Join us tomorrow for our first APSG-APSA Democracy & Autocracy roundtable!
Anya Schiffrin, Bardia Rahmani, Erin Baggott Carter, @linettelim.bsky.social and @scottrw630.bsky.social
will discuss attacks on media freedom during democratic decline
To register: t.co/yeyXAuX0G5
New publication alert!
Read Arina Loginova's new piece on Co-optation for authoritarian regime stability in post-war Russia
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
New Publication Alert!
Go read @zalifung.bsky.social's piece in Political Geography on pursuing accountability under authoritarian rule to learn more about how authoritarianism unfolds and is challenged in specific places and times
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The APSA Democracy and Autocracy Section is partnering with @apsgworkshop.bsky.social to launch a new series of public-facing panels. Our first event on April 9 (12:30 to 1:30 PM EST) will focus on attacks on media freedoms. You can register here: tinyurl.com/3ds284p6. Please join us!
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On April 7, @sahibjafarov.bsky.social (@utoronto.ca) will present "Defection in Silence: Theory of Elite Subversion in Authoritarian Regimes".
The discussion will be lead by @annemeng.bsky.social (UVA) and Martin Dimitrov (@tulaneu.bsky.social)
New publication!
@govjournal.bsky.social
Many authoritarian regimes seek mass support through policy perf. When do citizens respond? @andrewleber.bsky.social and @draege.bsky.social highlight the role of hist. legacies of development in labor-market views in Saudi Arabia
doi.org/10.1111/gove...
Join us for our first APSG-APSA Democracy & Autocracy roundtable!
With Anya Schiffrin (@columbiasipa.bsky.social), Bardia Rahmani (Harvard), Erin Baggott Carter (USC, @hooverinstitution.bsky.social), @linettelim.bsky.social (@ucdpolitics.bsky.social) and @scottrw630.bsky.social (@ox.ac.uk).
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On March 24, @shirint.bsky.social (@weareceu.bsky.social sky.social) will present "Turnover and Turnout: Repercussions of Revolutions on Voting in Kyrgyzstan". Graeme Robertson (UNC) and Ksenia Northmore-Ball (@qmulsse.bsky.social ) will discuss.
Don't miss our next workshop! Join us tomorrow for a conversation on authoritarian linkages and repression!
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On March 10, Liza Popkova (@au.dk) will present "Authoritarian linkages and diffusion of repression".
The discussion will be in charge of @rgolar23.bsky.social (@dublincityuni.bsky.social) and @debremaria.bsky.social (Zeppelin).
See you then!
Book cover. Includes an image of tanks in front of the Brazilian Congress and the title: Lawmaking under Authoritarianism. Factions, Institutions, and Outcomes Across Dictatorships
New Publication Alert!
Why are legislatures in some authoritarian regimes more powerful and influential than in others?
In their book, Alejandro Bonvecchi and @emisimison.bsky.social answer this question by analysing past dictatorships in Argentina, Brazil, and Spain
www.cambridge.org/9781009676243
New publication!
Fascinating new book by @ascharpf.bsky.social and Christian Glaessel shows how notorious phenomena of authoritarianism are triggered by banal career problems.
Essential reading for anyone interested in how authoritarian organizations and regimes work
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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On February 24, @gmelios.bsky.social (LSE) will present "Propaganda, party mobilisation and Electoral Oppression".
@felixhaass.bsky.social (Humboldt), @serkant.bsky.social (Sabancı), & @sofiavasilopoulou.bsky.social (@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social) will comment.
Call for papers still open!
Workshop on what drives individuals to comply voluntarily in vaccine uptake, military service, and other areas, and what alternative measures are used when voluntary efforts fall short.
Aarhus, Denmark, 9–10 June 2026.
For more info: bit.ly/4qXPiKe
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New publication!
Collecting data is key for social science. @adridelrio.bsky.social, Woseeok Kim, @chknutsen.bsky.social, @anjaneundorf.bsky.social, Agustina S. Paglayan & @eugenian.bsky.social suggest how to enhance transparency and replicability based on education datasets
tinyurl.com/yskszsdt
New Publication Alert!
"Beautiful authoritarianism: contributions of the leader’s wife in Egypt and Jordan" by Mustafa Menshawy is out in Third World Quarterly
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Closing the season on May 5, @liviosilva.bsky.social (@weatherheadcenter.bsky.social) and Henrique Sposito (Bern) will present "Does democratic backsliding defund the liberal world order?" Anna M. Meyerrose (Arizona State) and @ccottiero.bsky.social (Utah) will discuss.
On April 21, @nvasilenok.bsky.social (Stanford) will present "Reading Orwell in Moscow" and @sgehlbach.bsky.social (Chicago) and @eugenian.bsky.social (@liverpooluni.bsky.social) will discuss.
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Anirvan Chowdhury (Lousville) will present "Parties against Democracy: How Ruling Parties Subvert Inclusion to Entrench Dominance".
@alexandermlee.bsky.social (@urochester.bsky.social) and
@bhumi.bsky.social (Georgetown) will discuss.
New Publication!
How do “fear dictators” become “spin dictators” once societies go online?@ildardaminov.bsky.social in @democratization.bsky.social traces how the Lukashenka regime in #Belarus and its bureaucracy have retooled their info control in response to #digital uptake
doi.org/10.1080/1351...
New Publication!
Are younger Chinese more democratic?
Using nationwide survey data, Chen, Huhe, & Lint show that post-economic takeoff cohorts express lower democratic support, largely because of higher perceived material well-being—not declining democratic values
doi.org/10.1080/1067...
New publication alert!
Contra common narrative, recent authoritarian moves by President Sall of Senegal have ample precedent in the country's political history - but so do civil society efforts to defeat them.
Read Alioune Ngom & @ricarthuguet.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/afra...
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