
Ph.D. in Political Science
School of Government and International Affairs - Faculty MemberDepartment of Roman Languages - Senior Lecturer
Education:
- 2018 — MGIMO-University, Ph. D. in Political Science, major in Political Problems of International Relations, Global and Regional Development (National ID 23.00.04), thesis on Euroscepticism in Italian Political Parties’ Foreign Policy;
- 2015 — MGIMO-University, MA in International Relations (magna cum laude);
- 2013 — MGIMO-University, BA in International Relations (magna cum laude).
Main academic achievements:
- 2018 — winner of the MGIMO-University VIII Contest of Young Scientists;
- 2017 — winner of the Association of European Studies Contest of Young Researchers;
- 2016 — winner of the MGIMO-University IV Contest of Young Scientists.
Practical studies in Italy:
- 2013 — Università per Stranieri di Perugia;
- 2012 — Università degli Studi di Trieste;
- 2012 — Torre di Babele Italian language and culture center, Rome;
- 2011 — Università degli Studi di Messina, Campus Universitario Estivo di Montalbano Elicona.
Dr. Maria Shibkova has been working at MGIMO-University since 2014. Courses currently taught by her:
- Italian Language: General
- Italian Language: Economic, Social and Political Translation;
- Security in Mediterranean (author's course, fully in English, for SGIA students);
- World History (fully in English, for SGIA students);
- Russian History (fully in English, for SGIA students).
Main publications:
- Shibkova M., Maslova E., Loreto R. Evolution of the Russian President V. V. Putin’s Image in the Opinion of the Italian Citizens // Izvestia of the Ural Federal University. Series 3 — Social Sciences. 2019. Vol. 14. No. 1. Pp. 140-153. URL: https://journals.urfu.ru/index.php/Izvestia3/article/view/3777
- Shibkova M. Populism and Euroscepticism: Correlation of Notions // Contemporary Europe — Sovremennaya Evropa. 2019. No. 4. Pp. 119-128. URL: http://www.sov-europe.ru/images/pdf/2019/4-2019/11.pdf
- Shibkova M. Factors of Russia’s Image Attraction for Eurosceptic Political Forces // Vlast’ (The Authority). 2017. No. 8. Pp. 54-58. URL: https://www.jour. fnisc.ru/index.php/vlast/article/view/5278
- Shibkova M., Maslova E. Attitudes of the Italian Parties to the Sanctions against Russia // Contemporary Europe — Sovremennaya Evropa. 2017. No. 3. Pp. 122-132. URL: http://www.sov-europe.ru/images/pdf/2017/03-2017.pdf
- Shibkova M. Ideological and Strategic Euroscepticism in EU Politics // Comparative Politics Russia. 2016. No. 4. Pp. 13-24. URL: https://www.comparativepolitics.org/jour/article/view/542/461
Dr. Maria Shibkova speaks Italian and English and has a basic command of Spanish and Albanian as well.