I am an assistant professor at the
Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington.My research deals with social mobilization, informal
networks, authoritarian politics, and state building and decay, with an
emphasis on Central Asia and the Caucasus.
Current projects include a laboratory
experiment on framing processes and historical narratives relating to the
Nagorno-Karabakh war; and a co-authored book manuscript on the informal
mechanisms of rule and causes of regime breakdown in post-Soviet Eurasia.My articles have appeared in several journals
including Comparative Politics, Comparative Political Studies, Journal of Democracy, and Europe-Asia Studies.
I teach courses on the development of
the international system in the 20th century, contemporary Central
Asian politics, post-Soviet security, and failed states.