Associate Professor of Political Science, Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Uppsala, Sweden.
e-mail: gregmons@yahoo.com
Education/ qualifications
2015 Associate Professor of Political Science, Uppsala University, Sweden
2001 – 2004 PhD degree, Department of French and Russian Languages, University of Canterbury, New Zealand. The title of the dissertation: “Ideology, image creation and the media in Putin’s Russia.” Thesis defense at the Union of Journalists of Russia, Moscow (August 3, 2004).
Since April 2002 – participation in the exchange program at the Department of Eastern European Studies, Uppsala University, Sweden.
2000 – 2001 Master’s degree, Master’s thesis defense at the Department of French and Russian Languages, University of Canterbury, New Zealand. The title of the dissertation: “The influence of political and business interests on modern Russian media”. Master’s degree (with honors).
1998 – 1999 Russian Government Scholarship, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia.
1998 Bachelor of Arts degree (with honors), Department of French and Russian Languages, University of Canterbury, New Zealand.
1995 – 1997 Bachelor of Arts with the Department of French and Russian, University of Canterbury, New Zealand.
1988 – 1990 Bachelor of Arts with the Department History, University of Canterbury, New Zealand.
1988 – 1990 Bachelor of Arts degree, Department of History, University of Canterbury, New Zealand.