It has long been assumed that the historical legacy of Soviet Communism would have an
important effect on post-communist states. However, prior research has focused primarily on …

Popular perceptions of a state's legitimacy are inextricably bound to its ability to rule. Vast
military and material reserves cannot counter the power of a citizen's belief, and the more …

In liberal democracies, the approval ratings of political leaders have been shown to track
citizens' perceptions of the state of the economy. By contrast, in illiberal democracies and …

Why hasn't the emergence of capitalism led China's citizenry to press for liberal democratic
change? This book argues that China's combination of state-led development, late …

Objective We argue that the “everyday nationalism” approach is both useful and necessary
for improving existing constructivist approaches in the comparative study of nationalism and …

Based on extensive ethnographic and quantitative research, conducted in Ukraine and
Russia between 2004 and 2012, this book's central argument is that for many people the …

A state's ability to maintain mandatory conscription and wage war rests on the idea that a"
real man" is one who has served in the military. Yet masculinity has no inherent ties to …

What explains the nature of institutional change in post-1989 China? Dominant theories of
institutional change focus on economic-rationalist, sociopolitical, or historical causes. Yet …

This article examines the development of civil society in Russia. We argue that cultural and
societal norms, which developed during the Soviet period, have continued to shape civil …

This book develops a unified theory of economic statecraft to clarify when and how sanctions
and incentives can be used effectively to secure meaningful policy concessions. High-profile …