The Nazarbayev Generation: Youth in Kazakhstan
Publisher: Rowan & Littlefield Buy It Now – Link: Photo: Secondary Author: Marlene Laruelle (Ed.)
Between Apathy and Activism: Political Participation in Russia
Ora John Reuter (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) discusses why Russians vote in elections and why the authorities even care if people vote.
Putin v. the People
Graeme Roberston (University of North Carolina) discusses his new book, Putin v. the People, co-authored with Samuel Greene (Kings College London), which provides insights into the role of personality and…
The Politics of Information Manipulation: State-Controlled Media in Russia
Arturas Rozenas (NYU) discusses how Russian state-controlled media manipulates information to influence politics inside and outside Russia as well as the understudied components of Russian propaganda.
Local Control and Worldwide Access: How Russian Elites Have Come to Use the Global Financial System to Defend Their Wealth
Igor Logvinenko (Wellesley College) discusses how Russia became so integrated with global financial markets and what U.S. policymakers should understand about how this “entanglement” affects sanctions policy on Russia.
Opposition at a Distance
Listen to Andrey Makarychev (University of Tartu, Estonia) discuss the dynamics of the “post-Crimean” Russia-EU relationship and how they affect geopolitics in the Baltic Sea region.
Surviving Modernization: The Revolutionary Origins of Soviet Durability
Lucan Ahmad Way (University of Toronto) discusses the spread of competitive authoritarianism in Eastern Europe, Russian interferences in democratic states, and the revolutionary orgins of Soviet durability.
Soft Power and Media Effects in Russia’s Near Abroad
Hannah Chapman (Miami University, Ohio) discusses the effectiveness of Russia’s media strategies in its near abroad and how they relate to Moscow’s broader geopolitical goals in the region.
Authoritarian Pluralism: Why Does Kadyrov Promote Customary Law and Sharia in Chechnya
Egor Lazarev (University of Toronto) discusses Ramzan Kadyrov’s relationship with the Kremlin and why he promotes Sharia law in the Chechen Republic.
Putin v. the People: The Perilous Politics of a Divided Russia
Publisher: Yale University Press Buy It Now – Link: Photo: Secondary Author: Samuel Greene and Graeme Robertson
Surviving Modernization: The Revolutionary Origins of Soviet Durability
Lucan Ahmad Way (University of Toronto) discusses the spread of competitive authoritarianism in Eastern Europe, Russian interferences in democratic states, and the revolutionary orgins of Soviet durability. Way Podcast .mp3…
Law and Politics in the Post-Soviet Space
Alexei Trochev (Nazarbayev University) discusses his recently completed research project on judicial politics in Ukraine and his current research on criminal justice reform in Kazakhstan.