Huseyn Aliyev

Dr. Huseyn Aliyev is a Senior Lecturer in Political & International Studies at the University of Glasgow, joining in 2017. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Otago (2014) and a joint Master’s in Humanitarian Action from Ruhr University Bochum and Uppsala University. His research focuses on civil war dynamics, non-state armed groups, and security studies in post-Soviet regions like Ukraine and Russia.

• Education:
  • Ph.D. in Political Science, University of Otago (2014)
  • Joint Master’s in Humanitarian Action, Ruhr University Bochum and Uppsala University

Research Interests: Civil war mobilization, paramilitary groups, violent conflict, ethno-nationalism, and institution-building in post-Soviet contexts. He has conducted extensive fieldwork in Ukraine, interviewing pro-government paramilitary members.

Grants and Projects: Principal Investigator of a 2022–2024 ESRC-funded project on foreign fighter mobilization in the former Soviet Union. Other grants include Carnegie and British Academy funding for studies on Ukraine’s Crimean Tatars and paramilitary disengagement.

• Awards:
  • 2015 Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship
  • 2014 University of Otago Publishing Bursary

Teaching: Courses on war-making/peace-making, contested states in the Caucasus, and post-communist Eurasian studies. Supervises research on North Caucasian governance, counterinsurgency, and ethnic conflicts.

Professional Activities: Editorial board member of Europe-Asia Studies, British Academy grant recipient, and fellowships at institutions like Charles University and the Centre for Security Studies (Prague).