Iain Ferguson
- Assistant Professor: Faculty of Social Sciences / School of Politics and Governance
- Iain Ferguson has been at HSE University since 2018.
Profile
I am a researcher specialising in the politics of global governance, with a particular focus on Russia’s contested engagements with Western polities. My work examines governance beyond borders—specifically, Russia’s relationships with the European Union and NATO—as well as governance within the United Nations Security Council, when Russia interacts with the United States, alongside other Western permanent members, the UK and France.
Beyond these empirical inquiries, my research also explores change in Russian foreign and security policy, as well as theoretical and methodological questions surrounding ‘interpretivism’ in political science and international relations.
My work has appeared in journals such as Russian Politics, Geopolitics, International Affairs, and The Journal of International Political Theory, as well as in edited volumes and various media and think tank publications in both Russia and the West.
I am available for BA, MA and PhD thesis supervision (in English) on topics related to the following themes: i) Russia’s relationships of global governance (including with non-Western states); ii) Change in Russian political thought (provided there is an explicit international dimension); iii) Change in Russian foreign and security policy; and iv) The theory and methodology of 'interpretivism' in political science and international relations.
Education and Degrees
University of St Andrews
Thesis Title: The EU-Russia relationship
London School of Economics and Political Science
University of Strathclyde
Newcastle University