New in the Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour: 'Patrimonial Imperialism: A Taxonomy of the Causes of the Russo-Ukrainian War' - a critical realist analysis by @pierzynskigabriel.bsky.social and Jonathan Joseph buff.ly/ZcM52KZ

The Russia-Ukraine war isn't just about Trump and Putin. Russia’s imperial state structure shapes the state’s behaviour regardless of who leads it or how the West reacts. ✍️ @pierzynskigabriel.bsky.social ‬& Jonathan Joseph @ho-centre.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

Our new paper introduces "Patrimonial Imperialism"—a structural view of Russian imperialism that reveals how deep-rooted state–society relations shaped the Russo-Ukrainian War. Click here for open access: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...