Lucan Way, Profesor of Political Science at the University of Toronto, discusses his recent book (with Steven Levitsky) Revolution and Dictatorship: The violent origins of durable authoritarianism - implications of violent social revolution for the character of the Soviet Union, legacies for Putin's regime, the distinct trajectories of Russia and Ukraine & Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Steven Levitsky and Lucan Way: Revolution and Dictatorship: The violent origins of durable authoritarianism
Lucan Way: Pluralism by Default: Weak autocrats and the rise of competitive politics
Steven Levitsky and Lucan Way: Competitive Authoritarianism: Hybrid regimes after the Cold War
Lucan Way on twitter: @LucanWay
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