.@fukuyamafrancis calls it a "must read for anyone concerned about trends in global democracy." "Defending Democracy in an Age of Sharp Power" is out now from Hopkins Press. Edited by Will Dobson, Tarek Masoud, & Christopher Walker. buff.ly/43RktuV

⚡ Democracy is in decline, and autocracies are staging a comeback. What does this mean for the future of the international order? Read "Authoritarianism Goes Global," edited by LarryDiamond, Marc F. Plattner, & Christopher Walker FREE on @ProjectMuse. buff.ly/3rMIyFK

New from Tobias Rommel (Munich) argues that FDI decreases autocratic regime support among those facing high labor-mkt risks, ie low education workers. FDI bolsters regime support among highly educated. x-national survey data corroborates. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

The costs and benefits of settler colonies combine in one of McNamee's most striking claims that colonialism is a waning phenomenon. Reversing Lenin, McNamee argues that decolonization—not imperialism—is the highest form of capitalism. academic.oup.com/psq/advance-ar…

Working on your fall syllabus? We've got you covered. 👍 🚨Presenting the CPCS Subject Reading Lists 🚨 The lists include special issues & articles organized by region and subject area, The lists will be updated periodically and is free to view! 1/4 docs.google.com/document/d/1AH…

Oleksandr Mamaluy (1939-2023) was a Karazin Kharkiv University professor of philosophy, a brilliant theorist of Liberty, and Post(under)Modern Age. R.I.P.

Kharkiv is under a massive Russian missile attack. About twenty strikes hit the city on Friday morning. #StandWithUkraine

Karazin Kharkiv National University, soon after Russian missile strikes on the morning of January 2, 2024. Karazin University #Kharkiv #UkraineRussiaWar

Who are the most cited 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀? These are the 40 that top a list of 100. The source, which contains more information ➡️ princeton.edu/~amoravcs/libr…

Are you looking for a text on #nationalism for your #syllabus? Are you just looking for something to #read during the #summer? Check out "Varieties of Nationalism" (co-authored with the brilliant Maya Tudor) Link➡️cambridge.org/es/universityp… #PoliticalScience #AcademicTwitter

Heads Up: My book on the Russian occupation of the Chernobyl/Chornobyl site will be out on September 3 in UK and US. This is the British cover.

All chapters in the Oxford Handbook of Illiberalism are now available including the introduction from our director, Marlene Laruelle. Check out the abstracts and chapters below and on OUP's website! illiberalism.org/the-oxford-han…

Samuel Huntington’s classic theory offered a new way of understanding democracy’s global trajectory. But amid rising populism and aggressive authoritarian states, has Huntington’s thesis outlived its usefulness? journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclusi…

The “crisis” of democracy is a crisis of representation. New parties, some of which are populist and illiberal, are arising from this moment. The danger that they pose is not that they are antidemocratic, but that they are antiliberal. Adam Przeworski muse.jhu.edu/article/930423

The effects of war on Ukrainian research nature.com/articles/s4159…

2024 Google Scholar Metrics are out. Based on citations of articles published in the last five years, the APSR is the top political science journal! Kudos to the authors of these articles and to the APSR editorial teams that published them.

"There is still a broad aspiration for democracy [globally]...Democracy is a universal value, in the sense that people from vastly different cultural traditions see it as important to their lives." journalofdemocracy.org/articles/power…

🚨Friday October 4th 🚨: PONARS Eurasia Annual Policy Conference Join us next week at GW's Elliott School of International Affairs to hear expert research on comparative politics and international affairs! RSVP here: lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/bq65ukr

The Danyliw Seminar “Ukraine at War” is on! 30 international participants, presentations over three days. Exciting research under horrible conditions. Program: danyliwseminar.com/program-24 Follow us at x.com/DanyliwSeminar