Jackie Sirovina

Meet Jackie Sirovina

• Ph.D. in Political Science from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, expected Fall 2023
• M.A. in Political Science from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
• B.A. in Political Science and Global Studies from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
• Semester abroad at American University in Bosnia-Herzegovina
• Semester abroad at Charles University in Prague, Czechia

I am a doctoral dissertator and lecturer in Political Science at UW-Milwaukee, Marquette University and Ripon College. I study international relations and comparative politics and teach courses on international relations and international security. My dissertation focuses on the intersection of ethnicity, conflict and refugees. With the development of a new dataset on refugees’ majority or minority ethnic status in a country of asylum, she looks to unravel how one’s ethnic identity can influence the production, flow and treatment of refugees fleeing conflict.

In 2019, I earned my master’s degree in Political Science at UW-Milwaukee with my thesis focusing on Chinese foreign aid and corruption. I also received my bachelor’s degree in 2016, summa cum laude, from UW-Milwaukee in Political Science and Global Studies, with a minor in Geography and two certificates in Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution and Russian and Eastern European Studies.

Overall, my research interests center on ethnic conflict, migration politics, nationalism, political violence, politics of developing nations, foreign aid, and corruption.