Susanne Wengle

Susanne Wengle is an Associate Professor at the University of Notre Dame, affiliated with the Department of Political Science and concurrent faculty at the Keough School of Global Affairs. She holds additional faculty fellowships at the Nanovic Institute for European Studies and Kellogg Institute for International Studies.

• Education: Ph.D. and MA in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley; MIA from Columbia University; B.Sc. in International Relations from the London School of Economics.

Research Interests focus on Russia’s post-Soviet political and economic transformation, emphasizing market creation, technopolitics, and agricultural systems. Her work bridges comparative and international political economy, analyzing how state policies shape markets, rural economies, and food security in Russia and post-Soviet states.

Recent Publications (2025-2008) span transition economies, food security, agricultural policy, state-building, and energy sector reforms. Key subfields include Post-Soviet Rural Transformation, Technopolitical Histories, Market Institutions, Welfare Reforms, Land Rush Dynamics, and Conflict Impact on Food Systems.

Scientific Awards include:

• Östersjöstiftelsen Grant (2020-2023)
• EURIAS Fellowship (2018/2019)
• Ed. A. Hewett Book Prize Honorable Mention (2016)
• Swiss National Science Foundation Fellowships (2010-2014)

Grants from the Swiss National Science Foundation, European Commission/Marie-Curie Actions, Neubauer Collegium, and Swedish Collegium for Advanced Studies have supported her research. She has also contributed to policy debates on Russia’s war, agricultural land markets, and food safety regulations.