ARTICLES / POSTS
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.
Early State Duma elections?
Putin's six tasks.
Putin's constitutional reform.
Volodin's Duma: Cabinet 2.0.
Russia's flawed justice is holding its economy back.
When and why parliaments are closed by political leaders.
President Vladimir Putin's "Direct Line".
Preparing for regional elections in Russia.
Gubernatorial elections in Russia.
Russia: new research shows even authoritarian regimes struggle to pass laws.
Sub-national elections in Russia.
Executive oversight in Russia.
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]
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.
Early State Duma elections?
Putin's six tasks.
Putin's constitutional reform.
Volodin's Duma: Cabinet 2.0.
Russia's flawed justice is holding its economy back.
When and why parliaments are closed by political leaders.
President Vladimir Putin's "Direct Line".
Preparing for regional elections in Russia.
Gubernatorial elections in Russia.
Russia: new research shows even authoritarian regimes struggle to pass laws.
Sub-national elections in Russia.
Executive oversight in Russia.
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]
