Paul Christensen

Paul Christensen is a Professor of the Practice in the Political Science Department at Boston College, affiliated with the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences. He holds a B.A. from the University of Washington and M.A./Ph.D. from Princeton University. His research focuses on Russian domestic politics, social movements, civil society, and globalization's impact on democracy.

Education: B.A. Political Science/Russian Studies (University of Washington), M.A./Ph.D. Politics (Princeton University).

Research emphasizes Russian social movements, civil society development, and globalization's role in post-communist contexts. Current book project explores 'Semi-Peripheral Globalization in Post-Communist Russia.'

Selected publications include works on Soviet labor history, 20th-century Russian history, and Russia's geopolitical positioning. Active in editing and translating Russian political texts.