In Event: JSS 3

16. Communist/Post-communist Countries

Elite Struggle, Constitutional Bridges, and Resource Fungibility: Romania, 1944-2016 - Radu Andrei Parvulescu, Cornell University

Entangled Elites: Business Ties and Wealth Defense in Authoritarian Regimes - Yan Xu, University of Chicago

Centralization and Local Protectionism: Evidence from Judiciary Reform in China - Yishuang Li, New York University; Zhenhuan Lei, New York University

Dancing to Dictator’s tune: Putin’s Post-Seizure Strategy on Crimean Street-Level Bureaucracy - Nazar Boyko, West Virginia University

John T. Ishiyama, University of North Texas

Sabina Hilaiel, Hastings College