The evolution of political regimes of resource-rich countries is a highly relevant topic as the debates continue about the likelihood of those countries to democratize. Conventional wisdom dictates that large oil endowment impedes democratic development. However, recent studies found that oil and gas can both contribute to and undermine democracy. At the same time, the subject of how and why a ...

This article explores how Russia’s right-wing groups drew upon concepts of memory and identity commemoration to inform their ritual practices. Their creation of various memorials, celebrations and cults represented a synthesis between conservative values of Orthodoxy, autocracy and Russian nationality, and a populist nationalist appeal that came to define the ideology and practice of the Russia...

After many decades and billions of dollars spent, the effects foreign democracy promotion interventions remain poorly understood, particularly in authoritarian contexts. Do these external contribute to building blocks democratization democratic consolidation under autocracy? potential contributions come at cost bolstering autocrats’ credibility? This article presents a randomized study program ...

В данной статье рассматривается отражение проблемы отношения Русской Православной Церкви к падению в России царского самодержавия советской историографии. трудах авторов эпохи можно выделить три точки зрения: отношение отрицательное, положительное и «приспособленчество» как основная характеристика реакции на происходящие феврале 1917 года события. Прослеживается зависимость исследовательских вы...

Doubts about building a stable democracy in Russia are usually associated with the peculiarities of both country’s history and Russian people’s mentality. However, rather than being exclusively defined by series tyrants, is also marked impressive attempts at building. The long-standing battle continues to rage between those who advocate that should be developed as European country adhere idea f...

Abstract When do autocrats employ propaganda to threaten citizens with repression? Do threats of repression condition citizen behavior? This article develops a theory propaganda-based in autocracies that builds on insights from experimental psychology. It argues even credible are costly, and so reserved for moments when collective action is most likely. Since employed sparingly, the authors als...

This article studies the evolution of social power in influence networks with stubborn individuals. We formulate two models grounded on Friedkin–Johnsen opinion dynamics and reflected appraisal mechanism; are defined over issue sequences a single issue, respectively. The key advance original DeGroot–Friedkin is that proposed include empirically observed phenomenon stubbornness are, therefore, m...

Existing literature recognizes growing threats to press freedom around the world and documents changes in tools used stifle independent press. However, few studies investigate how media respond state pressure an autocracy, documenting impact of tactics that stop short shuttering alternatives media. Do outlets re-orient coverage favor regime interests? Or does repression encourage more negative ...

The central role of mass communication in the construction crises, threats and enemies was acknowledged decades ago. In those cases when media reporting about is studied, it predominately done based on content from Western liberal democracies. article broadens usual framework research this topic by empirically studying securitisation enmification campaign performed TV channels an autocracy thro...