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Hale: The Russian bridge to Crimea is very provocative; it normalizes the idea that Crimea is part of Russia

(CBC) For U.S. President Donald Trump, who is reportedly in a dark mood over the advancing Mueller investigation and fresh off a slew of Republican congressional losses in the midterm elections, a naval…

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Believing Facts in the Fog of War: Identity, Media and Hot Cognition in Ukraine’s 2014 Odesa Tragedy

(Geopolitics) (Co-authored with Oxana Shevel and Olga Onuch) Abstract: How do people form beliefs about the factual content of major events when established geopolitical orders are violently challenged? Here, we address the tragic…

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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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Ukrainians are getting less divided by language, not more. Here’s the research.

(WP) The journal Post-Soviet Affairs recently published a special issue on politics and identity in Ukraine. The question of Russian vs. Ukrainian identity has been central to the study of Ukrainian politics for decades…

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Identity Politics in Times of Crisis: Ukraine as a Critical Case | Giuliano, Hale, Kulyk, Pop-Eleches, Robertson, Shevel, and more

(Post-Soviet Affairs) Introduction: Studying identity in Ukraine—While it is common wisdom that “identity matters” in Ukrainian politics, we still lack a robust understanding of precisely when and how it matters.…

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Agenda and Challenges for Putin’s New Term | Hale, Orttung, Petrov, and more

(RAD) Following Russia’s March 2018 presidential elections, this edition of the RAD focuses on what to expect in Putin’s fourth term as president. More specifically, the edition includes short commentary pieces…

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Special Issue: Wither Russia? Twenty-Five Years After the Collapse of Communism | Stoner, Hale, Herrara, Gerber, Tucker, and more

(Journal of Comparative Politics) Introduction: 2017 marked one hundred years since the Bolshevik Revolution. In 1917, Russia embarked on one of history’s most significant social, political, and economic transformations. The establishment…

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Hale: The Russian bridge to Crimea is very provocative; it normalizes the idea that Crimea is part of Russia

Believing Facts in the Fog of War: Identity, Media and Hot Cognition in Ukraine’s 2014 Odesa Tragedy

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

Ukrainians are getting less divided by language, not more. Here’s the research.

Identity Politics in Times of Crisis: Ukraine as a Critical Case | Giuliano, Hale, Kulyk, Pop-Eleches, Robertson, Shevel, and more

Agenda and Challenges for Putin’s New Term | Hale, Orttung, Petrov, and more

Special Issue: Wither Russia? Twenty-Five Years After the Collapse of Communism | Stoner, Hale, Herrara, Gerber, Tucker, and more

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Hale: authoritarian regimes deploy every available resource to dominate elections

Study: U.S. Sanctions Hurting Russians’ Support for US, not Kremlin