Prof. Žaneta Ozoliņa
Latvia
Žaneta Ozoliņa research interests focus on security and resilience, societal security, European integration, Transatlantic security, strategic communication, regional cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region.
Professional experience
Žaneta Ozoliņa is professor and senior researcher at the University of Latvia. She is a member of the editorial boards of several journals, such as Journal of Baltic Studies, Defence Strategic Communications, Lithuanian Annual Strategic Review. She was a chairwoman of the Strategic Analysis Commission under the Auspices of the President of Latvia (2004-2008) and a member of the European Research Area Board (European Commission, 2008-2012). She was engaged in different international projects commissioned by the European Parliament, the European Commission, NATO, the Council of the Baltic Sea States and other international bodies. She is a member of the European Council of Foreign Relations and the Alphen Group. Žaneta Ozoliņa is a representative of the Boston Global Forum in Latvia.
Education
University of Latvia, Faculty of History and Philosophy
Latvia
- Place of Affiliation
Resilience and Wellbeing
- Individual, Community and National Resilience
Security
- National Security
- Regional Security
International Security
- NATO
- European Security
- 2023: Subjective Perception of Hybrid Threats in Latvia. Lithuanian Annual Strategic Review, Vol. 20. (In cooperation with S.Struberga)
- 2022: Crisis Communication and Resilience: Are Russian and Latvian Speakers in the Same Boat? Social Sciences. Special issue: The COVID-19 Pandemic and New Dimensions of Geo- and Biopolitics in the Global East 11,216. (In cooperation with S.Struberga)
- 2022: Crisis communication during the pandemic: the Latvia's case. Maarek P. (ed) Manufacturing Government Communication Towards COVID-19 : A Crisis, Realities. Springer. (In cooperation with S.Struberga)
- 2021: Launching a comprehensive AI framework and far-sighted initiatives. Nguyen A. T. (ed) Remaking the World: Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment. UN. (In cooperation with D.Kļaviņš)
- 2021: The European Union’s Strategic Autonomy: A Practical Solution or Verbal Ambitions? Rīga, LATO.
- 2020: Reflection Paper on the Vilnius Declaration – A Vision for the Baltic Sea Region by 2020. Stockholm, the Council of the Baltic Sea States. ( In cooperation with Tobias Etzold)
- 2019: European Union’s contribution to civilian security sector reform in Ukraine after 2014. Integrated Communications, Vol. 1(7). (In cooperation with Iveta Reinholde)
- 2019: Europeanization of Ukraine’s Executive Power (Lessons of the Central and Eastern Europe’s EU Member States). Actual problems of international relations, Vol. 140. (In cooperation with Ivo Rollis)
- 2018: Humour as a Communication Tool: the Case of New Year’s Eve Television in Russia. Defence Strategic Communications, Vol.4. (In cooperation with Jurģis Šķilters, Sigita Struberga)
- 2018: How can the manipulation of ethnic cleavages for geopolitical ends be prevented? Grin F. (ed) Mobility and Inclusion in Multilingual Europe. The MIME Vademecum. (In cooperation with Rihards Bambals)
- 2018: The Baltic Sea Region – a Widening or Shrinking of Cooperation? Latvian Foreign and Security Policy Yearbook 2018. Riga: LIIA.
- 2017: Shaping Baltic states Defence Strategy: Host Nation Support. Lithuanian Annual Strategic Review 2017/2018. Vol. 15. Da Gruyter. (In cooperation with V.Otzulis)
- 2017: Humour as a political communication tool: designing framework for analysis. Stratcom Laughs. In Search of an Analytical Framework. Rīga: NATO Strategic Communication Centre of Excellence. (In cooperation with Ivars Austers, Jurģis Šķilters)
- 2016: Societal Security: Inclusion-Exclusion Dilemma. A portrait of Russian-speaking community in Latvia. Rīga: Zinātne
