MARIA Y OMELICHEVA

Mariya Omelichava
  • Professor, Department of Political Science

Contact Info

Office Phone:
785-864-4238
Blake Hall, room #408
Bailey Hall

Biography —

Dr. Mariya Y. Omelicheva holds PhD (2007) in Political Science from Purdue University and JD in International Law (2000) from Moscow National Law Academy. Dr. Omelicheva's research and teaching interests include international and Eurasian security, counterterrorism and human rights, democracy promotion in the post-Soviet territory, Russia's foreign and security policy, and terrorism/crime nexus in Eurasia. She has published on these subjects in Terrorism and Political Violence, Europe-Asia Studies, International Journal of Human Rights, Central Asia Survey, Cambridge Review of International Relations, and other journals. She is the author of Counterterrorism Policies in Central Asia (Routledge 2011), which received an Outstanding Academic Title award by Choice, Democracy in Central Asia: Competing Perspectives and Alternate Strategies(University Press of Kentucky 2015), and Webs of Corruption: Trafficking and Terrorism in Central Asia( Columbia University Press, 2019, with Lawrence Markowitz), and editor of Nationalism and Identity Construction in Central Asia: Dimensions, Dynamics, and Directions (Lexington 2015).

Research —

Dr. Omelicheva's research and teaching interests include international and Eurasian security, counterterrorism and human rights, democracy promotion in the post-Soviet territory, Russia's foreign and security policy, and terrorism/crime nexus in Eurasia. She has published on these subjects in Terrorism and Political Violence, Europe-Asia Studies, International Journal of Human Rights, Central Asia Survey, Cambridge Review of International Relations, and other journals. She is the author of Webs of Corruption: Trafficking and Terrorism in Central Asia (Columbia University Press, 2019, with Lawrence Markowitz), Counterterrorism Policies in Central Asia (Routledge 2011), which received an Outstanding Academic Title award by Choice, and Democracy in Central Asia: Competing Perspectives and Alternate Strategies (University Press of Kentucky 2015), and editor of Nationalism and Identity Construction in Central Asia: Dimensions, Dynamics, and Directions (Lexington 2015).

Teaching —

Teaching interests:

  • International Relations Theory
  • Intro to International Relations
  • International Organization
  • Eurasian Security
  • Russian Foreign Policy
  • International Human Rights
  • Laws of War
  • Foreign Policy Analysis
  • Terrorism/Trafficking Nexus

