Projects
Crafting Electoral Authoritarianism: The Russian Case
Focusing on the changes in Russian electoral legislation that took place between 2005 and 2007.
The Internet and Everyday Rights
Can the internet champion the causes of citizens in non-democratic states? This project will study the role of the internet in political life in Russia through an analysis of how people seek to fulfil their 'everyday' human rights in gaining access to social services such as pensions and health care.
Legal Cultures in Transition
This project aims to describe legal cultures in Britain, Poland, Bulgaria, Norway and Ukraine, to establish the extent to which legal cultures in Europe are converging.
Managed Democracy
In Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, the end of communist rule has not simply seen a ‘transition to democracy’ but to a different and distinctive type of regime that has been called ‘managed democracy’.
Prospects for Conflict Transformation? Non-violence and civil society organisations in Israel and Palestine
The Israel/Palestine conflict is one of the most protracted in contemporary politics and remains a site of conflict, violence and resistance. Embedded in the complex geopolitical dynamics of the Middle East, the conflict is perceived to be critical to regional stability. This project on non-violence seeks to map the dynamics of empathy, dialogue, and trust within situations of conflict through personal, collective, and institutional narratives.
The Putin Succession
Exploring the changes in the Russian political elite from the late Putin period to the early years of the presidency that succeeded him in May 2008, and their domestic and international implications.
Rising Powers: Unequal Powers, Authoritarian Powers, Unstable Powers?
Examining Russia and China, two of the world's largest and most inegalitarian economies.