Regime Change: Democratization and Democratic Backsliding

Abstract

This course seeks to shed light on some of the fundamental questions occupying the minds of political scientists around the world. Why are some countries democracies while others are not? How do dictatorships work? What undermines autocratic rule? Which countries are ready for democracy? Why do some countries hold competitive elections, but remain autocratic? How can we then distinguish between democracy and dictatorship? Finally, what is democratic backsliding and why does it happen?

Gennadii Iakovlev

Postdoc in Political Science

My research interests include AI in regime change studies, and autocratic politics.