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Olga Zeveleva is a Researcher at the Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki, specializing in Eastern European Studies, Political Sociology, and Penal Studies. She holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Cambridge (2019) and an M.A. from Free University Berlin. Her research focuses on media autonomy in politically charged regions, migration policies, and prison systems in post-Soviet and European contexts.
Zeveleva’s education includes a PhD from the University of Cambridge (2019), a second PhD from the National Research University Higher School of Economics (2015), an M.A. in International Relations from Free University Berlin (2012), and a B.A. in History from the University of Virginia (2010).
Her research interests span self-censorship among journalists in Crimea, penal reforms in Eastern Europe, and the sociological implications of migration policies. She has published widely in journals like Punishment and Society, European Journal of Communication, and British Journal of Sociology.
Zeveleva has received multiple awards, including the Cambridge Political Economy Society Membership and fieldwork funding from the University of Cambridge. Her media contributions include interviews with YLE, Sverige Radio, and The New York Times, addressing topics like Russian prison conditions and Crimean media dynamics.
She has been a postdoctoral researcher since 2019, funded by the European Research Council, and has taught at institutions like the University of Cambridge and National Research University Higher School of Economics.
