Eriks Varpahovskis
- Research Fellow, Visiting Lecturer:Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs / School of International Regional Studies
- Eriks Varpahovskis has been at HSE University since 2020.
Education and Degrees
- 2019
PhD
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies - 2015
Master's
Lund University - 2012
Master's
Malmö University - 2010
Bachelor's
Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia
Publications8
- Chapter Varpahovskis E. Generating Soft Power Through Education: How South Korea approaches Central Asia with its Education Diplomacy, in: Contemporary Issues in International Relations: Problems of the International Community. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2020. P. 377-415.
- Article Varpahovskis E., Ayhan K. J. Impact of country image on relationship maintenance: a case study of Korean Government Scholarship Program alumni // Place Branding and Public Diplomacy. 2020 doi
- Article Воронцов А. В., Понька Т. И., Варпаховскис Э. Концепция «средней силы» (middle power) во внешней политике Республики Корея: теория и практика // Международные процессы. 2020. Т. 18. № 1. С. 89-105. doi
- Article Varpahovskis E. Searching for middle power diplomacy. South Korea’s approach toward Kyrgyzstan // Постсоветские исследования. 2019. Vol. 2. No. 7. P. 1511-1520. doi
- Article Varpahovskis E. Intangible Cultural Heritage: Is it a Platform for Cooperation or Competition between Cultural Diplomacies? The Case of South Korea – Japan – China Relations within UNESCO’s ICH Framework // SNU Journal of International Affairs, South Korea. 2018. Vol. 3. No. 1. P. 119-144.
- Article Varpahovskis E. A Dolphin in an Oil Sea: Application of the Korean Version of Middle Power State Concept to the Case of Kazakhstan // The Journal of Foreign Studies. 2017. Vol. 10. No. 1. P. 59-86. doi
- Chapter Varpahovskis E. Education as a Soft Power Tool: Korea’s Approach toward Uzbekistan, in: Korea’s Soft Power and Public Diplomacy. Seoul, South Korea: Hangang Network & Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2017. P. 101-124.
- Article Varpahovskis E. Korean Public Diplomacy in Practice: Dokdo Global Youth Summit // The Journal of Foreign Studies. 2017. Vol. 10. No. 2. P. 63-96. doi
Conferences
- 2020Korea’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
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
Postdoctoral research fellow
Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia
2020/9 – now
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)
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