This introductory essay argues that patterns of diffusion and cooperation among non-
democratic regimes differ significantly in goal, mode, impulse, and scope. Autocracies that …

This book traces the development of EU-Russia relations in recent years. It argues that a
major factor influencing the relationship is the changing internal dynamics of both parties, in …

Graeme Gill shows why post-Soviet Russia has failed to achieve the democratic outcome
widely expected at the time of the fall of the Soviet Union, instead emerging as an …

Why did so many Latin American leftists believe they could replicate the Cuban Revolution
in their own countries, and why did so many rightists fear the spread of Communism …

Purpose The growing trend towards closing the political space for civil society in
authoritarian regimes has primarily targeted NGOs focused on rights-based advocacy …

This article examines a neglected topic, the imposition of counterrevolution. Whereas
revolution can sweep across whole regions like a tsunami, reaction tends to advance …

Exploring NATO's post-Cold War determination to support democracy abroad, this book
addresses the alliance's adaptation to the new illiberal backlashes in Eastern Europe, the …

Drawing on fieldwork conducted in Moscow and St. Petersburg among the political
opposition's youth group Oborona (Defence), this ground-breaking work brings forward a …

This article will examine the rise of nationalism amongst young Russians in post-Soviet
Russian society. The aim is to analyse the causes of this development amongst two …

In this paper, we borrow the dramaturgical analysis from sociologists and use it to analyze
how contemporary Russian elites communicate with the public. It is my goal to analyze the …