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I am an Associate Professor of Comparative Politics at the Department of Politics and International Relations and Fellow of Brasenose College, University of Oxford.

My research interests include public opinion, protests, and authoritarian politics. Drawing on evidence from Russia, I study how non-democratic incumbents use nonviolent repression and propaganda to lower the costs of staying in power. Other projects examine the origins of mass support for authoritarian leaders. I am the recipient of a UKRI-ESRC New Investigator grant (2021-25) that studies strategies of nonviolent repression in electoral autocracies. My research has appeared in the American Political Science Review, World Politics, and the Journal of Politics, among others.  My first book, Money Flows: The Political Consequences of Migrant Remittances, won the 2025 Best Book Award from APSA’s Migration and Citizenship section.

Before joining Oxford, I was an Associate Professor of Comparative Politics at University College London. I read for a DPhil in Politics and an MPhil in Russian and Eastern European Studies at the University of Oxford, and hold a B.A. in Politics from the University of Cyprus.

My CV is available here.

Email: katerina.tertytchnaya@politics.ox.ac.uk

Contact: 139, Department of Politics and International Relations, Manor Road Building, Manor Rd, Oxford OX1 3UQ.