y research agenda seeks to understand and explain political regime instability. Broadly speaking, a political regime is the rules that determine who can access power, and how, in a given country. In democracies, leaders are chosen in competitive, free, and fair elections; in autocracies, leaders access power trough alternative means. In my research, I examine why such regimes sometimes endure and at other times break down. I do so from three—often detached—traditional disciplines in political science, which in combination constitute my academic profile in both research and teaching.
Comparative politics: My research engages with the literature on regime dynamics in democracies and autocracies and seeks to provide general answers that cut across temporal periods and geographical regions. Examples of studies in this line of field include a study that examines how natural resources protect autocrats during economic crises and a study on cabinet purges in autocracies after failed coup attempts. I am also the coordinator and lecturer in the Comparative Politics course in our department.
Public opinion: I also study regime values and preferences among ordinary citizens. In particular, I attempt to uncover citizens’ inherent regime preferences and willingness to accept undemocratic behavior in a series of original survey experiments. Examples include studies on democratic rationalization in the United States and 21 other democracies worldwide and a study that examines how individuals’ current support for democracy has deep roots in their economic experiences during early adulthood. Based on this line of research, I teach various courses on the global crisis of democracy.
International relations: Finally, I also focus on regime instability from an international angle. I am particularly interested in determinants of public support for war and repression. Examples include a paper on how Russian propaganda can induce Russian citizens to support war against neighboring countries and a study examining when Russian citizens support violent repression of protests within Russia. I am also the coordinator and lecturer in the International Relations course in our department.
y research agenda seeks to understand and explain political regime instability. Broadly speaking, a political regime is the rules that determine who can access power, and how, in a given country. In democracies, leaders are chosen in competitive, free, and fair elections; in autocracies, leaders access power trough alternative means. In my research, I examine why such regimes sometimes endure and at other times break down. I do so from three—often detached—traditional disciplines in political science, which in combination constitute my academic profile in both research and teaching.
Comparative politics: My research engages with the literature on regime dynamics in democracies and autocracies and seeks to provide general answers that cut across temporal periods and geographical regions. Examples of studies in this line of field include a study that examines how natural resources protect autocrats during economic crises and a study on cabinet purges in autocracies after failed coup attempts. I am also the coordinator and lecturer in the Comparative Politics course in our department.
Public opinion: I also study regime values and preferences among ordinary citizens. In particular, I attempt to uncover citizens’ inherent regime preferences and willingness to accept undemocratic behavior in a series of original survey experiments. Examples include studies on democratic rationalization in the United States and 21 other democracies worldwide and a study that examines how individuals’ current support for democracy has deep roots in their economic experiences during early adulthood. Based on this line of research, I teach various courses on the global crisis of democracy.
International relations: Finally, I also focus on regime instability from an international angle. I am particularly interested in determinants of public support for war and repression. Examples include a paper on how Russian propaganda can induce Russian citizens to support war against neighboring countries and a study examining when Russian citizens support violent repression of protests within Russia. I am also the coordinator and lecturer in the International Relations course in our department.
y research agenda seeks to understand and explain political regime instability. Broadly speaking, a political regime is the rules that determine who can access power, and how, in a given country. In democracies, leaders are chosen in competitive, free, and fair elections; in autocracies, leaders access power trough alternative means. In my research, I examine why such regimes sometimes endure and at other times break down. I do so from three—often detached—traditional disciplines in political science, which in combination constitute my academic profile in both research and teaching.
y research agenda seeks to understand and explain political regime instability. Broadly speaking, a political regime is the rules that determine who can access power, and how, in a given country. In democracies, leaders are chosen in competitive, free, and fair elections; in autocracies, leaders access power trough alternative means. In my research, I examine why such regimes sometimes endure and at other times break down. I do so from three—often detached—traditional disciplines in political science, which in combination constitute my academic profile in both research and teaching.