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Vernadsky Taurida National University (Ukraine)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Visiting Scholar in the Chair of Ukrainian Studies, University of Ottawa ( 2009-2010)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Current Research Projects:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Research on trauma and collective memories of ethnic groups<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research on trauma and victimization in Diasporas (ongoing)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research on Ukrainian diaspora and remittances. Project IOM. August-October 2015.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research on Ukraine\u2019s Silent War: the Renaissance of \u201cThe Other\u201d (ongoing).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research on Social Capital and Diaspora networks in comparative perspective (ongoing).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research on Post-Soviet Diasporas (ongoing).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Areas of Current Teaching:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EURR 4100\/5100 Nation&nbsp;Building&nbsp;In Central And&nbsp;Eastern Europe<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EURR 4008A Nationalism And Ethnic Conflict In Eastern And Central Europe<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Comparative Political Communication<\/em> (undergraduate) Department of Political Science,&nbsp;Valdosta State University,&nbsp;Georgia,&nbsp;USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Global Issues<\/em> (undergraduate) Department of Political Science,&nbsp;Valdosta State University,&nbsp;Georgia,&nbsp;USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Introduction in to Political Theories<\/em>&nbsp;(undergraduate) Department of Political Science, &nbsp;V.Vernadsky Taurida&nbsp; National&nbsp;University,&nbsp;Simferopol,&nbsp;Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Political Communication&nbsp;<\/em>&#8211; graduate course, Department of Political Science,&nbsp;V.Vernadsky Taurida National University,&nbsp;Simferopol,&nbsp;Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Political Philosophy<\/em>&nbsp;&#8211; graduate course, Political Science,&nbsp;V.Vernadsky&nbsp;Taurida&nbsp;National University,&nbsp;Simferopol, Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Democracy Development in&nbsp;Ukraine<\/em>&nbsp;(undergraduate) Political Science,&nbsp;V.Vernadsky&nbsp;Taurida&nbsp;National&nbsp;University, Simferopol,&nbsp;Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Legitimacy Challenges of New Democracies<\/em> (graduate) Political Science,&nbsp;V.Vernadsky&nbsp;Taurida&nbsp;National&nbsp;University, Simferopol,&nbsp;Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Methodology of Political Science Research (<\/em>post graduate) Political Science,&nbsp;V.Vernadsky&nbsp;Taurida&nbsp;National&nbsp; University,&nbsp;Simferopol,&nbsp;Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Selected Publications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Books<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Post-Soviet Migration and Diasporas. From Global Perspectives to Everyday Practices<\/em><\/strong>. Editors: Nikolko, Milana, Carment, David (Eds.). Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grytsay E., Nikolko M. <strong><em>Ukrainian National Identity: Reflection In The Mirror Of &#8216;The Other\u2019<\/em><\/strong>\/\/ EHU-Press, Vilnius, Lithuania, 2009. 220 p. (In Russian).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nikolko M. <strong><em>The Communication Nature of Legitimacy Processes, <\/em><\/strong><em>Dissertation Thesis<\/em> (Social Philosophy and Philosophy of History, 09.00.03), 2004, 187 p. (In Russian).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grytsay E., Nikolko M.&nbsp;<em>Ukrainian National Identity: Reflection In The Mirror Of &#8216;The Other\u2019<\/em>\/\/ EHU-Press, Vilnius, Lithuania, 2009. 220 p. (In Russian).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nikolko M.&nbsp;<em>The Communication Nature of Legitimacy Processes,&nbsp;Dissertation Thesis<\/em>&nbsp;(Social Philosophy and Philosophy of History, 09.00.03), 2004, 187 p. (In Russian).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Book Chapter:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carment, D, Nikolko, M, and Belo, D. 2019. <strong>Gray zone mediation in the Ukraine crisis: comparing Crimea and Donbas<\/strong>, in <em>Research Handbook on Mediating International Crises. <\/em>Edited by Wilkenfeld, J, Beardsley, K, and Quinn, D. Northampton: Edward Elgar Publishing. P. 124-142<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nikolko, Milana. 2018. <strong>Collective Trauma, Memories, and Victimization Narratives in Modern Strategies of Ethnic Consolidation: The Crimean Tatar Case<\/strong> in <em>Crisis and Change in Post-Cold War Global Politics<\/em>. P. 69-93<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nikolko, Milana 2016. <em><strong>Political narratives of victimization among Ukrainian Canadian Diaspora<\/strong><\/em> in <em>Diaspora as Cultures of Cooperation: Global and Local Perspectives. <\/em>Edited by Arianne Sayed and David Carment. Palgrave P.131-149.