Katerina Sviderska is a PhD candidate in political science at the University of Cambridge (UK). A Gates Cambridge Scholar, she is interested in European politics and nationalism studies, particularly in Eastern Europe and the South Caucasus. Her master’s thesis (Prix Jenson-Pétry from the Société québecoise de science politique) focused on Russian historical myths about Ukraine, while her broader work explores European integration, national construction and identity politics.
An associate fellow of the Chair of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Ottawa, Katerina is co-coordinator of the annual convention of the Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN) and of the Danyliw seminar on contemporary Ukraine. She is also involved in research governance with the Intersectorial Student Committee of the Fonds de Recherche du Québec (FRQ).
Expertise
- Nationalism
- European Union
- Ukraine
Selected Publications
Sviderska, Katerina & Léandre Benoit. 2025. ‘What Liberal Mark Carney’s election win in Canada means for Europe’. The Conversation Canada. https://theconversation.com/what-liberal-mark-carneys-election-win-in-canada-means-for-europe-254775.
Arel, Dominique & Katerina Sviderska. 2025. ‘Prévenir un Munich 2025’. La Presse.https://www.lapresse.ca/dialogue/opinions/2025-02-24/negociations-pour-la-paix-en-ukraine/prevenir-un-munich-2025.php.
Sviderska, Katerina. 2024. ‘For Ukraine, We Need Solidarity between Ottawa and Brussels’. The Hill Times, 6 November 2024. https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2024/11/06/for-ukraine-the-need-for-solidarity-between-ottawa-and-brussels/440782/.
Sviderska, Katerina. 2024. ‘Mythes de masse à violence de masse : historiographie en Russie et génocide en Ukraine’. Mémoire de maîtrise, Université de Montréal. https://umontreal.scholaris.ca/items/1d7c5e6a-6f73-48bf-a010-dc3c376323c0.
Sviderska, Katerina. 2023. « Le Canada doit soutenir l’intégration de l’Ukraine dans l’OTAN ». Le Devoir, 11 juillet 2023. https://www.ledevoir.com/opinion/idees/794365/idees-le-canada-doit-soutenir-l-integration-de-l-ukraine-dans-l-otan?
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