The literature on field research methods has focused almost exclusively on the strategies
available to scholars working in democracies. By comparison, there has been scant …

Objective This article examines the ways the authoritarian nature of the regime in the
People's Republic of China constrains the conduct of political science research. It further …

In keeping with much analysis of Southeast Asian politics today, the papers in this special
issue argue that it is less fruitful to study democratic transitions than authoritarian durability …

This book analyses how authoritarian rulers of Southeast Asian countries maintain their
durability in office, and, in this context, explains why some movements of civil society …

This special issue explores the connections between public authority and violent
contestation in a variety of South Asian contexts. Our research is situated in what are often …

With fresh and provocative insights into the everyday reality of politics in post-Soviet Central
Asia, this volume moves beyond commonplaces about strong and weak states to ask critical …

Authoritarian regimes craft and disseminate reasons, stories, and explanations for why they
are entitled to rule. To shield those legitimating messages from criticism, authoritarian …

The former Soviet republics of Central Asia-Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan,
Turkmenistan and Tajikistan-have largely resisted the movement toward democracy that has …

This paper introduces a special issue that examines civil society and democratic decline in
Southeast Asia. Using the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, and …

In keeping with much analysis of Southeast Asian politics today, the papers in this special
issue argue that it is less fruitful to study democratic transitions than authoritarian durability …