Sarah Wilson Sokhey

COVID-19 in Russia: What Russians Expected, What They Got, and What They Think About It

The coronavirus pandemic in Russia posed the same myriad challenges as in many countries: a devastating loss of life, strained healthcare resources, and an economic crisis. In Russia’s case, the…

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Pandemic Politics in Eurasia: Roadmap for a New Research Subfield

October 21, 2020
Marlene Laruelle, Mikhail Alexseev, Cynthia J. Buckley, Ralph S. Clem, Mikhail Troitskiy, Paul Goode, Ivan Gomza, Henry Hale, Erik Herron, Andrey Makarychev, Sara Huzar, Mariya Omelicheva, Gulnaz Sharafutdinova, Regina Smyth, Sarah Wilson Sokhey, Joshua Tucker, Judyth Twigg and Elizabeth Wishnick

(Problems of Post-Communism) The sudden onset of COVID-19 has challenged many social scientists to proceed without a robust theoretical and empirical foundation upon which to build. Addressing this challenge, particularly…

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Social Policy in Putin’s (Last?) Term

Sarah Wilson Sokhey (University of Colorado Boulder) examines what President Vladimir Putin has promised for his current term and whether he will be able to deliver on those promises given…

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The Political Economy of Pension Policy Reversal in Post-Communist Countries

Publisher: Cambridge University Press Buy It Now – Link: Photo: Secondary Author: Sarah Wilson Sokhey

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Social Policy & Regime Type

(PONARS Eurasia) Providing things like healthcare and education are among the most basic services that modern governments provide. This makes the study of what is sometimes lumped together as the…

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When Does Corruption Matter?

(PONARS Eurasia) Corruption coupled with related economic stagnation has spurred waves of recent protests in countries like Russia in 2017 and, more recently, in Armenia in April 2018. But commentators…

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Big Lessons About the Global Economy Emerge at ASEEES

What can post-communist Europe teach us about the global economy? A lot, as revealed by research presented at the recent annual ASEEES conference in Chicago. First, businesspeople who win elected office do…

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Understanding Authoritarian Politics: Insights from ASEEES

Russia’s possible involvement in the recent U.S. election (and with American politicians) has renewed interest in Russian politics in the United States. Many Americans, however, are unfamiliar with how authoritarian…

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Russian Studies is Thriving at ASEEES

Timothy Frye’s assertion last month in The National Interest that Russian studies are thriving, not dying was soundly confirmed at the annual ASEEES conference this past weekend. More than 3,000 area…

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This is why the West should pay attention to the drama in Macedonia

(Monkey Cage) (Co-authored by D. Gjukovikj) A series of dramatic events have been unfolding in the small and historically peaceful Balkan country of Macedonia. Although these events have received much…

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