Alex Dukalskis
@alexdukalskis.bsky.social
Research & teach on authoritarian states and human rights @ucdpolitics.bsky.social
Publications: https://tinyurl.com/bdfcnf8u
Academic Freedom Officer @psaireland.bsky.social & fmr Associate Editor @cpcs.bsky.social
Publications: https://tinyurl.com/bdfcnf8u
Academic Freedom Officer @psaireland.bsky.social & fmr Associate Editor @cpcs.bsky.social
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Dictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics
by me & @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social is now published by OUP in the USA (rest of world soon)
If you are interested in why you see so many dictatorships & illiberal leaders influencing world politics then this is the book for you.
by me & @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social is now published by OUP in the USA (rest of world soon)
If you are interested in why you see so many dictatorships & illiberal leaders influencing world politics then this is the book for you.
I liked this book a lot.
Booker Prize: David Szalay's Flesh wins 2025 fiction award
The British-Hungarian author wins for his sixth novel, which has been championed by Dua Lipa and Stormzy.
www.bbc.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:48 AM
I liked this book a lot.
Everything about this was creepy personality cult stuff so it’s 100% good that so many people booed him.
Trump booed at Commanders NFL game before calling plays from Fox broadcast booth
Donald Trump became the first sitting president in nearly a half-century at a regular-season NFL game, attending the Commanders-Lions game
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Everything about this was creepy personality cult stuff so it’s 100% good that so many people booed him.
“The Golden Age of Transnational Repression”
by @nateschenkkan.bsky.social in @jodemocracy.bsky.social (2025)
#AutumnReading
by @nateschenkkan.bsky.social in @jodemocracy.bsky.social (2025)
#AutumnReading
The Golden Age of Transnational Repression | Journal of Democracy
Authoritarian regimes are targeting exiles and diaspora communities in more places than ever before. Activists, journalists, and regular people living abroad must watch their backs…
www.journalofdemocracy.org
November 10, 2025 at 12:17 PM
“The Golden Age of Transnational Repression”
by @nateschenkkan.bsky.social in @jodemocracy.bsky.social (2025)
#AutumnReading
by @nateschenkkan.bsky.social in @jodemocracy.bsky.social (2025)
#AutumnReading
You name it, this story has it all: environmental destruction, executing protesters, sycophants too scared to contradict an autocrat, consultants happy to separate a rich guy from his money, idiotic urban living concepts.
End of The Line: how Saudi Arabia’s Neom dream unravelled
Mohammed bin Salman’s utopian city was undone by the laws of physics and finance
ig.ft.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM
You name it, this story has it all: environmental destruction, executing protesters, sycophants too scared to contradict an autocrat, consultants happy to separate a rich guy from his money, idiotic urban living concepts.
I’m sure DC residents, who voted against Trump 93% - 7%, will love this.
Sources: Trump wants D.C. stadium named for him
A senior White House source says there have been backchannel communications with a member of the Commanders ownership group, led by Josh Harris, to express Trump's desire to have the $3.7 billion dome...
www.espn.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I’m sure DC residents, who voted against Trump 93% - 7%, will love this.
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New publication in IJSSP 🎉 We analyse with @mkemmerling.bsky.social how digital care platforms (CPs) contribute to the marketisation of care across the European Union (EU) by examining their business models and national variations. Full article is here: doi.org/10.1108/IJSS...
Platformization of care in Europe: comparative analysis of marketization trends and business models
Purpose. We investigate how digital care platforms contribute to the marketization of care across the European Union (EU) by analyzing their business models and national variations.Design/methodology/...
doi.org
November 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM
New publication in IJSSP 🎉 We analyse with @mkemmerling.bsky.social how digital care platforms (CPs) contribute to the marketisation of care across the European Union (EU) by examining their business models and national variations. Full article is here: doi.org/10.1108/IJSS...
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📰 Many PR firms work for brutal regimes — polishing their image, attacking critics + helping dictators cling to power.
🚫 @alexdukalskis.bsky.social, Christian Gläßel & @ascharpf.bsky.social ask: why does this happen, and what can democratic societies do to stop it?
👉 bit.ly/496GA6Y
🚫 @alexdukalskis.bsky.social, Christian Gläßel & @ascharpf.bsky.social ask: why does this happen, and what can democratic societies do to stop it?
👉 bit.ly/496GA6Y
PR firms are working for brutal regimes, and getting away with it
Many PR firms work for brutal regimes — polishing their image, attacking critics, and helping dictators cling to power. Alexander Dukalskis, Christian Gläßel, and Adam Scharpf ask: why does this happe...
bit.ly
November 6, 2025 at 10:17 AM
📰 Many PR firms work for brutal regimes — polishing their image, attacking critics + helping dictators cling to power.
🚫 @alexdukalskis.bsky.social, Christian Gläßel & @ascharpf.bsky.social ask: why does this happen, and what can democratic societies do to stop it?
👉 bit.ly/496GA6Y
🚫 @alexdukalskis.bsky.social, Christian Gläßel & @ascharpf.bsky.social ask: why does this happen, and what can democratic societies do to stop it?
