Scott Radnitz

           Assistant Professor

                                        

I am an assistant professor at the Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington.  My research deals with social mobilization, informal politics, authoritarianism, and state building and breakdown, with an emphasis on Central Asia and the Caucasus. 

Current projects include a laboratory experiment on historical narratives and identity in the Caucasus; an analysis of the informal mechanisms of rule and causes of regime breakdown in post-Soviet Eurasia; and a survey experiment on the determinants of belief in conspiracies.  My book, Weapons of the Wealthy: Predatory Regimes and Elite-Led Protests in Central Asia, was published by Cornell University Press in 2010.  Articles have appeared in journals including Comparative Politics, Comparative Political Studies, Journal of Democracy, and Europe-Asia Studies.

I teach courses on the international system in the twentieth century, contemporary Central Asian politics, post-Soviet security, and failed states.

                             CV     Research, Teaching, and Data

 

Jackson School of International Studies

University of Washington

Thomson Hall, Box 353650

Seattle, WA 98195

(206) 543-2467

srad@u.washington.edu