Personalist dictators tend to shield the elites who support them from the economic pain of sanctions by pushing costs onto regular people.
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My research explores how fisheries minister Susi Pudjiastuti was left out of Jokowi’s new cabinet. Her harsh managerial style alienated many parties and a coalition rose to oust her from office.
Oligarchs have made headlines recently as the impeachment hearings against President Donald Trump move forward.
Different animals and different behaviors rely on various forms and combinations of ‘government’ to carry out desired actions.
What would Aristotle have thought of modern liberal democracy? It’s complicated.
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A.G. Leventis Senior Research Fellow, Clare College, University of Cambridge
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Presidential Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Biology; Director, Cellular & Behavioral Neurobiology Graduate Program, University of Oklahoma
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