Scholars
Andrei Semenov
Nazarbayev University
Based in
Kazakhstan
Asia
Andrei Semenov is an assistant professor at the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Nazarbayev University (Astana, Kazakhstan). He studies contentious politics, activism, subnational and urban politics. Andrei’s projects related to climate change include climate change governance frameworks in Central Asia, public opinion and pro-climate activism in Eurasia, urban adaptation to climate change, and governmental and community-level responses to climate-induced disasters. He received fellowships from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (Washington D.C.), Bard College (New York), Finland Academy of Science, Sverker Astrom Foundation (Sweden), and Hans Koschnick Scholarship (Germany). His co-edited book “Varieties of Russian Activism” was published in spring 2023.
Country(ies) of Specialty
Kazakhstan Russia UzbekistanFocus areas of expertise
Climate policy and politicsPublications
Articles
Semenov, Andrei, Yaroslav Snarski, and Tatiana Tkacheva. “Mapping Environmental Protests in Russia.” Russian Politics 9.4 (2024): 503-523.
Javeline, Debra, et al. “Russia in a changing climate.” Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change 15.2 (2024): e872.
Smyth, Regina, et al. Varieties of Russian Activism: State-Society Contestation in Everyday Life. Indiana University Press, 2023.
Semenov Andrei, et. al. “Climate Change Adaptation Policy in Qazaqstan”. PONARS Policy Memo No 911, September 2024. https://www.ponarseurasia.org/climate-change-adaptation-policy-in-qazaqstan/