The research team at the site of research includes, in addition to the principal investigator, four senior scholars who have other appointments but who contribute expertise from different sides to the project. Four researchers are working within the project, one postdoctoral and three doctoral students. The team members outside Finland are the partners in the BRICS countries, accompanied by other senior scholars with relevant expertise as well as selected doctoral students.
At the site of research (University of Tampere):
Professor Emeritus Kaarle Nordenstreng, specialist on international communication
https://sites.tuni.fi/kaarle/
Professor Emeritus Jyrki Käkönen, specialist on international relations
Docent Jukka Pietiläinen, specialist on media in Russia
Docent Iiris Ruoho, specialist on media culture
Docent Svetlana Pasti, specialist on journalists in Russia
Researcher Leonardo da Costa Custodio
Researcher Marko Juutinen
Researcher Tatu Laukkanen
Doctoral student Jari Väliverronen
In the BRICS countries below first are listed the partners, followed by other colleagues and doctoral students who have agreed to be involved in the project.
Brazil
Associate Professor Raquel Paiva de Araujo Soares, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Professor Emeritus Muniz Sodré Cabral, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Doctoral student João Paulo Carrera Malerba, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Master student Adriana Gonçalves Saraiva, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Professor Fernando Oliveira Paulino, University of Brasilia
Professor Liziane Soares Guazina, University of Brasilia
Professor Cláudia Lago, São Paulo University
Professor Sonia Virginia Moreira, State University of Rio de Janeiro
Associate Professor Márcio Guerra, Federal University of Juiz de Fora
Master student Christiane Bara Pascoalino, Federal University of Juiz de Fora
Professor Joseph Straubhaar, University of Texas at Austin
Russia
Professor Elena Vartanova, Lomonosov Moscow State University
Associate Professor Anastasia Grusha, Lomonosov Moscow State University
Associate professor Maria Lukina, Lomonosov Moscow State University
Associate Professor Maria Anikina, Lomonosov Moscow State University
Professor Michail Fedotov, Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation
Professor Dmitry Gavra, St.Petersburg State University
Senior Lecturer Kamilla Nigmatulina, St.Petersburg State University
Docent Alena Savitskaya, St.Petersburg State University
Docent Dmitry Shishkin, St.Petersburg State University
Professor Dmitry Strovsky, Ariel University of Samaria
India
Professor B.P. Sanjay, University of Hyderabad
Assistant Professor Ravindra Kumar Vemula, English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad
Associate Professor Naga Mallika Gudipaty, English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad
Professor Daya Thussu, University of Westminster
Senior Lecturer Savyasaachi Jain, Swansea University
Professor Jyotika Ramaprasad, University of Miami
China
Professor Zhengrong Hu, Communication University of China
Professor Yuezhi Zhao, Simon Fraser University & Communication University of China
Associate Professor Peixi Xu, Communication University of China
Assistant Professor Deqiang Ji, Communication University of China
Professor Lu Xinyu, Fudan University
Professor Ke Guo, Shanghai International Studies University
Professor Peiqin Chen, Shanghai International Studies University
Doctoral student Raymond Ruiming Zhou, Fudan University
Doctoral student Yu Xu, University of Southern California
Professor Colin Sparks, Hong Kong Baptist University
South Africa
Professor Herman Wasserman, University of Cape Town
Professor Pieter Fourie, University of South Africa
Associate Professor Viola Milton, University of South Africa
Senior Lecturer Musawenkosi Ndlovu, University of Cape Town
Associate Professor Anthea Garman, Rhodes University
Doctoral student Azwihangwisi Mufamadi, Rhodes University