Congratulations to 2019 ISA Award Winners Mikhail Alexseev, Sufian Zhemukhov, and Ayse Zarakol

The International Studies Association gave the Religion and International Relations Book Award to Mikhail Alexseev and Sufian Zhemukhov for their book, Mass Religious Ritual and Intergroup Tolerance: The Muslim Pilgrims’ Paradox…

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Outsiders and Locals: The Kremlin’s Policy of Appointing Governors in the North Caucasus

(RAD) The Kremlin does not have a consistent policy across the Russian regions regarding the election or appointment of governors. Despite allowing elections in most regions since 2012, the Kremlin has forced…

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Orttung and Zhemukhov discuss the aftermath of the Helsinki Summit (VIDEO)

(GW) Russia experts and professors at the Elliott School, Robert Orttung and Sufian Zhemukhov, discuss the aftermath of the Helsinki Summit from the U.S. and Russian perspective. Summary Orttung I was following the build up…

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Religion and Violence in Russia: Context, Manifestations, and Policy

(CSIS Report) Religious violence is surely as old as both faith and fighting themselves. In the Russian Federation, as elsewhere in the world, religious teachings and philosophies are used both to…

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Evgeny Finkel wins 2018 Rothschild Prize; Honorable Mention given to Mikhail Alexseev and Sufian Zhemukhov

The winner of the 2018 Rothschild Prize is Evgeny Finkel for his book: Ordinary Jews: Choice and Survival during the Holocaust (Princeton University Press 2017). …

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Religion, Conflict, and Stability in the Former Soviet Union (Chapters by Zhemukhov, Kassenova)

(RAND) Despite the rise of religion as a visible force in the sociopolitical life of post-Soviet countries, little is known about how religion has contributed or may yet contribute to tensions…

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Mass Religious Ritual and Intergroup Tolerance: The Muslim Pilgrims’ Paradox [NEW BOOK]

Under what conditions does in-group pride facilitate out-group tolerance? What are the causal linkages between intergroup tolerance and socialization in religious rituals? Mikhail A. Alexseev’s and Sufian N. Zhemukhov’s book, Mass…

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Book Review: Putin’s Olympics. The Sochi games and the evolution of twenty-first century Russia

(Nationalities Papers) Given that Russia is due to host the largest and most popular (by a wide margin) global sporting – the FIFA World Cup – next year, now would seem…

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“Putin’s Olympics” (book) is free online – Taylor & Francis sharing initiative

The book by Robert Orttung and Sufian Zhemukhov, Putin's Olympics: The Sochi Games and the Evolution of Twenty-First Century Russia, will be open access for the next 60 days. The…

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Putin’s Olympics: The Sochi Games and the Evolution of Twenty-First Century Russia [New Book]

(Routledge) (Co-author: Robert Orttung) President Vladimir Putin’s Olympic venture put the workings of contemporary Russia on vivid display. The Sochi Olympics were designed to symbolize Russia’s return to great power status,…

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