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Putin touts Russia as a great power. But he’s made it a weak one.

(WP Global Opinions) From Venezuela to Syria to Ukraine, Moscow is playing an assertive role in global affairs. Observers often give Vladimir Putin the credit for bringing Russia “back” as a force…

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Russians don’t trust Putin as much as they did last year. And they don’t trust other politicians, either.

(Monkey Cage blog) This week, Russian news reported that trust in President Vladimir Putin fell to its lowest level in 13 years. Or did it? A monthly poll collected by the Kremlin-friendly polling organization WCIOM…

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Economic Sanctions and Public Opinion: Survey Experiments From Russia

(Comparative Political Studies) Abstract: Do economic sanctions turn the public against the target government or cause it to rally around the flag? How do sanctions affect attitudes toward the sanctioner?…

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Rethinking Structure and Agency in Post-Soviet Regime Dynamics [Gel’man, Hale, Smyth, Way, Casey, Greene, Frye]

(Post-Soviet Affairs) Introduction: The role of structure and agency in political and social changes has been a recurring topic of discussion in the social sciences since the nineteenth century. Research…

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Economic Sanctions and Public Opinion: Evidence From Russia

Economic sanctions have become an increasingly important tool of statecraft, but there is still much debate on whether and how they work. Supporters argue that sanctions can help raise the…

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Russian Studies is Thriving, not Dying

(National Interest) At least in Political Science, Russian studies is alive and well. The APSR is not an exception. Look at recent issues of The Journal of Politics, World Politics, The British Journal of Political Science, Comparative Politics,…

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The most significant political science studies on Russia in 2015-2017

(HSE) Economic and political commentator Boris Grozovsky compiled a list of the most significant political science scholarship on Russia in 2015-2017. Numerous PONARS Eurasia members were among the authors listed (Vladimir Gelman, Graham…

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Frye: One of the Kremlin’s goals is to degrade elections as an institution for choosing leaders

(NY1 Online) The firing of FBI Director James Comey puts into jeopardy the investigation into Russia's alleged interference in the 2016 election. Josh Robin (The View From Russia) interviews Columbia University…

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Property Rights and Property Wrongs: How Power, Institutions, and Norms Shape Economic Conflict in Russia (New Book)

Secure property rights are central to economic development and stable government, yet difficult to create. Relying on surveys in Russia from 2000 to 2012, Timothy Frye examines how political power,…

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Why is Donald Trump so cozy with the Kremlin? A political scientist and Russia expert breaks down the theories

(Salon) As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump promised to ban Muslims from the entering the country and to make Mexico pay for a border wall. He pledged to level the economic playing field…

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Putin touts Russia as a great power. But he’s made it a weak one.

Russians don’t trust Putin as much as they did last year. And they don’t trust other politicians, either.

Economic Sanctions and Public Opinion: Survey Experiments From Russia

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Economic Sanctions and Public Opinion: Evidence From Russia

Russian Studies is Thriving, not Dying

The most significant political science studies on Russia in 2015-2017

Frye: One of the Kremlin’s goals is to degrade elections as an institution for choosing leaders

Property Rights and Property Wrongs: How Power, Institutions, and Norms Shape Economic Conflict in Russia (New Book)

Why is Donald Trump so cozy with the Kremlin? A political scientist and Russia expert breaks down the theories