Ekaterina PaustyanKing's College London | KCL · Russia Institute
Ekaterina Paustyan
Doctor of Philosophy, Political Science
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Introduction
I am a postdoctoral research associate at the King’s Russia Institute in London. Since July 2023, I am also an Associate Junior Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study (Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg) in Delmenhorst, Germany. My research focuses on territorial politics, authoritarian regimes, electoral manipulation, Russia, Ukraine, Central and Eastern Europe.
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The ongoing climate crisis is significantly impacting the livelihoods of millions of farmers worldwide. Despite various efforts, many climate adaptation projects have struggled to yield the desired results. What determines the success or failure of these projects? Utilizing Qualitative Comparative Analysis, we delve into the intricate connections a...
Since the mid-2000s, there has been no study of characteristics of political elites at large in East Central European countries. Accordingly, an assessment of long-term trends is not possible beyond narrow case studies of elite sub-segments. This research note introduces a new dataset covering officeholders for 3,277 position/years in six countries...
Russian regions exhibit significant variation in their waste management efforts, despite the urgency of the problem and the importance of waste management for all regional governments. To examine this variation, we apply the concept of authoritarian environmentalism, which suggests that authoritarian governments have distinctive capabilities for ta...
This article aims to explain the tenure of incumbent governors in Russia studying what conditions have accounted for their reappointment and dismissal in the period of 2008–12. Qualitative comparative analysis of 32 cases reveals that the ability of incumbent governors to deliver high voting results at national elections has not been necessary for...
The 2021 urban political protests in Russia in support of Alexei Navalny have swept the country, beginning in the Far East and reaching Moscow. They, however, displayed large variation in the number of protesters taking to the streets in the country’s regional capitals. While the immediate driver of urban protests is usually a political event or a...
In their recent book Qualitative Comparative Analysis Using R: A Beginner’s Guide, Ioana-Elena Oana, Carsten Q. Schneider, and Eva Thomann provide a step-by-step guide on how to implement the latest QCA protocol in R. Published by Cambridge University Press in 2021, the book aims to “facilitate the efficient teaching, use, and independent learning”...
Die Entsorgung von Hausmüll ist eine der zahlreichen ökologischen Herausforderungen, vor denen Russland heute steht. Die landesweite Reform der Abfallwirtschaft im Jahr 2019 soll diesem Problem durch die Förderung von Recycling entgegenwirken. Diese geriet jedoch landesweit ins Stocken, was auf einige Besonderheiten der Beziehungen zwischen Staat u...
This paper studies intergovernmental bargaining in multilevel electoral autocracies, focusing on the case of the 2018 FIFA World Cup held in Russia. Qualitative Comparative Analysis of 14 cases reveals that well-connected political elites were able to secure the right for their regions to host the championship and, as a result, to receive additiona...
The Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) methodology has evolved remarkably in social science research. Simultaneously, the use of QCA too often lags behind methodological recommendations of good practice. Improper use is a serious obstacle for QCA to enrich the social science methodology toolkit. We explore whether the coherence of analytic appr...
This paper studies the signing of bilateral treaties between the federal and regional governments of Russia in the period of 1994–1998. Fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis of 64 cases suggests that by signing bilateral treaties in exchange for political support President Yeltsin built a broad coalition with subnational leaders. This strategy...
