Rasa Bortkevičiūtė
PhD candidate, junior researcher
Research areas
Public administration
Additional info
rasa.bortkeviciute@tspmi.vu.lt
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Rasa Bortkevičiūtė obtained a bachelor degree of Political Science (2017) and graduated with Magna Cum Laude Diploma in Public Policy Analysis at IIRPS VU in 2019. During the study period she took place in exchange programs and studied in Bremen (Germany) and Utrecht (Netherlands). In 2021 she conducted a research fellowship in Utrecht University (supervisor – assoc. prof. Scott Douglas), in 2022 was a visiting researcher in Leiden University under the supervision of prof. Antoaneta Dimitrova, while in 2024 she conducted a fellowship in Uppsala University (supervisor – prof. Daniel Nohrstedt)
Since 2019, Rasa has been studying for a PhD and preparing a dissertation titled “Governing in times of crises and turbulence: how does stakeholder engagement link to strengthening resilience of the Lithuanian governance systems?” (supervisor prof. dr. Vitalis Nakrošis).
Research projects and grants
Mobility, Migration and the COVID-19 Epidemic: Governing Emergencies in Lithuania and Poland (2021-2024), junior researcher. Project is financed by the Research Council of Lithuania (LMTLT), the leader of the project – prof. dr. D. Jakniūnaitė.
Resilience of welfare state institutions in Lithuania: the influence of significant events on adapting to systemic threats during 2004–2020 (2021-2022), junior researcher. Project is financed by the Research Council of Lithuania (LMTLT), the leader of the project – prof. dr. V. Nakrošis.
Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Lithuania and other EU Member States: an Impact on Public Policy and the Management of the Emergency Situation (COPOVAL) (2020), junior researcher. Project is financed by the Research Council of Lithuania (LMTLT), the leader of the project – prof. dr. V. Nakrošis.
The impact of recommendations provided by the Sunset commissions on Lithuanian public management policy in 1999–2016 (2017-2018), junior researcher. Project is financed by the Research Council of Lithuania (LMTLT), the leader of the project – prof. dr. V. Nakrošis.
Research interests
Evidence based governance
Collaborative governance
Collaborative crisis management
Resilience
Cultural policies and museums governance
Open government
Stakeholders engagement in decision-making
Publications
Bortkevičiūtė, R., Nakrošis, V., Patkauskaitė-Tiuchtienė, I., Vilpišauskas, R. (2024) Nėra to blogo, kas neišeitų į gera? Reikšmingų įvykių įtaka viešosios politikos kaitai Lietuvoje 2004–2020 m. [Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining. The Impact of Significant Events on Public Policy Change in Lithuania 2004-2020] Vilnius: Vilnius university press. Free e-book is available for download here: https://www.knygynas.vu.lt/nera-to-blogo-kas-neiseitu-i-gera-reiksmingu-ivykiu-itaka-viesosios-politikos-kaitai-lietuvoje-2004-2020-m-1
Bortkevičiūtė, R. (2023). ‘Simply by collaborating’? The impact of public and nongovernmental sectors collaboration experience on its institutionalization in the Lithuanian crisis management system. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-5973.12511
Nakrošis, V., Bortkevičiūtė, R. (2022). Resilience building during the management of the COVID-19 crisis in Lithuania: Major breakthroughs and incremental change. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, 30, 295–306. https://doi.org/10.1111/jccm.12420
Patkauskaitė-Tiuchtienė I., Bortkevičiūtė R., Nakrošis V., & Vilpišauskas R. (2022). The Impact of Significant Events on Public Policy and Institutional Change: Towards a Research Agenda. Politologija, 105(1), 8-52. https://doi.org/10.15388/Polit.2022.105.1
Bortkevičiūtė, R., Nakrošis, V. (2022). "Public online consultation in Lithuania: A political declaration or the real empowerment of citizens?" In Randma-Liiv, T., Lember, V. (eds.) Engaging Citizens in Policy Making e-Participation Practices in Europe. Edward Elgar Publishing. https://www.elgaronline.com/view/edcoll/9781800374355/9781800374355.00016.xml
Bortkevičiūtė, R., Kalkytė, P., Kuokštis, V., Nakrošis, V., Patkauskaitė-Tiuchtienė, I., Vilpišauskas, R. (2021) Nuo greitų pergalių prie skaudžių pralaimėjimų: Lietuvos viešosios politikos atsakas į COVID-19 pandemiją ir šios krizės valdymas 2020 m. [From Quick Wins to Significant Losses: Lithuania’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Management of the Crisis in 2020] Vilnius: Vilnius university press. Free e-book is available for download here: https://www.knygynas.vu.lt/nuo-greitu-pergaliu-prie-skaudziu-pralaimejimu-lietuvos-viesosios-politikos
