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Scope Conditions Podcast
@scopeconditions.bsky.social
Cutting-edge research in comparative politics. Hosted by political scientists @alanjacobs.bsky.social & @yangyangzhou.bsky.social

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Check out his new book, State-Building as Lawfare
Custom, Sharia, and State Law in Postwar Chechnya, here:

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State-Building as Lawfare
Cambridge Core - Comparative Politics - State-Building as Lawfare
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June 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
πŸ“£ New episode!

What happens when there are multiple rules of law - when state law overlaps with religious and customary law? What does this mean for marriages, child custody, and even murder?

Egor Lazarev discusses his research on postwar Chechnya:

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EPISODE 3.10: Rules of Law, with Egor Lazarev β€” Scope Conditions Podcast
Political analysts are thinking a lot these days about the rule of law: where it comes from, what sustains it, how it can break down. Those are hard enough questions in themselves. And, yet β€” they sim...
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June 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Check out Niloufer's book here!

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Under the Gun
Cambridge Core - South Asian Government, Politics and Policy - Under the Gun
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February 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
πŸ“’ New episode!

Why do political parties use violence to achieve their goals in some political contexts but not in others?

@niloufersiddiqui.bsky.social talks with us about her award-winning new book on violence as electoral strategy in Pakistan.

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February 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
πŸ“’ New episode!

What happens when criminal gangs partner with politicians to influence elections?

@jessietrudeau.bsky.social shares with us her research in #Brazil πŸ‡§πŸ‡· and discusses the implications of "machine gun politics" for democracy.

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September 20, 2024 at 8:08 PM
πŸ“’ new episode out: What College Dorms can teach us about Culture

@ricarthuguet.bsky.social learns from college students at Makerere University in Uganda πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¬ how culture develops and persists among its randomly assigned college dorms.

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EPISODE 3.7: What College Dorms can teach us about Culture, with Joan Ricart-Huguet β€” Scope Conditions Podcast
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July 22, 2024 at 5:45 PM