Department of Political science
The Department of Political Science is the largest department of the faculty, educating political scientists-analysts with a wide-ranging orientation who are able to adapt their knowledge in the academic and practical spheres.
The major research areas of the Department of Political Science are: national minorities, the impact of ethno-political conflicts on international relations, national and international security and human rights protection, European studies.
Bachelor degree programmes
- Political science (taught in Lithuanian)
- World Politics and Economy (taught in English)
Master degree programmes
- Diplomacy and International Relations (taught in English)
- Contemporary European Politics (taught in Lithuanian)
Mindaugas Jurkynas
Head of the department, Professor
Fields of academic interests
Cooperation and conflict in the Baltic sea region, Nordic studies, Regional identity in Northern Europe, EU institutions and integration.
El. paštas: mindaugas.jurkynas@vdu.lt
Andžej Pukšto
Assoc. professor
Fields of academic interests
Political tradition and political systems of Central and East Europe countries; post-socialist transformations; ethnic relations, rights of ethnic and national minorities; national and foreign policy of Russian Fedaration; common foreign and security policy of the European Union
Email: andzej.puksto@vdu.lt
Ingrida Unikaitė Jakuntavičienė
Associate professor
Fields of academic interests
Election studies, political campaign communication, political mediatization, political finance, political leadership, citizenship and migration politics, the EU politics, euroscepticizm
Email: ingrida.unikaite-jakuntaviciene@vdu.lt
Gintarė Žukaitė Zelenkienė
Assoc. professor
Fields of academic interests
Latin American studies, human rights, social movements
Email: gintare.zukaite@vdu.lt
IEVA KARPAVIČIŪTĖ
Assoc. professor
Fields of academic interests
International relations, security studies, regional security, international regimes, foreign policy analysis, public diplomacy
Email: ieva.karpaviciute@vdu.lt
Sima Rakutienė
Associate professor
Fields of academic interests
International institutions and institutionalisms, institutions of the European Union, EU’s neighbourhood, foreign, development policy, regional and inter-regional cooperation in the Baltic sea region and Eastern Europe.
Email: sima.rakutiene@vdu.lt
dr. Mindaugas Norkevičius
Lecturer
Fields of academic interests
Security and foreign policy, regions and regionalism, political geography, politics and media, risk communication, sustainable development.
Email: mindaugas.norkevicius@vdu.lt
Charles Szymanski
Professor
Fields of academic interests
International law, comparative labour law
Email: charles.szymanski@vdu.lt
Aušra Rimaitė
Lecturer
Fields of academic interests
Political Sociology, Political Campaigns, Research Methods
Email: ausra.rimaite@vdu.lt
Antanas Venckus
Lecturer
Fields of academic interests
International relations, International organizations, Diplomacy, International economy, Conflicts and security studies.
Email: antanas.venckus@vdu.lt
TOMASZ BLASZCZAK
Lecturer
Fields of academic interests
History an political processes in East Central Europe, national minorities, politics of memory.
Email: tomasz.blaszczak@vdu.lt
- Department of Political science
- Social and Political Critique Centre
- Dean’s office
- Department of Regional Studies
- Department of Philosophy and Social Critique
- Department of Public Administration
- Department of Public Communications
- Czezlaw Milosz centre
- UNESCO Chair on Media and Information Literacy for Inclusive Knowledge Societies
- Andrei Sakharov Research Centre for Democratic Development
- Northern European and Baltic Study Hive