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Maria Popova

12 posts
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science
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McGill University, Montreal
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McGill University (Bio)
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Post-Communist Courts, Corruption, Russia, Ukraine, Balkans

Popova POLI 331 Politics in East Central Europe

  • February 25, 2020
  • Maria Popova
Document: POLI 331 Winter 2018 Outline.pdf
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Как ЕС может помочь Украине добиться верховенства права и победить коррупцию: пример Румынии и Болгарии

  • May 31, 2017
  • Maria Popova
После победы Евромайдана реформа судебной системы и борьба с коррупцией стали одними из важнейших приоритетов для новой украинской власти – по крайней мере на словах. На деле же, несмотря на…
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How Can the EU Help Ukraine Build the Rule of Law and Fight Corruption? Romania and Bulgaria as Guideposts

  • April 7, 2017
  • Maria Popova
(PONARS Policy Memo) There has been overwhelming rhetorical commitment in post-Euromaidan Ukraine to reforming the judiciary and battling corruption. However, despite the adoption of numerous new relevant laws and constitutional amendments,…
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Will there be a ‘full, rapid, and transparent investigation’ of Boris Nemtsov’s murder? Don’t bet on it.

  • March 9, 2015
  • Maria Popova
(The Monkey Cage/WP) After Boris Nemtsov’s brazen assassination a stone’s throw from the Kremlin, Secretary of State John Kerry called on the Russian authorities to “to act expeditiously to investigate and…
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Coalition confusion after Bulgaria’s election

  • October 23, 2014
  • Maria Popova
(Monkey Cage) In the last 18 month, voters in Bulgaria have been to the polls three times, including two national elections and one election for the European Parliament (EP). With…
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Ukraine’s Legal Problems: Why Kiev’s Plans to Purge the Judiciary Will Backfire

  • April 18, 2014
  • Maria Popova
(Foreign Affairs) Ukraine has struggled with the law since its independence. Its judiciary is plagued by two main problems: political dependence and corruption. Political subservience extends from the district courts…
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What is lustration and is it a good idea for Ukraine to adopt it?

  • April 10, 2014
  • Maria Popova
(Co-authored by Vincent Post) The idea of lustration is gaining momentum in Ukraine. A recent survey shows that nearly 80 percent of respondents support the policy. Lustration (from the Latin…
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Was Yanukovych’s Removal Constitutional?

  • March 20, 2014
  • Maria Popova
When he resurfaced in Russia, Ukraine’s Viktor Yanukovych claimed he had been the victim of a coup. Was his removal from power by the Verkhovna Rada unconstitutional? As with many…
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What Doesn’t Kill Ukraine

  • March 13, 2014
  • Maria Popova
(Foreign Policy) (By Maria Popova and Oxana Shevel) If it survives the current crisis in one piece, Kiev will have a new lease on its democratic future. Ukraine's territorial integrity…
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Politicized Justice in Emerging Democracies: A Study of Courts in Russia and Ukraine

  • November 14, 2013
  • Maria Popova
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