Evgeny Roshchin is a Dean of Faculty of international relations and politics at Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA), St. Petersburg; PhD in Social Sciences (University of Jyväskylä); Principal investigator in the Academy of Finland postdoctoral project (2012-2015). Author of book-length study of the role that friendship plays in diplomacy and international politics “Friendship among Nations” (Manchester UP); author of articles in European Journal of International Relations, Review of International Studies, International Politics and other publications. Former convener of “Interpretivism in IR” Working group BISA and a board member of CONCEPTA network; currently a board member of Russian Political Science Association.