A Decolonizing Moment: The Impact of the Russo-Ukrainian War on Eastern Europe and Beyond

Born and raised in Vilnius, I currently live in Atlanta. I am Professor of Political Science at Georgia Gwinnett College, and I work on EUROPAST project at the Institute of International Relations and Political Science, Vilnius University. I also serve as Invited Researcher at Vytautas Kavolis Transdisciplinary Research Institute at Vytautas Magnus University (Lithuania).  My research interests include memory politics, trauma, Holocaust justice and gender studies. My publications include articles on various topics related to minority rights and memory politics, one single authored and five co-edited books, including Memory and Trauma in International Relations: Theories, Cases and Debates (co-editor with Erica Resende), and Defending Memory in Global Politics: Mnemonical In/Security and Crisis (co-editor with Erica Resende and Doug Becker, forthcoming in 2025).  In 2015, I was the recipient of the University System of Georgia Excellence in Teaching Award.  In 2022-24, I served as the President of AABS (Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies).  

I am also affiliated with the Kavolis Center at Vytautas Magnus University in Lithuania