Svitych, Oleksandr

Dr Oleksandr Svitych received his PhD in Political Science from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore. His main research interest is the relationship between markets and social stability, spanning the fields of political economy, political philosophy, and political sociology. Additionally, he is interested in martial arts studies. His overarching research orientation is a critical political economy with a global perspective.

Dr Svitych is the author of “The Rise of the Capital-state and Neo-nationalism: A New Polanyian Moment” (Brill 2022: Global Populisms series). His research also appeared in Globalizations, European Review of International Studies, Review of International Political Economy and The International Journal of the History of Sport.

His main research interest is the relationship between markets and social stability, spanning the fields of political economy, political philosophy, and political sociology. Additionally, he is interested in martial arts studies. His overarching research orientation is a critical political economy with a global perspective.

Dr. Svitych is committed to critical and engaged pedagogy by emphasizing the liberating function of education and breaking barriers between knowing and doing.

Ph.D. in Political Science, National University of Singapore , Department of Political Science, The Rise of the Capital-State and Neo-Nationalism 2015 - 2019
M.A. in International Relations and European Studies, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary , Department of International Relations and European Studies 2007 - 2008
M.A. in Translation / Teaching (English / French), V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Ukraine , School of Foreign Languages 2006 - 2007
B.A. in Philology / Teaching (English), V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Ukraine , School of Foreign Languages 2003 - 2006

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