April 12, 2019, GW Elliott School, Washington, DC
Panel videos are forthcoming on the PONARS Eurasia YouTube channel.
AGENDA
8:30 am Breakfast and Opening Remarks
Location: Room 505, GW Elliott School, 1957 E St. NW
9:00-10:45 am Panel 1. Money, Redistribution, and Power
Chair: Henry Hale, George Washington University
David Szakonyi, George Washington University
Combatting Corruption in Russia
Jordan Gans-Morse, Northwestern University
Who Seeks to Work in Corrupt Judicial Systems? Evidence from Ukraine
Sarah Wilson Sokhey, University of Colorado Boulder
Bad Institutions & Preferences for Redistribution
10:45-11:15 am Coffee Break
11:15-1:00 pm Panel 2. Regime Stability, Media, and Participatory Technologies
Chair: Regina Smyth, Indiana University
Igor Logvinenko, Wellesley College
Authoritarian Welfare State, Regime Stability, and the 2018 Pension Reform
Hannah Chapman, Miami University (Ohio)
Shoring Up Autocracy: Participatory Technologies and Regime Support in Putin’s Russia
Ora John Reuter, University of Wisconsin (Milwaukee)
Between Apathy and Activism: Political Participation in Russia
1:00-2:00 pm Lunch
2:00-3:30 pm Panel 3. Multifaceted Security Concerns: Real and Illusory
Chair: Evgeny Finkel, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies
Yuval Weber, Daniel Morgan Graduate School of National Security
Hierarchy and Resilience Along Russia’s Borders
Lauren McCarthy, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Citizen Oversight and Police Accountability in Authoritarian Regimes: The Russian Case
Emily Holland, United States Naval Academy
Levers of Power: Russian Dominance of the Global Nuclear Reactor Market
3:30-4:00 pm Coffee Break
4:00-5:45 pm Panel 4. Nationalities Policy: Risks, Religion, and Language
Chair: Marlene Laruelle, George Washington University
Jean-Francois Ratelle, University of Ottawa
Assessing the Terrorist Threat in Russia After the Islamic State
Egor Lazarev, University of Toronto
Authoritarian Pluralism: Why Does Kadyrov Promote Customary Law and Sharia in Chechnya
Kyle Marquardt, University in Gothenburg (Sweden)
When and Why Is Language Salient for Separatism? Evidence from Russian Republics
For more information, please contact: adminponars@gwu.edu
