Eriks Varpahovskis
- Associate Professor: Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs
- Eriks Varpahovskis has been at HSE University since 2020.
Education and Degrees
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Lund University
Malmö University
Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia
Awards and Accomplishments
Best Teacher — 2023–2024
Conferences
- 2020
Korea’s Global Position (Ковентри). Presentation: Does South Korea Exercise Middle Power Diplomacy Toward Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan?
COVID-19 AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR (‘COVID-19와 공공외교’ 국제세미나) (Чеджу). Presentation: COVID-19 AND RUSSIAN PUBLIC DIPLOMACY (COVID-19와 러시아의 공공외 교 정책)
International Interdisciplinary Conference Korea and Russia (Москва). Presentation: NETWORK-BUILDING BETWEEN GLOBAL KOREA SCHOLARSHIP (GKS) RECIPIENTS AND KOREANS: OBSTACLES AND POTENTIAL
EU-Korea convergence and partnerships 10 years after the EU-Korea FTA, in the post Covid era and within the US-China trade war (Париж). Presentation: The status of Korean soft power in Europe
KISA 12th Annual Convention & APISA 14th Congress (Сеул). Presentation: South Korean Middle Power Diplomacy in Central Asia
Editorial board membership
Grants
Korean Government Scholarship Program, 2015-2019, Ph.D.
Korea Foundation policy-oriented research, 2019, ''Realizing the Public Diplomacy Potential of Korean Government Scholarship - A Mixed Study of Alumni and Current Students"
Korea Foundation policy-oriented research, 2018, ''Korean Government Scholarship Program (KGSP) as a Public Diplomacy Tool''
Employment history
Associate Professor (Docent)
Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia
2023/9 – now
Postdoctoral research fellow
Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia
2020/9 – 2023/8
Research assistant to Dr. Nancy Snow, Dr. Kadir Jun Ayhan & Dr. Moamen Gouda.
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul, South Korea
The research project “Realizing the Public Diplomacy Potential of Korean Government Scholarship - A Mixed Study of Alumni and Current Students”.
2019/1 – 2020/1
Research assistant to Dr. Nancy Snow & Dr. Kadir Jun Ayhan.
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul, South Korea
The research project “Korean Government Scholarship Program (KGSP) as a Public Diplomacy Tool”.
2018/1 – 2019/1
Account manager for Russia/CIS
Ve Interactive, London, the UK
2014/2 – 2015/7
Client Relations Manager/Market Researcher
Profi Online Research, Moscow, Russia
2012/10 – 2013/11
Various positions
European Youth Parliament – Russia (EYP-Russia)
2009 – 2016 (7 years)
- Challenges and Opportunities of Sino-Nordic Science Diplomacy
- Comparison of South Korean and Japanese Arctic Diplomacy
- Nation branding and soft power through transnational higher education in Asia (select countries)
- Evaluation of Memory Wars in East Asia through the concept of cultural security
- Comparison of South Korean and Japanese ODA diplomacy in Africa/ASEAN/Central Asia/ Latin America (select region)
- City diplomacy in Asia (select cities)
- Science diplomacy (select case study, e.g., ITER)
- Youth diplomacy as a driver of country image promotion (select case study, e.g., GKS, MEXT, OIC youth forum, BRICS youth forum, etc.)
- Country branding/ nation bradning/nationalism in Games (e.g. FIFA, Genshin Impact)
- MOOC platforms from perspective of country branding/ nation bradning
- Informal relations between businesspeople (e.g. Guanxi)
- Evaluation of mega-events as a country branding instrument (select a case study in Asia, e.g., Olympics, EXPO, hosting headquarters, etc.)
- Chinese museum diplomacy as public diplomacy and soft power tool
- Video products (Series, Movies, Mukbang, etc.) as a driver of purchase behavior (Experimental study)
- Evolution of South Korean migration policy
- Diaspora diplomacy in Asia (select case study, e.g., the Chinese diaspora in Malaysia)
- Development of migration policies in Asia
- Museum diplomacy
Feel free to come up with your topic, we can discuss it.
Courses (2024/2025)
- Introduction to Political Science (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Research Methodologies for International Studies (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 4 year, 1-3 module)Eng
- State and Society in East Asia (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Past Courses
Courses (2023/2024)
- Communication and Negotiation skills (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs field of study Public Policy and Social Sciences, field of study International Relations; 4 year, 3 module)Eng
- Global Agenda (Master’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs field of study Foreign Regional Studies, field of study Foreign Regional Studies; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- International Security (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Introduction to Political Science (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Research Methodologies for International Studies (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 4 year, 1-3 module)Eng
- Research Seminar «Scientific Methods in Social Sciences and International Relations» (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs field of study Public Policy and Social Sciences, field of study International Relations; 3 year, 2, 3 module)Eng
- State and Society in East Asia (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Courses (2022/2023)
- Communications in Digital Era (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs field of study Public Policy and Social Sciences, field of study International Relations; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Global Agenda (Master’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs field of study Foreign Regional Studies, field of study Foreign Regional Studies; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- International Security (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Introduction to Political Science (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Research Methodologies for International Studies (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 4 year, 1-3 module)Eng
- State and Society in East Asia (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Courses (2021/2022)
- Communications in Digital Era (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs field of study Public Policy and Social Sciences, field of study International Relations; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Global Agenda (Master’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- International Security (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Introduction to Political Science (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Research methodologies for International Studies (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 4 year, 3 module)Eng
De-Americanization of public diplomacy? Perspectives from the point of view of Indian political thought
On September 27, 2021, the School of International Regional Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, HSE University held an online seminar "Contemporary Area Studies" dedicated to the problem of de-Americanization of public diplomacy. The speaker of the event was Sonali Singh, Associate Professor of Political Science at Jai Prakash Mahila College, India.
The HSE Look December Issue
The fifth issue of 2020 presents an interview on the international postdoc programme and introduces new postdocs.