Dr Kseniya Oksamytna
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Kseniya Oksamytna is a Reader in International Politics at City St George's, University of London. Kseniya’s research interests are international organisations, international security, international inequalities, international norms, and peacekeeping.
She is the recipient of 2025 Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research and Innovation. Her book, "Advocacy and Change in International Organizations: Communication, Protection, and Reconstruction in UN Peacekeeping" (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023) is the winner of the 2024 Chadwick F. Alger Book Award by the International Studies Association and Special Mention for the 2024 Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS) Book Award. Her artice "Race and International Organizations" (with Sarah von Billerbeck) received Honourable Mention for 2025 Best Article Award by the Diplomatic Studies Section of the International Studies Association.
In 2025-2026, she is seconded to the International Crisis Group thanks to the British Academy ODA Global Innovation Fellowship. In the autumn term of 2026-2027, she will be based at Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence at the University of Bayreuth. In 2027, she will pursue Leverhulme-funded research project "Legitimising Foreign-Backed Rule: Local Intermediaries in Ukraine and the Democratic Republic of Congo".
Kseniya sits on the Editorial Board of "International Peacekeeping" and "Global Governance".
Before joining City St George's, Kseniya held research and teaching positions at King’s College London and the University of Warwick.
Qualifications
- PhD, University of Geneva, Switzerland
- MA, City, University of London, United Kingdom
- BA, Institute of International Relations, Taras Shevchenko National University, Ukraine
Visiting appointments
- Visiting Research Fellow, King's College London, November 2024 - present
Languages
French (can read), German (can read, understand spoken), Russian (can read, write, speak, understand spoken, peer review) and Ukrainian (can read, write, speak, understand spoken, peer review)
Research students
Martin Jørgensen
Attendance: October 2025 - present, full-time
Thesis title: Norway’s Role in Promoting Climate Sensitivity in International Peace and Security
Role: 1st Supervisor
Lynessa Griffth
Attendance: October 2024 - present
Thesis title: Black Women in Diplomacy: Lived Experience and Institutional Practice
Role: 2nd Supervisor
Publications
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Books (3)
- von Billerbeck, S., Gippert, B.J., Oksamytna, K. and Tansey, O. (2025). United Nations Peacekeeping and the Politics of Authoritarianism. Oxford University PressOxford. ISBN 9780192898999.
- Oksamytna, K. (2023). Advocacy and Change in International Organizations: Communication, Protection, and Reconstruction in UN Peacekeeping. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780192857507.
- Oksamytna, K. and Karlsrud, J. (Eds.), (2020). United Nations peace operations and International Relations theory. Manchester University Press.
Chapters (5)
- Oksamytna, K. (2023). Building databases on individuals. International Organizations and Research Methods an Introduction (pp. 246-247).
- Oksamytna, K. (2022). Public Information and Strategic Communications in Peace Operations. In Dorussen, H. (Ed.), Handbook on Peacekeeping and International Relations (pp. 148-162). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. ISBN 9781839109928.
- (2020). Liberal institutionalism. In United Nations peace operations and International Relations theory Manchester University Press.
- (2020). United Nations peace operations and International Relations theory: An introduction. In United Nations peace operations and International Relations theory Manchester University Press.
- Oksamytna, K. (2017). Civil Society and the UN Security Council: Advocacy on the Rwandan Genocide. Partnerships in International Policy-Making (pp. 131-145). Palgrave Macmillan UK. ISBN 9781349949373.
