Contact : maxime.duchateau@umontreal.ca 

Presentation

Maxime Duchâteau is a doctoral student in political science at the University of Montreal. He holds a double Bachelor's degree in Arabic and Russian studies from the University of Geneva (2015), as well as a Bachelor's degree in economics and politics from the University of Montreal (2018). In June 2020, he obtained a Master's degree in international relations, Russian studies option, from the National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations (INALCO, Paris - France). Thanks to this background, Maxime speaks Russian fluently, and has an in-depth knowledge of the Arabic language.

His main research interests focus on the processes of communication and representations of Self and Other in the foreign policy of States, through diplomatic practices, as well as through more intangible tools such as "soft- power”. More specifically, Maxime's thesis project aims to better understand the discursive processes underlying the construction of French foreign policy towards Russia since 1991, based on critical theories of international relations.

Areas of expertise

• Post-Soviet studies
• Foreign politic
• Diplomatic practices
• Identity politics and processes of representation of Self and Other

Publications

Sauvé, Guillaume & Duchâteau, Maxime. 2023-2024 (à venir). « The Entangled Worlds of Petitioning: Russian Collective Letters on the War in Ukraine ». Post-Soviet Affairs.

Duchâteau, Maxime & Sauvé, Guillaume. 2022. « Petitioning war: How Russians speak up collectively about the invasion of Ukraine ». Russia.post; A humanities corridor to and from Russia. En ligne : russiapost.info/page30640470.html