Political scientist & @BritishAcademy_ Int’l Fellow @UoMPolitics | @UNC PhD | political economy, oligarchs, networks, Ukrainian & post-communist politics
Joined July 2009
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🚨New version of paper🚨
osf.io/preprints/osf/k27ez_v…
How do oligarchs shape policy outcomes in developing democracies?
I argue they do so through informal networks of legislators personally linked to them.
Using unique quantitative & qualitative evidence from Ukraine, I show that:
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A great opportunity for PhD students and early career researchers that I can’t recommend strongly enough: The Ronald Coase Institute is holding its Workshop on Institutional Analysis on December 6-12, 2026 in Mexico City, at ITAM. Fellowships available. coase.org/whatsnew.htm
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May 27
Call 4 papers British Association for the Study of Ukraine (BASU) National Conference.
Submissions welcome from scholars, policy & think tank professionals, across the Social Sciences, Humanities, Arts, STEM, & Gov/NGOs/Industry
Deadline 25 June 2026
thebasu.com/basu-national-co…
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May 6
A new paper with @mzavadsk is out in @PoPpublicsphere! Since 2022, the Kremlin has turned pseudo fact checking into a key propaganda strategy. But how does it affect citizens? We run an experiment to answer this Q (10/):
doi.org/10.1017/S15375927261…
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Apr 13
SAVE THE DATE
The British Association For The Study of Ukraine will host the first ever BASU National Conference “Research & Policy on Resistance Resilience and Recovery in the Context of Russia’s Hybrid War in Ukraine and Europe” September 23-26, 2026 @ University of Manchester
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Apr 13
We've extended the submission deadline for the 19th Annual Political Networks Conference to 22 April, following requests and to accommodate Easter breaks. Submission and full scope details: sites.google.com/view/confpo… Looking forward to reading your submissions!
Mar 9
📢 Call for papers: 19th Annual Political Networks Conference, University of Manchester, 4–7 August 2026. Submissions are now open! For the first time in its history, the conference will take place in Europe. @PolNetworks @OfficialUoM
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🚨 7 days left!
Submit your proposal for the 19th Annual Political Networks Conference by April 12.
Don’t miss it 👇
Mar 9
📢 Call for papers: 19th Annual Political Networks Conference, University of Manchester, 4–7 August 2026. Submissions are now open! For the first time in its history, the conference will take place in Europe. @PolNetworks @OfficialUoM
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Mar 31
The Women in Political Economy CfP is now live 🚨
Looking forward to Vienna in September — please share widely and send in your work!
🚨The 5th Women in Political Economics Workshop is coming!
📍WU Vienna
📅24–25 September '26
⏰Deadline: 31 May '26
💸No fees
Open to all career stages, from PhD students to tenured faculty. Submit your paper or extended abstract 👇
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Two more weeks to apply!
Mar 9
📢 Call for papers: 19th Annual Political Networks Conference, University of Manchester, 4–7 August 2026. Submissions are now open! For the first time in its history, the conference will take place in Europe. @PolNetworks @OfficialUoM
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Mar 19
My colleagues and I at MIT Sloan are excited to be recruiting a predoctoral research assistant! If you know a talented student who is still exploring opportunities after this especially tough admissions cycle, please encourage them to apply and get in touch. Application link below.
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Mar 16
An open source website on the Soviet elite with data visualizations. Every Central Committee (4,480) and Politburo member (130) from 1917–1991.
All data made easily available for replication (compiled from books below and other sources)
sovietleadershipdata.pages.d…
Jan 11
Two books that contain copious data on the Central Committee and Politburo from 1917–1991.
The Soviet Elite is particularly impressive: detailed life histories of all 2,000 CC members across the Soviet era ~100 interviews with former CC members.
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Mar 13
Pani Natalia, 70, evacuated her husband on a wheelchair from the killzone. They traveled 13km (!) until they got to the Ukrainian defenders on the outskirts of Kostiantynivka.
Impossible to watch this w/o tears. Incredible humans.
Video by Vadym Heiko.
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Mar 11
🚨New version of paper🚨
osf.io/preprints/osf/k27ez_v…
How do oligarchs shape policy outcomes in developing democracies?
I argue they do so through informal networks of legislators personally linked to them.
Using unique quantitative & qualitative evidence from Ukraine, I show that:
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📌Finding 3: Loyalists also oppose such reforms more consistently than legislators incorporated into oligarchic networks through alternative influence strategies, such as post-election cooptation through media.
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📢 Call for papers: 19th Annual Political Networks Conference, University of Manchester, 4–7 August 2026. Submissions are now open! For the first time in its history, the conference will take place in Europe. @PolNetworks @OfficialUoM
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If you do research on political networks, fancy making connections with scholars from North America, Europe, and the UK and want to enjoy a beautiful city in August w/o evaporating from heat, apply by 12 April! Details and application form available here: sites.google.com/view/confpo…
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Applications for the 2027 Rotary Peace Fellowships are now open! rotary.org/en/our-programs/p…
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The fellowships offer so much, including the opportunity to obtain a Master’s degree or a professional certificate from a world-class university, to outstanding candidates from around the world working in the field of peace, conflict resolution & development.
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