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Una Bergmane is an Academy of Finland Research Fellow at the Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki, specializing in Soviet collapse dynamics, Baltic states, and transnational networks. She holds a PhD from Sciences Po Paris (2016) and has held fellowships at Cornell University and the London School of Economics. Her research focuses on US-Baltic relations during perestroika, collective memory in Soviet dissolution, and post-Cold War transitions.
- Education: PhD in Political History (Sciences Po Paris, 2016)
Her research interests span Soviet collapse mechanisms, Baltic independence movements, and the interplay between collective memory and geopolitical shifts. Her book Politics of Uncertainty (Oxford UP, 2023) examines triangular US-Baltic-Soviet relations during the 1980s.
Recent projects include an Academy-funded study on collective memory during the USSR's final years (2022–2027). She has published widely on Baltic-French diplomatic relations, Soviet archival politics, and post-Soviet state-building challenges.
- Awards: N/A explicitly listed
Her work includes analyzing Latvian responses to Russia's Ukraine invasion and post-election coalition formations. She has organized conferences like the ElMaRB final conference (2022) on Ukraine's war impact.
