Oleksandra Terentyeva

About

Junior political scientist at the University of Innsbruck studying politics of memory, memory discourse, decolonization and ontological security in postcolonial states. Volunteering for Ukraine & Ukrainian diaspora in Austria.

Experience

• Community Manager at Das Nest - Verein zur Solidarität und Integration
  Jun 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 1 mo

  I founded the first Ukrainian cultural center and library in Innsbruck, dealing with integration and solidarity with the Ukrainian community in Tirol (hnizdoinnsbruck.org).

• Universität Innsbruck (Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria · On-site)
  • Course Instructor
    Mar 2025 - Present · 1 yr 4 mos

    Proseminar "Introduction to Comparative Politics" (BA)

  • Doctoral Researcher
    Jul 2022 - Present · 4 yrs

    Since July 2022, I've embarked on a journey as a doctoral student in Political Science, focusing on the dynamics of the politics of memory within the context of decolonizing Ukraine. My dissertation project aims to study how the past can be used to achieve decolonization. It is divided into three work packages covering three distinct arenas of “memory entrepreneurship” — public discourse, international relations, and cultural policy. This choice examines three layers where public and semi-public actors use memory and various references to the past to promote the desired decolonization.

  • Junior Researcher
    Sep 2022 - Aug 2023 · 1 yr

    Junior Researcher within the Elise-Richter Project "Migration as Morality Politics" (2019-2023). Power & Agency within Sanctuary Campaigns in the EU.

• Junior Research Fellow at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
  Oct 2020 - Oct 2022 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  Ph.D. studies focusing on Belgian postcolonial foreign policy. Temporaly suspended.

• Tour Coordinator at Travel Agency "Studio S "
  Mar 2019 - Sep 2020 · 1 yr 7 mos

• Freelance Translator at Monitor
  Oct 2016 - Apr 2017 · 7 mos

  French-to-Russian/Ukrainian English-to-Russian/Ukrainian