Professor and Head of the Department of Political Science at European University at St. Petersburg. Specializes in electoral systems, party politics, and comparative political institutions.
His research on Russian electoral systems has been recognized by the American Political Science Association. Serves on the editorial boards of Party Politics, Europe-Asia Studies, Slavic Review, and Problems of Post-Communism.
Previously, a visiting scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Holds degrees from Novosibirsk State University and Central European University.
