PhD in International Relations, Nottingham Trent University, 2013
Thesis topic: A critical evaluation of the securitisation process of the EU-Russia energy relations: actors, audiences and consequences.
Postgraduate Diploma Research Practice, Nottingham Trent University, 2011
MA International Relations: Theories, Practices and Policy, Nottingham Trent University, 2008
BA in International Relations, Altai State University, Russia, 2007
Nottingham Trent University, Lecturer in International Relations (October 2009 - September 2012)
Politics Programme Leader,
Employability Lead for Politics and Public Services
Russian (native speaker)
English (fluent)
German (beginner)
Unit Leader: EU in Turmoil (Level 6)
Co-Leader: Evolution of Global Security (Level 5), International Relations Theory (Level 5), Evolution of Global Governance (Level 4)
MA International Politics and Global Communication
EU in Turmoil (Unit leader)
International Relations Theory (Co-Leader)
Energy and Environmental Security, EU-Russia Energy Relaions, Russian Foreign Policy, EU Politics
Currently involved into collaborative research projects with colleagues from the University of East Anglia, the University of Oxford, and the Institute for European Studies.
O. Khrushcheva, M. Poberezhskaya (2016). The Arctic in the political discourse of Russian leaders: the national pride and economic ambitions. East European Politics. 32(4), pp.547-566.
O. Khrushcheva, T. Maltby (2016). The Future of EU-Russia Energy Relations in the Context of Decarbonisation. Geopolitics. 21(4), pp.799-830.
O. Khrushcheva (2013). Book Review: Europe: EU Energy Security in the Gas Sector: Evolving Dynamics, Policy Dilemmas and Prospects. Political Studies Review. 11(2), pp.298-298.
O. Khrushcheva (2013).
O. Khrushcheva (2012). Controversies of putin's energy policy: The problem of foreign investment and long-term development of Russia's energy sector. Central European Journal of International and Security Studies. 6(1), pp.164-188.
O. Khrushcheva (2011). The creation of an energy security society as a way to decrease securitization levels between the European union and Russia in energy trade. Journal of Contemporary European Research. 7(2), pp.216-230.
O. Khrushcheva (2017). eu-Russia Cooperation on Energy Efficiency: An Unexpected Benefit of Regional Interdependence between Russia and the cee Member States?. In: Reviewing European Union Accession. Brill | Nijhoff, pp.293-311.
O. Khrushcheva, T. Maltby (2015). Evolutions and Revolutions in EU-Russia Energy Relations. In: Decarbonization in the European Union Internal Policies and External Strategies. Palgrave Macmillan,
Organised a panel for the 2014 International Studies Association annual conferance on Rethinking Energy Security in the Globalized World.
Participated in the organisation of the Nottingham Trent University postgraduate symposium entitled Creative Connections: Discovering and Exploring Relationships.
Journal of Eurasian Studies
Discussant for the Institute for European Studies (Brussels) webinar on EU-Russia
relations in an international context -now and in the future.
Target audience: EU policy-makers and academics
Date: March 2014
Board member of the Manchester Jean Monnet Centre for Excellence
International Studies Association,
UK Energy Research Centre,
The University Association of Contemporary European Studies,
EU – Russia collaborative research network,
British Institute of Energy Economics