Written by Dima Kortukov, PhD student in Political Science “Serving the Public and … Autocrats: How Free Media Promote the Survival of Authoritarian Regimes?”: Reflections on Valery Nechay’s lecture In the last quarter of the 20th century, dictatorial regimes collapsed in numerous states across diverse regions such as Latin America and Eastern Europe. But as… Read more »
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Impressions from the conference, “Without barriers 2.0: New approaches to the study of disability”
Written by Sofiya Korzhuk, Assistant in the Department of General Sociology, Faculty of Economics, Novosibirsk National Research State University; Junior Researcher, Social Problems Department, Institute of Economics and Industrial Engineering of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences Автор: Софья Коржук, ассистент кафедры общей социологии, экономический факультет, Новосибирский национальный исследовательский государственный университет; младший научный… Read more »
Reflections on the conference “Without barriers 2.0. New approaches to the study of disability”
Written by Anna Nikonova, Assistant in the Department of History, Philosophy and Sociology at Kazan State Medical University Автор: Анна Никонова, ассистент кафедры истории, философии и социологии, Казанский государственный медицинский университет Перед тем, как рассказать о своих впечатлениях о конференции «Без барьеров 2.0. Новые подходы к исследованию инвалидности», хочу рассказать короткую историю, которая отражает… Read more »
Elena Volochine discusses propaganda and Russia at the Media School Speaker Series
This article was written by Olivia Hauser, senior in The Media School. The lecture & visit by Elena Volochine was a result of RSW’s collaboration with the Media School, the Center for Documentary Research & Practice, and the IU Cinema. Propaganda creates a hostile environment using fear as its most important emotion, a Moscow-based journalist… Read more »
Natalia Forrat, visiting fellow at Notre Dame: “People’s Movement in Support of the State”
Written by Daniel Muck, PhD Student in the Department of Political Science Social movements and civil society organizations in authoritarian settings are commonly seen to be working in opposition to the ruling regime, leading researchers to examine the threats that social movements pose, as well as the redistributive strategies autocrats use to co-opt or isolate… Read more »