Dr. Bosin holds a Ph.D. In Political Science from the University of New Mexico and Ph.D. in Asian Studies from the Russian Academy of Sciences. He teaches a variety of courses in Comparative Politics and International Relations with a specialization in politics and societies of Russia, Central Asia and other states of the former Soviet Union. In 2011, Dr. Bosin received Award for Teaching Excellence from College of Arts and Sciences, University of New Mexico. Since 2017, Dr. Bosin has been involved in the development of online courses in Political Science. His courses have been recognized for meeting the UNM Best Practice Rubric standards. In 2020, his introductory course in International Relations was certified as meeting Quality Matters Higher Education Course Design Rubric Standards.

Research:

Dr. Bosin has published extensively on Central Asia and Afghanistan and is presently conducting research that examines the connections between foreign aid, elections and democratization in hybrid regimes. His work has been supported by private and public foundations, including the Fulbright program, IREX, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Open Society Institute, International Foundation for Electoral Systems, and George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies. Dr. Bosin served as an observer at elections in various countries and has been one of the contributors to the 2018 Election Administration, Security, And Election Reform Report produced by UNM’s Institute for Social Research and Center for the Study of Voting, Elections and Democracy. Most recently, Dr. Bosin has been working on a project on European energy security with a special focus on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and transatlantic LNG trade.

Selected Publications:

Sanctions, Nord Stream and LNG: Dilemmas for European Energy Security, under review, Per Concordiam, George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies.

Supporting Democracy in the Former Soviet Union: Why the Impact of U.S. Assistance Has Been Below Expectations, International Studies Quarterly, Volume 56, Issue 2, June 2012, 405-412.

What Happens After U.S. Leaves Afghanistan, Central Asia Caucasus Analyst, John Hopkins University: Washington DC, February 8, 2012.

Winning with Warlords in Afghanistan, co-authored with Mark Peceny, Small Wars and Insurgencies, Volume 22, Issue 4, 2011, 603-618.

Afghanistan Reconstruction in Regional Perspective, co-authored with Gregory Gleason and Reuel Hanks, Central Asian Survey, Vol.28, No. 3, September 2009, 275-287.

Measuring Democracy: Approaches and Challenges Associated With Developing Democratic Indices, IFES Democracy Studies Series, Washington, DC, International Foundation for Electoral Systems, 2007