Selected Publications —

Omelicheva, M. (2019). OMELICHEVA, MARIA Y. Webs of Corruption: Trafficking and Terrorism in Central Asia. Columbia University Press. [9780231547918].
Omelicheva, M. (2017). Review of the book Alexander Dukalskis, The Authoritarian Public Sphere: Legitimation and Autocratic Power in North Korea, Burma, and China. Review of Politics.
Omelicheva, M. (2017). Review of the book David Cadier and Margot Light (eds.), Russia's Foreign Policy: Ideas, Domestic Politics and External Relations, Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2015. European Review of International Studies - Issue 1 | Volume 4.
Omelicheva, M. (2017). Review of the book Kyrgyzstan Beyond "Democracy Island" and "Failing State": Social and Political Changes in a Post-Soviet Society, eds. Marlene Laruelle and Johan Engvall. Slavic Review - Issue 1 | Volume 76.
Omelicheva, M. (2017). How Central Asia Understands Democracy. New East Europe - Issue XXIX | Volume 6.
Omelicheva, M. (2017). Military Aid and Human Rights: Assessing the Impact of U.S. Security Assistance Programs on Civilians' Rights in the Situations of Conflict. Political Science Quarterly - Issue 1 | Volume 132.
Omelicheva, M. (2017). Islamist Activity in Kazakhstan.
Omelicheva, M. (2017). OMELICHEVA, MARIA Y. Russia's Counterterrorism Policy: Variations on an Imperial Theme. The Palgrave Handbook of Global Counterterrorism Policy. Palgrave.
Omelicheva, M. (2016). Russia's 'Checks and Balances' On Kazakhstan's Quest for Military Independence. Russian Analytical Digest - Issue 188.
Omelicheva, M. (2016). Review of the book Suslov, Mikhail, and Mark Bassin, eds. Eurasia 2.0: Russian Geopolitics in the Age of New Media. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2016. The Russian Review - Issue 1 | Volume 76.
Omelicheva, M. (2016). Critical Geopolitics on Russian Foreign Policy: Uncovering the Imagery of Moscow's International Relations. International Politics - Issue 6 | Volume 53.
Omelicheva, M. (2016). This Isn't Your Usual Obstacle Course: Critical Pedagogy with Special Operations Forces. Geoforum - Volume 75.
Omelicheva, M. (2016). Covert Operations, Wars, Detainee Destinations, and the Psychology of Democratic Peace. Journal of Confict Resolution.
Omelicheva, M. (2015). OMELICHEVA, MARIA Y. The Multiple Faces of Islamic Rebirth in Central Asia. New Approaches to Area Studies in the Global Era: Community, Place, Identity. Northern Illinois University Press.
Omelicheva, M. (2015). Terrorism/Crime Nexus in Central Asia: Implications for Countering Violent Extremism and Terrorism.
Omelicheva, M. (2015). OMELICHEVA, MARIA Y. Democracy in Central Asia? Competing Perspectives and Alternate Strategies. University of Kentucky Press.
Omelicheva, M. (2014). OMELICHEVA, MARIA Y. Nationalism and Identity Construction in Central Asia: Dimensions, Dynamics, and Directions.
Omelicheva, M. (2014). OMELICHEVA, MARIA Y. Eye on the International Image: Turkmenistan's Nation Branding. Nationalism and Identity in Central Asia. Lexington Press.
Omelicheva, M. (2013). Terrorism in Central Asia: Dynamics, Dimensions, and Source. Education About Asia - Issue 3 | Volume 18.
Omelicheva, M. (2013). OMELICHEVA, MARIA Y. Central Asian Conceptions of "Democracy": Ideological Resistance to International Democratization. in The International Dimensions of Authoritarian Persistence in the Former Soviet Union, eds. Rachel Vanderhill and Michael E. Aleprete Jr., Lexington Press, 2013, 81-104..
Omelicheva, M. (2012). Fab! Or Drab? Increasing the Effectiveness of Teaching and Learning in Summer Classes. Journal of Political Science Education - Issue 3 | Volume 8.
Omelicheva, M. (2012). Failures and Prospects of Regional Organizations: Lessons from the Post-Soviet Space and Beyond. The Whitehead Journal of Diplomacy and International Affairs - Issue 2 | Volume 8.
Omelicheva, M. (2012). Review of Non-Governmental Organizations in World Politics: The Construction of Global Governance by Peter Willetts (Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, 2011). Human Rights Quarterly - Volume 34.
Omelicheva, M. (2012). OMELICHEVA, MARIA Y. Democracy and Dictatorship in Central Asia. Oxford Bibliographies in Political Science. Oxford University Press.
Omelicheva, M. (2012). OMELICHEVA, MARIA Y. Russian Foreign Policy. Foreign Policy in Comparative Perspective. CQ Press.
Omelicheva, M. (2011). Western and Central Asian Perspectives on Democracy and Democratization. IREX.
Omelicheva, M. (2011). Islam in Kazakhstan: A Survey of Trends and Conditions for Securitization. Central Asia Survey - Issue 2 | Volume 30.
Omelicheva, M. (2011). OMELICHEVA, MARIA Y. Counterterrorism Policies in Central Asia. Routledge. [415779812.00].
Omelicheva, M. (2011). OMELICHEVA, MARIA Y. Russian Security and Nuclear Policies: Successor to the Superpower Arsenal?. International Studies Online. Wiley-Blackwell in association with International Studies Association.
Omelicheva, M. (2010). Ethnic Dimension of Religions Extremism and Terrorism in Central Asia. International Political Science Review - Issue 2 | Volume 31.
Omelicheva, M. (2010). Security Rights Violations in the Context of Counterterrorism: Analysis of the Post-Soviet Nations. The International Journal of Human Rights - Issue 2 | Volume 14.
Omelicheva, M. (2010). Post-Soviet and Liberal Translations: Wherefore, To What Effect, and How?. International Studies Review - Volume 12.
Omelicheva, M. (2010). Russia's Counterterrorism Policy: Variations on an Imperial Theme. Perspectives on Terrorism. - Issue 3 | Volume 6.
Omelicheva, M. (2010). OMELICHEVA, MARIA Y. Constructivism. 21st Century Political Science: A Reference Handbook. Sage Publications, Inc.
Omelicheva, M. (2010). OMELICHEVA, MARIA Y. Reform in Russia and China: A Comparative Perspective. The International Studies Encyclopedia. Blackwell Publishing.
Omelicheva, M. (2009). Reference Group Perspective on State Behavior: A Case Study of Estonia's Counterterrorism Policies. Europe Asia Studies - Issue 3 | Volume 61.
Omelicheva, M. (2009). Russia's Counterterrorism Legislation, Warts and All: Overview and Assessment of the Legal Framework for Combating Terrorism in the Russian Federation. National Defense University - Issue 41.
Omelicheva, M. (2009). OMELICHEVA, MARIA Y. Assessment of Learning and for Learning: Testing the Effectiveness and Accuracy of the Standard Scoring Instruments. Assessment in Political Science. American Political Science Association, Assessment in Political Science.
Omelicheva, M. (2007). Combating Terrorism in Central Asia: Explaining Difference in States' Responses to Terror. Terrorism and Political Violence - Volume 19.
Omelicheva, M. (2007). Counterterrorism: The State of Scholarship, Directions for Future Data Collection and Analysis. Perspectives on Terrorism - Issue 2 | Volume 1.
Omelicheva, M. (2006). Global Politics on Trial: Using Educational Debate for Teaching Controversies of World Affairs. International Studies Perspectives - Volume 7.
Omelicheva, M. (2006). Values and Ethics of Global Society Actors: Insights from a Survey and Content Analyses. Journal of Civil Society - Issue 3 | Volume 2.
Omelicheva, M. (2005). Self- and Peer-Evaluation in Undergraduate Education: Structuring Conditions that Maximize its Promises and Minimize the Perils. Journal of Political Science Education - Issue 1 | Volume 1.
Omelicheva, M. (2004). APSA Teaching and Learning Conference: A Summary of Four Tracks. PS: Political Science and Politics - Issue 3 | Volume 37.
Omelicheva, M. OMELICHEVA, MARIA Y. Russia's Foreign Policy in Central Asia. Russian Foreign Policy. Routledge.
Omelicheva, M. OMELICHEVA, MARIA Y. The Faultlines of Democratization in Central Asia. Comparative Asian Politics. Routledge.