Matías Bianchi, Nic Cheeseman, and Jennifer Cyr examine an uncomfortable truth: that democracies often fail to reverse the damage after an authoritarian lapse. "The Myth of Democratic Resilience" muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...

"Taken together, the combined effect of these factors means that countries are unlikely to improve their democracies after an authoritarian episode—or even to maintain the level of democracy they had before- hand for very long." Sobering but important read in @jodemocracy.bsky.social

Deadline approaching ⬇️

📣 I’m excited to share that we’re organizing the inaugural meeting of the Scotland Workshop dedicated to Turkish Politics! 📍University of Glasgow 🗓️ 18 June 2025 🗓️ Deadline for Abstract Submission: 30 May We invite abstract submissions from researchers across Scotland working on Turkish Politics.

🧵 1/ How do local politics shape where refugees want to live in the host states? In our new study (w/ Sefa Seçen & Aykut Öztürk), we examine the internal destination preferences of Syrian refugees in Turkey and Germany. The results are important.👇