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Five Questions on Growing Global Pessimism about Democracy

IGCC Blog / Stephan Haggard interviews David Samuels

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The Communist Party’s Steering of China’s Science, Technology, and Innovation System: Aspirations and Reality

Policy Brief / Anna L. Ahlers

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Looking For Explanations: Trauma, Politics, and Polarization

Talking Policy Podcast / Thomas Beamish

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The Environmental Policies of Populist Radical Right Governments

Working Paper / Paula Ganga

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UC Conference Spotlights a New Generation of International Relations Scholarship

News / Paddy Ryan

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Emilie M. Hafner-Burton

Research Director for Democracy Studies

Neil Narang

Research Director for U.S. and Global Security Initiatives

Richard Matthew

Research Director for Climate Change and International Security

Etel Solingen

Professor, UC Irvine

Eli Berman

Research Director for International Security Studies

Christina Schneider

Professor, UC San Diego; Co-Director, Future of Democracy Initiative

Stephan Haggard

Research Director for Democracy and Global Governance

Vinod Aggarwal

Professor, UC Berkeley
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Idean Salehyan

Professor of Political Science
University of North Texas

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