Doctor of Political Science (University of Latvia, 2015)
Master of Arts in History - The Europaeum’s M.A. (Leiden University, Université Paris I – Panthéon-Sorbonne and University of Oxford, 2010)Master of Social Sciences (University of Latvia, 2009)
Significant Professional Experience
- Board Member, Norwegian Chamber of Commerce in Latvia (NCCL), 2020–present
- Senior Researcher, University of Latvia, Advanced Social and Political Research Institute (ASPRI), 2017–present
- Business Development Manager, Tilde, 2012–present
- Guest Lecturer, Riga Graduate School of Law, 2011-2017, 2020-
- International Project Manager in Scandinavia, Nexum, 2010-2012
- Diplomat, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia, 2006-2009
Latest publications
- “Transformation of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs in the Baltic Countries”, Journal of Baltic Studies (JBS), Taylor & Francis (forthcoming in Winter, 2020/Spring, 2021).
- “Diaspora diplomacy: Nordic and Baltic perspective”, Diaspora Studies, 13(2), 115-132, 2020, DOI: 10.1080/09739572.2019.1693861. Together with Ieva Birka.
- “Insights into the Dynamics of Diplomacy in the Future”, Voices, Sylff Association, 2020.
- “ES inovācijas rīcībpolitika un inovācijas diplomātija: situācijas izvērtējums ārpolitikas kontekstā un iespējas Latvijai”, Latvijas Intereses Eiropas Savienībā, Žaneta Ozoliņa (red.), 99-111, 2019. Rīga: Latvijas Politologu biedrība.
- “The Transformation of Diplomatic Practice” In: The Centenary of Latvia’s Foreign Affairs: Scenarios for the Future, edited by Andris Sprūds, Valters Ščerbinskis, and Kārlis Bukovskis, 74-95, 2018. Rīga: Latvian Institute of International Affairs.
- “The Role of Denmark in the Renewal of Latvian Independence”. Rīga: Dripe, 2016.
- “The Baltic Sea Region Stream in Latvia’s Foreign Affairs” In: The Centenary of Latvia’s Foreign Affairs: Ideas and Personalities, edited by Diāna Potjomkina, Andris Sprūds, and Valters Ščerbinskis, 188-210, 2016. Rīga: Latvian Institute of International Affairs.
- ““On the Cheap”: Latvia’s Foreign Policy Experience from the Economic Crisis”, Journal of Baltic Studies, 45(4), 435-456, 2014, DOI: 10.1080/01629778.2014.942675. Together with Toms Rostoks and Žaneta Ozoliņa