Olga Onuch

Olga Onuch is a Professor (Chair) in Comparative and Ukrainian Politics at the University of Manchester. She holds the first-ever Full Professorship in Ukrainian Politics in the English-speaking world. Her roles include leading the MOBILISE project (€2,002,039 funded) and supervising PhD students on topics like Ukrainian politics and Latin American economic voting. She has affiliations with Nuffield College (University of Oxford) and Harvard University.

• Education: DPhil (Oxford, 2010), MSc in Comparative Politics (Latin America Stream), BA in Development Studies and Political Studies.
• Research Focus: Civic identity, democratic duty, protest behavior, and migration in Ukraine, Eastern Europe, and Latin America.

Onuch’s research explores how civic duty shapes political behavior, with notable works like The Zelensky Effect (OUP/Hurst, 2023). Her work bridges academia and policy, advising Ukrainian governments on governance and anti-corruption.

Key Awards: Sir Bernard Crick Prize (2017), Neporany Doctoral Award (2010), and leadership in major grants.

Teaching: Courses include Ukrainian Politics, Comparative Democratization, and Protest Politics. She has directed MA and PhD programs at Manchester.

Policy Engagement: Consults governments on Ukraine’s crisis, democracy promotion, and EU-Ukraine relations. Collaborates with international bodies like the OECD and OSCE.