Dr. sc. pol. Ieva Bērziņa

Dr. sc. pol. Ieva Bērziņa

Senior Researcher

Interests
Comprehensive State Defence, Patriotism, Strategic Communication, Russia’s Strategy and Communication

Publications

Berzina, I. (2025). Severing Ties with Russia: The Effects of the Russo-Ukrainian War on Latvia. In: Sazonov, V., Mölder, H., Śliwa, Z., Pakhomenko, S., Ploom, I. (eds) Russian Influence Operations and the War in Ukraine. Contributions to Security and Defence Studies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-01461-0_11

Berzina, I. (2025). State and society relations in Latvia in the context of the Russo-Ukrainian war: 2024. (in Latvian)

Bērziņš, J., Bērziņa, I., Rostoks, T. (2024). Contemporary Challenges to European Security: Neoliberalism, Democratic Backsliding, and Alliance Cohesion.

Bērziņa, I. (2024). Cognitive Dimension of Comprehensive National Defence. In Conceptual Framework for Comprehensive National Defence System, Final report of Task Group SAS-152, NATO Science and Technology Organization. 

Bērziņa, I. (2024). Latvian Case Study. In Conceptual Framework for Comprehensive National Defence System, Final report of Task Group SAS-152, NATO Science and Technology Organization. 

Bērziņa, I. (2019.) Weaponization of “Colour Revolutions”, Journal of Political Marketing, 18:4, 330-343, DOI: 10.1080/15377857.2019.1678905 .

Bērziņa I. (2019). Latvia. In: Eibl O., Gregor M. (eds) Thirty Years of Political Campaigning in Central and Eastern Europe. Political Campaigning and Communication. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham .

Berzina I. (2019). Defence Research and Innovation in the Baltic States. In: Romanovs, U., Andžāns, M. (Eds.) Digital Infantry Battlefield Solution: Research and Innovation. Rīga: Latvian Institute of International Affairs.

Berzina, I. (2019). Expert interviews with political communication practitioners in Latvia. SAGE Research Methods Cases.doi:10.4135/9781526484451

Berzina, I. (2019). Total Defence as a Comprehensive Approach to National Security. In: Vanaga, N., Rostoks, T. (Eds.) Detering Russia in Europe: Defence Strategies for Neighbouring States. London: Routledge.

Berzina I. (2018). Political Trust and Russian Media in Latvia. Journal on Baltic Security, 4(2), 1-8, doi.org/10.2478/jobs-2018-0008

Berzina, I. (2018). Patriotisms Latvijas jauniešu vidū un sabiedrībā. Center for Security and Strategic Research, National Defence Academy of Latvia, http://www.naa.mil.lv/~/media/NAA/AZPC/Publikacijas/PETIJUMS_PATRIOTISM…

Bērziņa, I. (2018). Pilsoniskais patriotisms Latvijas attīstībai un drošībai. Tēvijas Sargs. http://www.tevijassargs.lv/ts/pilsoniskais-patriotisms-latvijas-attisti…

Bērziņa, I. (2018). Visaptverošas valsts aizsardzības psiholoģiskā dimensija. Tēvijas Sargs. http://www.tevijassargs.lv/ts/visaptverosas-valsts-aizsardzibas-psiholo…

Berzina, I. (2018). The Narrative of “Information Warfare against Russia” in Russian Academic Discourse. Journal of Political Marketing, 17(2), 161-175, doi: 10.1080/15377857.2018.1447762

Berzina, I. (2018). Mitigating Nonmilitary Vulnerabilities of Latvia.  American Enterprise Institute, http://www.aei.org/publication/mitigating-nonmilitary-vulnerabilities-o…

Berzina, I. (2018). Russia’s Narratives and Public Opinion in the Baltic States, Finland and Sweden, In: Russia's Footprint in the Nordic-Baltic Information Environment, NATO StratCom Centre of Excellence, https://www.stratcomcoe.org/russias-footprint-nordic-baltic-information…

Berzina, I. (2018). Russia’s Compatriot Policy in the Nordic-Baltic Region. In: Russia's Footprint in the Nordic-Baltic Information Environment, NATO StratCom Centre of Excellence, https://www.stratcomcoe.org/russias-footprint-nordic-baltic-information…

Berzina, I., Cepuritis M. (2018). Russia’s Grand Strategy and its Implications on the Information Environment of the Nordic Baltic Region, In: Russia's Footprint in the Nordic-Baltic Information Environment, NATO StratCom Centre of Excellence, https://www.stratcomcoe.org/russias-footprint-nordic-baltic-information…

Berzina, I. (2017). Winning the Information War: How States Can Marginalize Hostile Propaganda. per Concordiam 8(2), 10-15, http://www.marshallcenter.org/MCPUBLICWEB/mcdocs/files/College/F_Public…

Berzina, I. (2016). Perception of the Ukrainian Crisis Within Latvian Society. Estonian Journal of Military Studies, 2, 171-205, http://www.ksk.edu.ee/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sojateadlane_2_www.pdf

Berzina, I. (2016). Political Campaigning Environments in Latvia: From a Global to a Local Perspective. Journal of Political Marketing, 15(2-3), 196-219. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15377857.2016.1151120

Berzina, I. (Ed.) (2016) The Possibility of Societal Destabilization in Latvia: Potential National Security Threats. Center for Security and Strategic Research, National Defence Academy of Latvia, http://www.naa.mil.lv/~/media/NAA/AZPC/Publikacijas/WP%2004-2016-eng.as…

Education

2007-2012
PhD in Political Science, Comparative Politics
University of Latvia, Faculty of Social Sciences
2004-2006
Master of Business Administration
Turiba University, Faculty of Business Administration
1993-1997
Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science
Latvijas Universitāte, Vēstures un filozofijas fakultāte