Tamara Grechanaya

Tamara Grechanaya is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Geschwister-Scholl Institute of Political Science within the Faculty of Social Sciences at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, currently funded by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation for research on digital propaganda in authoritarian contexts.

Her research focuses on the intersection of political communication and democratization studies, specifically examining how opposition forces and autocratic actors utilize social media to influence public discourse and mobilize citizens in non-democratic settings. Methodologically, she employs quantitative approaches including reduced-form econometrics, automated text analysis, and multivariate survey techniques to analyze large-scale social media datasets.

Scientific Awards:

• Humboldt Research Fellowship

Dr. Grechanaya's current Humboldt-funded project conducts systematic longitudinal analysis of pro-Kremlin digital propaganda, applying computational methods to examine how domestic narratives adapt to shifting political conditions and resonate with international audiences. Her research contributes to understanding digital influence operations in hybrid regimes.