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nikolko, Milana. 2016. <strong>Phantom Pain Syndrome: The Ukrainian Nation One Year after the Annexation of Crimea <\/strong>in <em>Engaging Crimea and Beyond: Perspectives on Conflict, Cooperation and Civil Society Development<\/em><strong>.<\/strong> &nbsp;Edited by&nbsp;David Carment and&nbsp;Milana Nikolko,43-46.&nbsp;Global Dialogues 11, Duisburg 2016. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gcr21.org\/de\/willkommen-im-centre-for-global-cooperation-research\/cache\/no_cache\/\">http:\/\/www.gcr21.org\/publications\/global-dialogues\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>Nikolko, Milana, Carment, David, Douhaibi, Dacia. <strong>Canadian foreign policy and Africa\u2019s Diaspora: slippery slope or opportunity unrealized?\/\/ <\/strong><em><strong>Canada-Africa Relations. Looking Back, Looking Ahead. Canada among nations 2013. <\/strong><\/em>CIGI, Carleton University, 2013. P. 61-79. (In English)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em>Nikolko, Milana V. 2012.<em><strong>Using Discourse-Analysis for political texts interpretation<\/strong><\/em><strong> \/\/ Political Science: Methods of Research<\/strong>. Publishing Center \u201cAcademia\u201d. P. 78-88. (In Ukrainian)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nikolko, Milana V., Zbrichkaya, Larissa, G. 2012.<em><strong>The Game Theory in Political Science researches<\/strong><\/em><strong> \/\/ Political Science: Methods of Research<\/strong>. Publishing Center \u201cAcademia\u201d. P. 235-243. (In Ukrainian)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carment, David, Nikolko, Milana, Douhaibi, Dacia. <strong>Foreign Policy and Africa&#8217;s Diasporas: Slippery Slope or Opportunity Unrealized?<\/strong> <em>Canada-African Relations. Looking Back, Looking Ahead. Canada Among Nations<\/em>, 2013, p. 61-79.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nikolko M. <em>Simferopol \u2013 <strong>Place on the Map of Ukraine<\/strong> \/\/ Sociology of the City<\/em>: Textbook. Donetsk: DonDU, 2010. \u2013 415-424 p. (In Ukrainian)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Total of 30 articles in scientific journals (in English, Ukrainian and Russian)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Articles:<br>\n<\/strong>More than 25 articles and&nbsp;scientific&nbsp;publication, most recent:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nikolko, Milana. &#8220;<strong>Diaspora Mobilisation and the Ukraine Crisis: Old Traumas and New Strategies.&#8221;<\/strong> <em>Ethnic and Racial Studies<\/em>. &nbsp; Volume 42. Issue 11, 2019. 1870-1889(20).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nikolko, Milana. &#8220;<strong>The annexation of Crimea and continuing instability in The Black Sea Region. Dynamics of regional security and new challenges for the Organisation for Democracy and Economic Development (GUAM).&#8221;<\/strong> <em>Shima<\/em>, Volume 13 Number 1, 2019, 27-43. <a href=\"https:\/\/shimajournal.org\/issues\/v13n1\/05.-Nikolko-Shima-v13n1.pdf\">https:\/\/shimajournal.org\/issues\/v13n1\/05.-Nikolko-Shima-v13n1.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nikolko M., Carment D.<strong> &#8220;Why the Crimean conflict is back in the spotlight.&#8221;<\/strong> <em>OpenCanada.<\/em>&nbsp;November 30, 2015:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.opencanada.org\/features\/why-crimean-conflict-back-spotlight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.opencanada.org\/features\/why-crimean-conflict-back-spotlight\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nikolko M., Carment D. <strong>&#8220;As Ukraine ruptures, its president rolls the political dice.&#8221;<\/strong>&nbsp;<i>The Globe and Mail, <\/i>August 29, 2014 .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span lang=\"RU\">Nikolko, Milana, Carment, David, Douhaibi, Dacia. <strong>&#8220;Canadian foreign policy and Africa\u2019s Diaspora: slippery slope or opportunity unrealized?&#8221;<\/strong><\/span>&nbsp;<i>Canada-Africa Relations. Looking Back, Looking Ahead. Canada among nations 2013<b>. <\/b><\/i>CIGI, Carleton University, 2013. P. 61-79.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lum, Brandon, Samy, Yiagadeesen, Nikolko, Milana, Carment, David. <strong>&#8220;Diasporas, Remittances and State Fragility: Assessing the Linkages.&#8221;<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>Ethnopolitics<\/em>, 2013, vol. 12 No. 2, pp. 201-219.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nikolko,&nbsp;Milana V.,&nbsp;Carment,&nbsp;David B. 2010. <strong>&#8220;Social Capital Development in Multiethnic Crimea: Global, Regional and Local Constraints and Opportunities.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/strong><em>Caucasian review of international affairs.&nbsp;Vol. 4 (4) \u2013Autumn:&nbsp;pp.368-385. 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