Journal articles (20)
- Kurylo, B., Oksamytna, K. and Ioffe, Y. (2026). Colonial and Anticolonial Discourses of Peace in Ukraine. International Affairs
- Coleman, K.P., Fawcett Weiner, J., Oksamytna, K. and Di Salvatore, J. (2025). Gender in International Bureaucracies: Evidence from UN Field Missions. International Studies Quarterly, 69(4). doi:10.1093/isq/sqaf076
- Di Salvatore, J., Oksamytna, K. and Coleman, K.P. (2025). Introducing the UNCIPPO (UN Civilian Posts in Peacekeeping Operations) Dataset. International Studies Quarterly, 69(2). doi:10.1093/isq/sqaf021
- Oksamytna, K. (2024). The moral and strategic clarity of supporting Ukraine’s self-defense: Why accepting Russian colonialism should remain a taboo. Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space, 42(7), pp. 1133-1138. doi:10.1177/23996544241277319
- Oksamytna, K. and von Billerbeck, S. (2024). Race and International Organizations. International Studies Quarterly, 68(2). doi:10.1093/isq/sqae010
- Oksamytna, K. (2023). Global dialogues during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Journal of International Relations and Development, 26(4), pp. 675-684. doi:10.1057/s41268-023-00315-0
- Oksamytna, K. (2023). Imperialism, supremacy, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Contemporary Security Policy, 44(4), pp. 497-512. doi:10.1080/13523260.2023.2259661
- Oksamytna, K., Tansey, O., von Billerbeck, S. and Gippert, B.J. (2023). Theorizing Decision-Making in International Bureaucracies: UN Peacekeeping Operations and Responses to Norm Violations. International Studies Quarterly, 67(4). doi:10.1093/isq/sqad099
- Duursma, A., Bara, C., Wilén, N., Hellmüller, S., Karlsrud, J., Oksamytna, K.... Wenger, A. (2023). UN Peacekeeping at 75: Achievements, Challenges, and Prospects. International Peacekeeping, 30(4), pp. 415-476. doi:10.1080/13533312.2023.2263178
- Oksamytna, K. and Wilén, N. (2022). Adoption, adaptation or chance? Inter-organisational diffusion of the protection of civilians norm from the UN to the African Union. Third World Quarterly, 43(10), pp. 2357-2374. doi:10.1080/01436597.2022.2102474
- Di Salvatore, J., Lundgren, M., Oksamytna, K. and Smidt, H.M. (2022). Introducing the Peacekeeping Mandates (PEMA) Dataset. Journal of Conflict Resolution, 66(4-5), pp. 924-951. doi:10.1177/00220027211068897
- Lundgren, M., Oksamytna, K. and Bove, V. (2022). Politics or Performance? Leadership Accountability in UN Peacekeeping. Journal of Conflict Resolution, 66(1), pp. 32-60. doi:10.1177/00220027211028989
- Coleman, K.P., Lundgren, M. and Oksamytna, K. (2021). Slow Progress on UN Rapid Deployment: The Pitfalls of Policy Paradigms in International Organizations. International Studies Review, 23(3), pp. 455-483. doi:10.1093/isr/viaa030
- Lundgren, M., Oksamytna, K. and Coleman, K.P. (2021). Only as fast as its troop contributors: Incentives, capabilities, and constraints in the UN’s peacekeeping response. Journal of Peace Research, 58(4), pp. 671-686. doi:10.1177/0022343320940763
- Oksamytna, K. and Lundgren, M. (2021). Decorating the “Christmas Tree”: The UN Security Council and the Secretariat’s Recommendations on Peacekeeping Mandates. Global Governance: A Review of Multilateralism and International Organizations, 27(2), pp. 226-250. doi:10.1163/19426720-02702006
- Oksamytna, K., Bove, V. and Lundgren, M. (2021). Leadership Selection in United Nations Peacekeeping. International Studies Quarterly, 65(1), pp. 16-28. doi:10.1093/isq/sqaa023
- Karlsrud, J. and Oksamytna, K. (2019). Norms and Practices in UN Peacekeeping: Evolution and Contestation. International Peacekeeping, 26(3), pp. 253-254. doi:10.1080/13533312.2019.1600637
- Oksamytna, K. (2018). Policy Entrepreneurship by International Bureaucracies: The Evolution of Public Information in UN Peacekeeping. International Peacekeeping, 25(1), pp. 79-104. doi:10.1080/13533312.2017.1395286
- Oksamytna, K. (2014). Conflict Resolution in the Twenty-First Century: Principles, Methods, and Approaches. MILLENNIUM-JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, 42(3), pp. 879-887
- Oksamytna, K. (2011). The European Union Training Mission in Somalia and the Limits of Liberal Peacebuilding: Can EUTM Contribute to Sustainable and Inclusive Peace? The International Spectator, 46(4), pp. 97-113. doi:10.1080/03932729.2011.628100
Reports (2)
- Oksamytna, K. and Gray, F. (2024). Gender Considerations in the International Response to Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine. Berlin, Germany: Global Public Policy Institute GPPi.
- Oksamytna, K. (2023). Responsible Management and Use of Data in UN Peace Operations. New York, USA: International Peace Institute.
Professional activities
Editorial activity (2)
- Global Governance, Member of the Editorial Board, January 2025 - present.
- International Peacekeeping, Member of the Editorial Board, January 2024 - present.