Independent Media in Electoral Autocracies

• In Event: Midwest Eurasian Political Economy Workshop - Media in Electoral Autocracies

Brief Overview

We develop a theory of how independent media in autocracies respond to state sanctions emphasizing an outlet’s revenue model and incentives to pander. We demonstrate support for the argument with evidence from Russia.

Authors

• Bryn Rosenfeld, Cornell University

• Katerina Tertytchnaya, University of Oxford

• Kohei Watanabe, University of Innsbruck

• Tom Paskhalis, New York University