In a path-breaking study of Russian elections, Regina Smyth reveals how much electoral
competition matters to the Putin regime and how competition leaves Russia more vulnerable …

This article investigates the determinants and consequences of manipulating COVID-19
statistics in an authoritarian federation using the Russian case. It abandons the …

Today a general mood of pessimism surrounds Western efforts to strengthen elections and
democracy abroad. If elections are often deeply flawed or even broken in many countries …

Modern landscape--it's a holistic system of interconnected and interacting components. To
questions of primary importance belongs evaluation of stability of modern landscape …

We explore the evolution of the Kremlin's election control strategy in response to the
reintroduction of gubernatorial elections in 2012. Our analysis focuses on the evolution of …

There have been numerous claims that some countries do not reveal their reported cases of
COVID-19 truthfully. Some studies suggest that autocratic countries tend to manipulate their …

Many allegations have been levelled against the electoral process of many countries across
the world by most opposition leaders, especially when they lose a presidential election (with …

This article analyzes how autocratic parties sustain and adjust electoral manipulative tactics
to maintain electoral dominance in multi-level elections. It examines continuities and …

While formally a federation that vests significant powers in the sub-national bodies of
government and leaves it for its federal units and municipalities to decide who will govern …

In this paper, we argue that the occurrence of electoral manipulation in Russia has been
driven, in part, by diffusion across neighboring raions through emulation, incentives, and …