• Type: Seminar Series
• Series organisers: Chris Gerry (University of Oxford) , Paul Chaisty (University of Oxford)
• Timing: Mondays 5pm-6.30pm GMT (except week 3)
• Organising department: Russian and Eurasian Studies Centre

Monday 18 January 2021 (1st Week, Hilary Term)

• 17:00 - The autocratic middle class: how post-communist state dependency reduces the demand for democracy
  Bryn Rosenfeld (Cornell)

Monday 25 January 2021 (2nd Week, Hilary Term)

• 17:00 - Individualism and attitudes towards reporting corruption: evidence from post-communist economies
  Elodie Douarin (UCL-SSEES, London)

Friday 12 February 2021 (4th Week, Hilary Term)

• 17:00 - Staying out of trouble: criminal cases against Russian mayors
  Noah Buckley (Trinity College Dublin)

Monday 15 February 2021 (5th Week, Hilary Term)

• 17:00 - United by the state: the social roots of authoritarian power in Russia
  Natalia Forrat (Michigan)

Monday 22 February 2021 (6th Week, Hilary Term)

• 17:00 - What kind of firms get government support in Russia? The analysis of priority change during crises
  Andrei Yakovlev (Moscow School of Economics)

Monday 1 March 2021 (7th Week, Hilary Term)

• 17:00 - Blame attribution and the politics of Covid in Russia
  Paul Chaisty (University of Oxford), Chris Gerry (University of Oxford), Stephen Whitefield (Pembroke College)

Monday 8 March 2021 (8th Week, Hilary Term)

• 17:00 - Flying with the Stars: Performance, Loyalty, and Awards in the Soviet Air Force during
  David Szakonyi (George Washington University)