Katrina De Rycke | Capacity4dev

Katrina

De Rycke

Position:

Research Assistant & Associate Professor

Organisation:

Rigas Stradins University

Department:

Faculty of Social Sciences

Location:

Latvia

About me

Joined

11 December 2025

Topics of interest

Civil Society

Democracy

Peace and Security

Governance & Corruption

Digitalisation

Education

Social Protection

Research for Development

Communicating Development Cooperation

Knowledge Management

Monitoring & Evaluation

Fragility, Crisis Situations & Resilience

EU Internal Procedures

Countries of interest

Europe

Latvia

Ukraine

Russian Federation

LinkedIn profile

https://www.linkedin.com/in/katr%C4%ABna-de-rika-38b632299/

My area of expertise is disinformation and political communication in Baltic and EU region.
A bachelor's degree in philology provides me a framework for deconstructing what lies behind rhetoric and discourse, to rationally analyze methods and purpose which shape an emotional perception through description. Recently getting a master's degree in international relations and diplomacy to deepen the understanding of power games and methods of influence. Working in academia is an evidence of my analytical research tools and an evidence-based approach to any information.