Jean Monnet Chair 
Europe & the Rule of Law
Maria Popova, McGill University 
The Jean Monnet Chair EUROL is a hub for teaching, research, and outreach on issues related to the independence of courts and the public prosecution, judicial reform, constitutional politics, and the rule of law in Europe. Currently, the Chair’s research focuses on the politics of corruption prosecutions and rule of law backsliding in Eastern Europe.

About the Director

Maria Popova (PhD, Harvard 2006) is the Jean Monnet Chair and Associate Professor of Political Science at McGill University. She is also the Scientific Co-Director of the Jean Monnet Centre Montreal. Her research focuses on the rule of law, judicial reform, political corruption, populist parties, and legal repression of dissent across the post-Communist region. She teaches courses on European politics, comparative judicial politics, and research methods. She is currently writing a book on the politics of corruption prosecutions in Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine.
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Blog

February 24, 2022
"Putin’s War Was Never Actually About NATO" in Slate

Prof. Popova's and Oxana Shevel's piece "Putin's War Was Never Actually About NATO" was reprinted in Slate Magazine on February 24.

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February 17, 2022
"Putin Cannot Erase Ukraine" in Foreign Affairs

"Putin Cannot Erase Ukraine", written by Maria Popova and Oxana Shevel, was published in Foreign Affairs on February 1, 2022. Here's an excerpt: "Russian President Vladimir Putin has made no secret of how he regards Ukraine, the nation he is threatening to invade. At the 2008 NATO summit in Bucharest, Romania, Putin told U.S. President […]

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February 14, 2022
"Dangerous Diplomacy: Why Placating Putin Now Could Doom Ukrainian Democracy Later" in Journal of Democracy

"Dangerous Diplomacy: Why Placating Putin Now Could Doom Ukrainian Democracy Later", written by Oxana Shevel and Maria Popova, was published on February 14, 2022, in Journal of Democracy. Here's an excerpt: "All outward signs point to an imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine. U.S intelligence has suggested that Russian president Vladimir Putin could order an attack […]

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About me

Maria Popova (PhD, Harvard 2006) conducts research on the rule of law, judicial reform, political corruption, populist parties and legal repression of dissent across the post-Communist region. She teaches classes on European politics and research methods.

Contact me

Jean Monnet Chair EUROL
McGill University
855 Sherbrooke St. W.
Montréal, Quebec
H3A 2T7
maria.popova [at] mcgill.ca
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