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Matthew Crandall

Assistant Professor of Political Science

Email: New Window for emailmatthew.crandall@svu.edu

Education

  • Ph.D., Tallinn University, School of Governance, Law, and Society, 2016
  • M.A., EU-Russian Studies, University of Tartu, 2010
  • B.A., Political Science, Brigham Young University, 2007

Courses

  • Core: America and the Enlightenment, Western Political Heritage II

Teaching Positions & Professional Experience

  • Joined Southern Virginia University faculty in 2025
  • Associate Professor, Tallinn University, School of Governance, Law, and Society, 2016–25
  • International Relations Master’s programme administrator, 2015–present
  • Lecturer of International Relations, Tallinn University, School of Governance, Law, and Society, 2013–16
  • Assistant of International Relations, Tallinn University, Institute of Political Science and Governance, 2011–13

Scholarship & Creative Work

  • “Understanding Estonia’s cyber support for Ukraine: Building resilience, not status,” ACIG, vol. 3(1), 2024
  • Post-American Mormonism in the Changing World Order, The Journal of World Christianity, 2023
  • Crandall, Matthew; Sulg, Mari-Liis, Small states and new status opportunities: Estonia’s foreign policy towards Africa, European Politics and Society, 2021
  • Sulg, Mari-Liis; Crandall, Matthew, Geopolitics: The seen and unseen in small state foreign policy, Journal of Regional Security, 2020
  • Wivel, Anders; Crandall, Matthew, Punching above their weight, but why? Explaining Denmark and Estonia in the transatlantic relationship, Journal of Transatlantic Studies, 2019
  • Crandall, Matthew; Varov, Ingrid, Developing status as a small state: Estonia’s foreign aid strategy, East European Politics, Vol. 32 (4), 2016
  • Crandall, Matthew; Allan, Collin, Small States and Big Ideas: Estonia’s Battle for Cyber-Security Norms, Contemporary Security Policy, 2015
  • Russian Energy Transit Policy in the Baltic Sea Region, Debatte: Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe, 2014
  • Hierarchy in Moldova-Russia Relations: The Transnistrian Effect, Studies of Transition States and Societies, 2012

Awards, Leadership, & Service

  • Best Lecturer in Political Science and Liberal Arts, 2024
  • Tallinn University Badge of Merit, 2024
  • Recognition for Outstanding Publication and Curriculum Development, 2023
  • Teacher of the Year for the International Relations Study Area, 2018

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