Legislative, party and interest group politics in post-communist Russia; political attitudes in Russia; nationalism in Russia and Ukraine; comparative presidentialism, with a particular focus on the phenomenon of coalitional presidentialism.
Current research projects:
How Russians Make Sense of Politics: A 2018 Russian Presidential Election Study (The British Academy)
Nationalism and State-Building at a Crucial Turning Point: Democracy, Authoritarianism and Political Mobilisation in Ukraine and Russia (John Fell Fund)
Coalitional Presidentialism in Africa, Latin America and Postcommunist Europe: Dynamics of Executive-Legislative Relations in New Democracies (Economic and Social Research Council)
Media
Contemporary Russian Politics
Teaching
The Politics of Russia and the Former Soviet Union; Comparative Government; Comparative Presidentialism; The Political Sociology of Post-Communist Societies