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@annemwolf.bsky.social

All Souls College, University of Oxford. I work on authoritarianism, Islamist politics, and the MENA region https://www.anne-wolf.co.uk/

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Cover of "Perspectives on Politics" journal featuring a person viewing an Amnesty International street installation displaying the quote, "First they came for the journalists and I did not speak out, because they said it was all fake news," set against a cityscape background.

Cover of "Perspectives on Politics" journal featuring a person viewing an Amnesty International street installation displaying the quote, "First they came for the journalists and I did not speak out, because they said it was all fake news," set against a cityscape background.

Free for a limited period from the latest issue of @poppublicsphere.bsky.social -

Inequality, Redistribution, and the Global Surge in Populism - https://cup.org/4nHRbsK

- @annemwolf.bsky.social, Kathrin Bachleitner & Sarah Bufkin

#populism

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"The very fact that many do not use the term β€œpropaganda” but rather β€œmisinformation” or β€œfake news” to delineate the deliberate spread of falsehoods by Trump and his like is significant....It highlights that scholars use different paradigms to study democracies and autocracies."

04.01.2025 23:57 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Rumors, Propaganda, and Conspiracies: New Insights on the Ideological Dimensions of Democratic Backsliding and Autocratization | Perspectives on Politics | Cambridge Core Rumors, Propaganda, and Conspiracies: New Insights on the Ideological Dimensions of Democratic Backsliding and Autocratization - Volume 22 Issue 4

Our new Perspectives on Politics book review editorialπŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡

Rumors, Propaganda, and Conspiracies: New Insights on the Ideological Dimensions of Democratic Backsliding and Autocratization

@poppublicsphere.bsky.social

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Authoritarian Regimes in the Global Economy AbstractScholars have argued that a more open international economy would encourage authoritarian regimes to liberalize politically to build better relatio

Authoritarian Regimes in the Global Economy

by @jheathershaw.bsky.social Anne Pitcher & Ricardo Soares de Oliveria

in @annemwolf.bsky.social (ed.) The Oxford Handbook of Authoritarian Politics (2024)

#WinterReading

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13.12.2024 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

More vital research from the IR cluster at Exeter.

This book demands a wide readership.

04.12.2024 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This should be required reading for all of us right now.

04.12.2024 09:40 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Oxford Handbook of Authoritarian Politics Abstract. This handbook is currently in development, with individual articles publishing online in advance of print publication. At this time, we cannot ad

Excited to be part of this forthcoming handbook edited by Anne Wolf and with superb chapter authors. My chapter "Authoritarian Regimes in the Global Economy" with Anne Pitcher and Ricardo Soares de Oliveira has just been published. DM me for a pre-print.
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04.12.2024 09:34 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Applications close soon to study a DPhil in Politics or International Relations.
Lara Hankeln(ow.ly/sZfb50UkTaj) is a first year DPhil student researching climate politics.
She says Oxford welcomes applications from diverse backgrounds: ow.ly/RXo750UkTal
To apply,find more here: ow.ly/sk7j50UkTai

04.12.2024 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Oxford Authoritarian Politics Network is looking for submissions for a workshop in April. Please submit if you're interested in what we can learn by bringing scholarship on democracies and autocracies into more direct conversation. Contact me, @annemwolf.bsky.social, or Katerina with questions!

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The King Can Do No Wrong Cambridge Core - Middle East Government,Politics and Policy - The King Can Do No Wrong

My book is out! I’m grateful for the many people in Jordan, Tunisia, Stanford, and elsewhere who helped it reach this point.

If you’re interested in why some autocrats stay popular or why ruling monarchs are so durable in today’s world, this book is for you!

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The Oxford Authoritarian Politics Network is organising a new conference πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡
ENGAGING DEMOCRATIC AND AUTHORITARIAN POLITICS SCHOLARSHIP IN CONVERSATION
Please spread the word and circulate our call for papers widely!

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PUBLISHED! Hey dictatorsky, my chapter on "The Lost Works of Nondemocratic Rule" has been published in the forthcoming Oxford Handbook of Authoritarian Politics, edited by
@annemwolf.bsky.social πŸ€“ Abstract and free access below -

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23.07.2024 01:08 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Definitely adding this to my syllabus. It has a great lit review of explanations for the Arab Uprisings, detailed empirics from Tunisia, and is a great basis for a class discussion of path dependence as a methodology.

15.06.2024 21:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How Erroneous Beliefs Trigger Authoritarian Collapse: The Case of Tunisia, January 14, 2011 - Anne Wolf, 2024 Why was the longtime Tunisian ruler Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali ousted on January 14, 2011? Prevailing theories focus on popular mobilization, grievances, and the r...

Why did the Ben Ali regime collapse so swiftly on January 14, 2011? In my new article, I argue that the fall of the Tunisian regime–the first one to collapse during the Arab Uprising–was just one of several possible outcomes of the turmoil @cpsjournal.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

15.06.2024 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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