 2022.
"," Panel discussion for a Teach-In Series, hosted by the University of Oklahoma College of International Studies, March 3, 2022.
"," Post & Courier, February 21, 2022.
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"," Kentucky Caliber, Podcast Discussion with Jason Belcher, February 4, 2022