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Natalia Chaban
Born1971 (age 52–53)
AwardsMason Durie Medal
Academic background
Alma materCherkasy State Technological University, New York University, Kyiv National Linguistic University
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Canterbury, University of Maryland, Lund University

Natalia Chaban (born 1971) is a Ukrainian–New Zealand media and communications academic, and is a full professor at the University of Canterbury, specialising in political and media discourse. She is the director of Canterbury's Public Diplomacy and Political Communication Forum and has twice been awarded a Jean Monnet Chair. In 2024, Chaban was awarded the Mason Durie Medal by the Royal Society Te Apārangi.

Academic career

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Chaban completed a Bachelor of Arts in Germanic languages and literature at Cherkasy State Technological University [uk] in Ukraine, followed by a Master of Arts degree in media studies and higher education administration at New York University.[1] She then completed a PhD in linguistics at the Kyiv National Linguistic University.[2][1] Chaban held research and teaching positions at Cherkasy State University, Lund University, and the University of Maryland at College Park.[1] In 2002, Chaban joined the faculty of the Department of Media and Communication at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, rising to full professor.[3][4] She is the director of the Public Diplomacy and Political Communication Forum at Canterbury.[3]

Chaban was a visiting research fellow at the Institute of Advanced Studies at the University of Bologna in Italy in 2022 and at Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania.[4][5] Chaban has twice been awarded a Jean Monnet Chair, an Erasmus programme designed to deepen access to European Union studies throughout universities.[3][6] Chaban is interested in political and public communication and leads research on public diplomacy in the EU, academic knowledge production relating to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and communication pedagogy.[7][3][8][9]

Chaban is president of the Ukrainian Studies Association of Australia and New Zealand.[3][1] Chaban was a founding co-editor of the Australian and New Zealand Journal of European Studies.[10]

In November 2024, Chaban was awarded the Mason Durie Medal by the Royal Society Te Apārangi, for "her innovative research into perceptions in international relations and public diplomacy, most recently about the war against Ukraine".[11]

Selected books

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  • Chaban, Natalia; Elgström, Ole (2021). The Ukraine crisis and EU Foreign Policy Roles: Images of the EU in the Context of EU-Ukraine Relations. doi:10.4337/9781789907537. ISBN 978-1-78990-753-7.
  • Bilateral Energy Relations between the EU and Emerging Powers: Mutual Perceptions of the EU and Brazil, China, India and South Africa. doi:10.5771/9783845262598-1.
  • Europe and Asia:Perceptions From Afar. Bloomsbury. 26 March 2015. ISBN 9781474225038.
  • National Centre for Research on Europe (NCRE) Research Series no. 4: The EU Through the Eyes of the Asia-Pacific: Public Perceptions and Media Representations.
  • The Peace Corps Teaching English as a Foreign Language Training Book. Part II: Lesson Planning.
  • The Peace Corps Teaching English as a Foreign Language Training Book. Part III: Those Ten Minutes Left.
  • The Peace Corps Teaching English as a Foreign Language Training Book. Part I. US Peace Corps in Ukraine.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "USAANZ: Executive Committee". Ukrainian Students Association of Australia and New Zealand. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  2. ^ Chaban, Natalia. "LinkedIn Education". LinkedIn. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e Victoria University of Wellington. Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. School of History, Philosophy (27 May 2021). "Professor Natalia Chaban presents Digital Diplomacy at times of COVID: Innovations in cultural and public diplomacy field (case-study the European Union) | Te Kura Aro Whakamuri, Rapunga Whakaaro, Matai Tōrangapū me te Ao / School of History, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations | Te Herenga Waka". Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  4. ^ a b University of Canterbury. "Academic profile: Professor Natalia Chaban". profiles.canterbury.ac.nz. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Visiting Fellows". ba.unibo.it. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Jean Monnet Chairs – Erasmus+". erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Innovations in Public Diplomacy: Knowledge Diplomacy | University of Canterbury". www.canterbury.ac.nz. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Ukraine and the World Conference Held at Monash University".
  9. ^ "Campus crowd rallies to support Ukraine in Toledo". The Blade. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Natalia CHABAN | Coleurope". www.coleurope.eu. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  11. ^ "2024 Mason Durie Medal: A leading voice on international relations". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
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  • War in Ukraine, NZ Fabian Society discussion featuring Natalia Chaban, Roberto Rabel (Victoria University of Wellington) and James Headley (University of Otago), 22 March 2022, via YouTube
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