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Research output per year
Personal profile
Curriculum vitae
Alexander Alekseev is a doctoral researcher in political science. Currently, he is a member of the Finnish team of the CO3 Horizon Europe research consortium (CO3: COntinuous COnstruction of resilient social COntracts).
Alexander holds a Master’s Degree in Human Rights and Humanitarian Action from Sciences Po Paris and a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from MGIMO University in Moscow. Before joining the University of Helsinki, he completed a doctoral programme in political science at the Higher School of Economics (HSE University) in Moscow.
Alexander's doctoral thesis deals with political discourses of populist radical right parties in the European Union. By focusing on the cases of Poland and France, Alexander examines how populist radical right parties engage in a symbolic struggle over the content of highly contested political concepts such as democracy and rights. His interests encompass ideology and discourse analysis, party politics, political theory, and methodology of the social sciences.
Education/Academic qualification
Political Science, Doctoral student, The Concepts of Democracy and Rights in Political Discourses of Populist Radical Right Parties in Government and in Opposition: The Cases of France and Poland, Higher School of Economics
Nov 2018 → Oct 2021
Human Rights and Humanitarian Action, Master, Sciences Po
Sept 2015 → Jun 2017
International Relations, Bachelor, The Evolution of the EU Immigration Policy in the Context of the Events of the Arab Spring, Moscow State Institute of International Relations
Sept 2011 → Jun 2015
External positions
Invited lecturer, Higher School of Economics
Sept 2020 → Mar 2022
Junior research fellow, Institute of Scientific Information for Social Sciences (INION), Russian Academy of Sciences
Feb 2020 → Mar 2022
Fields of Science
- 5171 Political Science
International and National Collaboration
Publications and projects within past five years.
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Qualitative Approaches in Populism Research
Alekseev, A. & Palonen, E., Jan 2025, Populism: An Introduction. Huber, R. A. & Jankowski, M. (eds.). Sage Publications, p. 77-99 22 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Freedom in Populist Radical Right Discourses: The Polish ‘Island of Freedom’ in the 2019 European Parliament Election
Alekseev, A., 14 Oct 2024, In: The international spectator. 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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The (changing) concept of democracy in (transforming) European populist radical right discourses: the case of Polish Law and Justice
Alekseev, A., 2 Jun 2024, In: Journal of Contemporary European Studies. p. 1-21 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Sovereignty in Political Discourses of the European Populist Radical Right: The Right of the People and the Right of the Peoples
Alekseev, A., Jun 2023, Sovereignty in Conflict: Political, Constitutional and Economic Dilemmas in the EU. Rone, J., Brack, N., Coman, R. & Crespy, A. (eds.). Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 211-243 33 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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“It Is in the Nation-State that Democracy Resides”: How the Populist Radical Right Discursively Manipulates the Concept of Democracy in the EU Parliamentary Elections
Alekseev, A., 2022, In: Journal of Language and Politics. 21, 3, p. 459-483Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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CO3: COntinuous COnstruction of resilient social COntracts
Palonen, E. (Project manager), Palonen, E. (Project manager), Alekseev, A. (Participant), Hartikainen, I. (Participant), Horváth, S. (Participant), Jokinen, H. T. (Participant), Taskila, K. H. (Participant), Toivio, T. O. (Participant) & Zaki, A. H. N. (Participant)
01/02/2024 → 31/01/2027
Project: EU Horizon Europe: Research and Innovation Actions (HORIZON-RIA)
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NTUS: Now-Time, Us-Space: Hegemonic Mobilisations in Central and Eastern Europe
Palonen, E. (Principal Investigator), Kazlauskaitė, R. (Participant), Salmela, M. (Participant), Sibinescu, L.-E. (Participant), Hyttinen, A. (Participant), Hartikainen, I. (Participant), Linnamäki, K. (Participant), Vuolteenaho, J. (Participant), Vulovic, M. (Participant), Alekseev, A. (Participant) & Volk, S. D. (Participant)
01/01/2020 → 31/12/2023
Project: Research project
Activities
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Helsinki conference on Emotions, Populism and Polarisation (HEPP5)
Alekseev, A. (Speaker: Chair)
5 Mar 2025 → 7 Mar 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Politics and Governance (Journal)
Alekseev, A. (Reviewer)
12 Jun 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
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Journal of Contemporary European Studies (Journal)
Alekseev, A. (Reviewer)
23 Mar 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
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New Perspectives (Journal)
Alekseev, A. (Reviewer)
1 Nov 2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
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UNPOP International Colloquium
Alekseev, A. (Speaker: Presenter)
26 Jan 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars