Federica Prina

Federica Prina is a Senior Lecturer in Political & International Studies at the University of Glasgow, specializing in post-Soviet minority rights and security studies. She leads courses on Russian politics and post-communist transitions. Her PhD from UCL's School of Slavonic & East European Studies (2008-2012) focused on minority cultural rights in Russia.

Her research explores cultural rights of national minorities in post-Soviet states, ontological security, and non-territorial autonomy models. Notable projects include a 2014-2017 ESRC-funded study on minority rights in Central/Eastern Europe, and a 2021-2024 EU-funded project on securitization of minorities in the EU.

Recent publications analyze Russia's minority policies, Ukraine's minority laws, and EU approaches to Eastern neighbourhood minorities. Articles frequently address how states construct ethnic diversity as security threats.

Prina serves as Managing Editor of the European Yearbook of Minority Issues and editorial board member for Europe-Asia Studies. Her work combines academic research with NGO consultancy on minority rights, media freedom, and civil society development.