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Research Interests

  • Politics in Russia and Eurasia, US-Russian relations

  • Social Identities (Nationalism, Separatism, Ethnicity, Xenophobia, Trust, Diversity)

  • International Norms and National Accounts

  • ​Constructivist Political Economy

Selected Publications

Recent Articles

“Don’t Look Back in Anger: Cooperation Despite Conflicting Historical Narratives,” with Andrew H. Kydd, American Political Science Review, 2024, 118(3), 1174-1188. https://doi:10.1017/S0003055423001223

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“Is Post-Communism Over? What Is and Is Not Distinctive About Eastern Europe and Eurasia Three Decades After Communism” with Dmitrii Kofanov and Anton Shirikov, Communist and Post-Communist Studies, 2024, 71(6), 493–507. https://doi.org/10.1080/10758216.2024.2304246

 

“Teaching the Russian War on Ukraine,” Journal of Political Science Education, 2023. 20(3), 347–359. https://doi.org/10.1080/15512169.2023.2287141

 

“Who’s a fascist? Book symposium on Is Russia Fascist? Nationalities Papers, 2022, 50:6, 1248–1251.

 

“Take A Chance: Trust-Building Across Identity Groups,” with Andrew H. Kydd, Journal of Peace Research, 2022, 59:5, 727–741.. https://doi.org/10.1177/00223433211058588

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Books

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Mirrors of the Economy: National Accounts and International Norms in Russia and Beyond. Cornell University Press, 2010.

  • Honorable Mention for the 2011 Ed A. Hewett Book Prize.

  • Annual award for an outstanding monograph on the political economy of Russia, Eurasia, and Eastern Europe.

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Measuring Identity: A Guide for Social Scientists. Edited by Rawi Abdelal, Yoshiko Herrera, Alastair Iain Johnston, and Rose McDermott. Cambridge University Press, 2009.

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Imagined Economies: The Sources of Russian Regionalism. Cambridge University Press, 2005.

Contact

Contact Information

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Madison, WI 53706

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Office: 316 North Hall

608-263-2241

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