Elena Simanschi

Postdoctoral Researcher

Elena Simanschi is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Peace Research Center Prague and a member of the INTERFER research team. She holds a Ph.D. in Political Science, Public Policy and International Relations from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and currently focuses on topics of international security, foreign interference and disinformation.

RESEARCH FOCUS

In her research, Elena focuses on international security, political communication and disinformation, foreign interference, war and conflict studies, and political psychology (particularly trust and emotions in politics).

PUBLICATIONS

Simanschi, E., & Gherghina, S. (2025). Between Moscow and Brussels: Moldova’s 2025 Elections. Political Insight, 16(4), 17-19. https://doi.org/10.1177/20419058251403817

Simanschi, E. (2025). (Pro)-Russian (dis)information in Moldova: eroding vertical trust in Sandu and the PAS government? Journal of Contemporary European Studies, 33(4), 1186–1200. https://doi.org/10.1080/14782804.2025.2500389


Johansson-Nogués, E., & Şimanschi, E. (2023). Fabricating a war? Russian (dis)information on Ukraine. International Affairs, 99(5), 2015–2036. https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiad179

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