Russian Anti-War Protests and the State’s Response
(PONARS Eurasia Commentary) With the rise in anti-war protests in Russia, you may be wondering what will happen to the protestors. Last summer, I wrote a policy memo that outlined…
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Lauren McCarthy
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Associate Professor, Political Science and Legal Studies, Department of Political Science
Affiliation
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Expertise
Law Enforcement Agencies (Police and Prosecutors), Human Trafficking, Post-Soviet Politics, Russia, Comparative and International Law, Human Rights
Post-Protest Legal Encounters and the Development of DIY Lawyering in Russia
(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) While much media attention has been paid to the question of what will happen to the opposition movement in Russia after the arrest and imprisonment of…
Do Russians Trust their Police? Reform Must Start from the Top
(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) Despite some recent, seemingly half-hearted efforts, the police remain one of Russia’s most unreformed bureaucracies and Russians’ trust in police has been low throughout the post-Soviet…