ARTICLES / POSTS
It Wasn't About Putin – Until It Was. The Moscow Times, 3 July 2020. [available here]
Vladimir Putin secures constitutional changes allowing him to rule until 2036 – what this means for Russia. The Conversation, 2 July 2020. [available here]
Russia's "nationwide vote on constitutional reforms. Presidential Power, 19 June 2020. [available here]
Russian power agencies in the time of pandemic. The Moscow Times, 21 April 2020. [available here]
The budget process in the time of plague [original in Russian: Biudzhetnii protsess vo vremia chumy]. Vedomosti, 8 April 2020. [available here]
The Kremlin is terrified that Putin will catch Covid-19, and the whole regime will collapse. The Telegraph, 29 March 2020. [available here]
Coronavirus derails Russia's constitutional reform vote – what this means for Vladimir Putin. The Conversation, 24 March 2020. [available here]
President for life? Behind the facade, Putin's power is weaker than you might think. Newsweek, 20 March 2020. [available here]
Russia's uncertain regime transformation. Chatham House, 11 March 2020. [co-authored with Nikolai Petrov] [available here]
Putin's plebiscite. Presidential Power, 18 February 2020. [available here]
Early State Duma elections? The Moscow Times, 12 February 2020. [available here]
Putin's six tasks. Riddle, 6 February 2020. [available here]
Putin's constitutional reform. Riddle, 16 January 2020. [available here]
Volodin's Duma: Cabinet 2.0. Riddle, 23 December 2019. [available here]
Russia's Flawed Justice Is Holding Its Economy Back. The Moscow Times, 26 November 2019. [available here]
When and why parliaments are closed by political leaders. British Academy, 2 September 2019. [available here]
President Vladimir Putin's "Direct Line". Presidential Power, 26 June 2019. [available here]
Preparing for regional elections in Russia. Presidential Power, 15 February 2019. [available here]
Gubernatorial elections in Russia. Presidential Power, 7 November 2018. [available here]
Russia: new research shows even authoritarian regimes struggle to pass laws. The Conversation, 1 October 2018. [available here]
Sub-national elections in Russia. Presidential Power, 12 September 2018. [available here]
Executive oversight in Russia. Presidential Power, 5 September 2018. [available here]
The Russian parliament is a "rubber stamp". But we'd lose a lot by ignoring it. Medium, 23 March 2018. [available here]
Russia doesn't just violate international law – it follows and shapes it too (co-authored with Philippa Hetherington). The Conversation, 23 March 2018. [available here]
Presidential proxies: Cloaked law-making in contemporary Russia. Presidential Power, 8 May 2017. [available here]
Volodin's Duma. Intersection, 13 December 2016. [available here]
Putin just won a supermajority in the Duma. That matters. The Washington Post – The Monkey Cage, 1 October 2016. [available here]
Russians will be voting on Sunday. Here's what you need to know. The Washington Post – The Monkey Cage, 16 September 2016. [available here]
It Wasn't About Putin – Until It Was. The Moscow Times, 3 July 2020. [available here]
Vladimir Putin secures constitutional changes allowing him to rule until 2036 – what this means for Russia. The Conversation, 2 July 2020. [available here]
Russia's "nationwide vote on constitutional reforms. Presidential Power, 19 June 2020. [available here]
Russian power agencies in the time of pandemic. The Moscow Times, 21 April 2020. [available here]
The budget process in the time of plague [original in Russian: Biudzhetnii protsess vo vremia chumy]. Vedomosti, 8 April 2020. [available here]
The Kremlin is terrified that Putin will catch Covid-19, and the whole regime will collapse. The Telegraph, 29 March 2020. [available here]
Coronavirus derails Russia's constitutional reform vote – what this means for Vladimir Putin. The Conversation, 24 March 2020. [available here]
President for life? Behind the facade, Putin's power is weaker than you might think. Newsweek, 20 March 2020. [available here]
Russia's uncertain regime transformation. Chatham House, 11 March 2020. [co-authored with Nikolai Petrov] [available here]
Putin's plebiscite. Presidential Power, 18 February 2020. [available here]
Early State Duma elections? The Moscow Times, 12 February 2020. [available here]
Putin's six tasks. Riddle, 6 February 2020. [available here]
Putin's constitutional reform. Riddle, 16 January 2020. [available here]
Volodin's Duma: Cabinet 2.0. Riddle, 23 December 2019. [available here]
Russia's Flawed Justice Is Holding Its Economy Back. The Moscow Times, 26 November 2019. [available here]
When and why parliaments are closed by political leaders. British Academy, 2 September 2019. [available here]
President Vladimir Putin's "Direct Line". Presidential Power, 26 June 2019. [available here]
Preparing for regional elections in Russia. Presidential Power, 15 February 2019. [available here]
Gubernatorial elections in Russia. Presidential Power, 7 November 2018. [available here]
Russia: new research shows even authoritarian regimes struggle to pass laws. The Conversation, 1 October 2018. [available here]
Sub-national elections in Russia. Presidential Power, 12 September 2018. [available here]
Executive oversight in Russia. Presidential Power, 5 September 2018. [available here]
The Russian parliament is a "rubber stamp". But we'd lose a lot by ignoring it. Medium, 23 March 2018. [available here]
Russia doesn't just violate international law – it follows and shapes it too (co-authored with Philippa Hetherington). The Conversation, 23 March 2018. [available here]
Presidential proxies: Cloaked law-making in contemporary Russia. Presidential Power, 8 May 2017. [available here]
Volodin's Duma. Intersection, 13 December 2016. [available here]
Putin just won a supermajority in the Duma. That matters. The Washington Post – The Monkey Cage, 1 October 2016. [available here]
Russians will be voting on Sunday. Here's what you need to know. The Washington Post – The Monkey Cage, 16 September 2016. [available here]
