Denis Makarov

Since 1996, Denis Makarov has been the head of the Foundation for the Development of Civic Culture, an NGO based in Moscow, which manages programs aimed at developing democratic values, civic involvement, and nongovernmental diplomacy between citizens in the United States and Russia. Makarov has also served as associate professor of political science at the Moscow State Pedagogical University, and academic director of the Library as Community Center Project, a joint program of the Library for...See more

Since 1996, Denis Makarov has been the head of the Foundation for the Development of Civic Culture, an NGO based in Moscow, which manages programs aimed at developing democratic values, civic involvement, and nongovernmental diplomacy between citizens in the United States and Russia. Makarov has also served as associate professor of political science at the Moscow State Pedagogical University, and academic director of the Library as Community Center Project, a joint program of the Library for Foreign Literature in Russia, the Foundation for the Development of Civic Culture, and the Kettering Foundation. Makarov holds masters and doctoral degrees in history, social sciences, and political sciences from Moscow State Pedagogical University in Russia. His Ph.D. dissertation analyzed issues surrounding political participation. He was a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at Syracuse University in New York during 2010-11 and at Barry University in Miami, Florida, in 1999. He was an International Fellow at the Charles F. Kettering Foundation, and resides in Ontario, Canada. See less