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Diana Kischenko serves as a Lecturer and Researcher at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Riga Stradins University, where she contributes to both academic instruction and scholarly research initiatives within the social sciences domain.
Dr. Kischenko's research centers on the complex relationship between traditional kinship networks and modern state institutions in contemporary Latvia. Her work explores how informal social structures interact with and influence formal governance frameworks, providing critical insights into Latvian societal organization. This interdisciplinary research bridges anthropology, sociology, and political science, offering valuable perspectives on post-Soviet social dynamics.
Her most significant recent contribution, "Kinship and the implementation of the state in modern Latvia" (2024), demonstrates her expertise in analyzing the interface between traditional social organization and contemporary state structures. This publication represents an important scholarly work examining how kinship systems continue to shape state implementation processes in modern Latvian society.
Dr. Kischenko collaborates with a diverse research team including Klāvs Sedlenieks, Agita Lūse, Dita Plepa, Anna Žabicka, Andris Saulītis, Kristīne Rolle, and Andris Šuvajevs on this important scholarly work. Her research contributes significantly to understanding the persistence of traditional social structures within modern governance systems, particularly in the Latvian context.
