Communist/Post-communist Countries / Communist/Post-communist Countries

How Kazakhstan transitioned better than neighbors in Central Asia? - Vepa Rejepov, University of Texas at Dallas

Classifying Post-Communist Regimes Amid State-Rebuilding: Russia’s 'Sovereign Democracy' in Comparative-Historical Perspective - Rudra Sil, University of Pennsylvania

Continuation and/or reappearance of Authoritarian Regimes in the Post-Soviet Space - Yeo Jung Yoon, Kent State University

‘What’s in a man?’ The pre-existing conditions for emerging strong-men in post-communist Europe - Veronica M Anghel, Johns Hopkins University

“Choose a side or choose our country?”: The influence of identity politics on democratization and international relations decision-making in the South Caucasus - Tiffany G. Williams, Institute for Advanced Studies - Institut für Höhere Studien, Vienna

Cole J. Harvey, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Paula Daniela Ganga, Columbia University