Political leaders use different tactics to ensure widespread compliance with state policies
and to minimize resistance. Scholarship tends to treat different tactics individually …

What explains Putin's enduring popularity in Russia? In The Red Mirror, Gulnaz
Sharafutdinova uses social identity theory to explain Putin's leadership. The main source of …

We propose a novel explanation for the most prevalent form of democratic breakdown after
the end of the Cold War: the subversion of democracy by incumbents. In the classics of …

From spray-painted slogans in Senegal to student uprisings in South Africa, twenty-first
century Africa has seen an explosion of protests and social movements. But why? Protests …

Latin America is currently caught in a middle-quality institutional trap, combining flawed
democracies and low-to-medium capacity States. Yet, contrary to conventional wisdom, the …

During moments of nationwide mass mobilization, what distinguishes the towns and cities
that rise in the first week from those that do not see protest? Taking the case of nationwide …

Our understanding of modern authoritarianism lacks a satisfying explanation for the genuine
popularity of autocrats. While most of the literature on authoritarianism focuses on coercion …

How do protest movements affect electoral politics in electoral authoritarianism? Related
research has usually focused on the immediate effects of protests on regime change, while …

This essay reflects upon the consequences of Russia's war against Ukraine on the sub-field
of Russian studies in political science. I argue that the war has exposed some blind spots in …

Who are the people who, in the face of extreme repression, unexpectedly take to the streets
en masse in an authoritarian state? This article aims to answer this question with reference …