👉 bit.ly/496GA6Y
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If you're in Paris this week join me & @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social at @ceri-sciencespo.bsky.social on Thursday where we'll talk about our new book Dictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics
Details here:
Details here:
Dictating the Agenda : The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics
A conference organised to mark the publication of
www.sciencespo.fr
November 5, 2025 at 1:09 PM
If you're in Paris this week join me & @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social at @ceri-sciencespo.bsky.social on Thursday where we'll talk about our new book Dictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics
Details here:
Details here:
If you're in Paris this week join me & @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social at @ceri-sciencespo.bsky.social on Thursday where we'll talk about our new book Dictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics
Details here:
Details here:
Dictating the Agenda : The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics
A conference organised to mark the publication of
www.sciencespo.fr
November 5, 2025 at 1:09 PM
If you're in Paris this week join me & @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social at @ceri-sciencespo.bsky.social on Thursday where we'll talk about our new book Dictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics
Details here:
Details here:
Whatever else you want to say about the guy, Dick Cheney had an APSR
A Comparative Analysis of Senate-House Voting on Economic and Welfare Policy, 1953–1964* | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
A Comparative Analysis of Senate-House Voting on Economic and Welfare Policy, 1953–1964* - Volume 64 Issue 1
www.cambridge.org
November 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Whatever else you want to say about the guy, Dick Cheney had an APSR
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Let's not leave out the uni admin negotiating with a foreign intelligence service (without informing their national government) to protect their ability to enroll PRC nationals paying full tuition
This is a remarkable case of Chinese authorities threatening a UK university into halting research on human rights violations, and the university acquiescing.
China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show
Sheffield Hallam University apologises to Professor Laura Murphy for restricting her academic freedom.
www.bbc.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Let's not leave out the uni admin negotiating with a foreign intelligence service (without informing their national government) to protect their ability to enroll PRC nationals paying full tuition
Excellent for Mamdani. Creep endorsing creep + Mamdani gets an enemy to fight with and justification if he can’t deliver.
TBH people who don’t like Mamdani should just sit back and let him be mayor for a while. New Yorkers will hate him after a couple years and his political career will be dead.
TBH people who don’t like Mamdani should just sit back and let him be mayor for a while. New Yorkers will hate him after a couple years and his political career will be dead.
November 4, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Excellent for Mamdani. Creep endorsing creep + Mamdani gets an enemy to fight with and justification if he can’t deliver.
TBH people who don’t like Mamdani should just sit back and let him be mayor for a while. New Yorkers will hate him after a couple years and his political career will be dead.
TBH people who don’t like Mamdani should just sit back and let him be mayor for a while. New Yorkers will hate him after a couple years and his political career will be dead.
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"The documents she obtained showed the university "had negotiated directly with a foreign intelligence service to trade my academic freedom for access to the Chinese student market," she told the BBC."
This is a remarkable case of Chinese authorities threatening a UK university into halting research on human rights violations, and the university acquiescing.
China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show
Sheffield Hallam University apologises to Professor Laura Murphy for restricting her academic freedom.
www.bbc.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:27 PM
"The documents she obtained showed the university "had negotiated directly with a foreign intelligence service to trade my academic freedom for access to the Chinese student market," she told the BBC."
Meanwhile in Ireland…
November 3, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Meanwhile in Ireland…
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Confirmation of key thesis in @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social
and @alexdukalskis.bsky.social's book "Dictating the Agenda:" channels for global cultural and market liberal influence now being weaponized by authoritarian states against liberal society institutions www.theguardian.com/education/20...
and @alexdukalskis.bsky.social's book "Dictating the Agenda:" channels for global cultural and market liberal influence now being weaponized by authoritarian states against liberal society institutions www.theguardian.com/education/20...
UK university halted human rights research after pressure from China
Exclusive: Leading professor at Sheffield Hallam was told to cease research on supply chains and forced labour in China after demands from authorities
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Confirmation of key thesis in @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social
and @alexdukalskis.bsky.social's book "Dictating the Agenda:" channels for global cultural and market liberal influence now being weaponized by authoritarian states against liberal society institutions www.theguardian.com/education/20...
and @alexdukalskis.bsky.social's book "Dictating the Agenda:" channels for global cultural and market liberal influence now being weaponized by authoritarian states against liberal society institutions www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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As the government refuses to support universities in dire financial situations, many will look to foreign markets and opportunities with severe implications like the ones below.
This is a remarkable case of Chinese authorities threatening a UK university into halting research on human rights violations, and the university acquiescing.
China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show
Sheffield Hallam University apologises to Professor Laura Murphy for restricting her academic freedom.
www.bbc.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:01 AM
As the government refuses to support universities in dire financial situations, many will look to foreign markets and opportunities with severe implications like the ones below.
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"[T]he book leaves a powerful impression. It forces readers to confront how profoundly the liberal order’s instruments—aid, education, culture, and commerce—have been retooled by its rivals."
@moisesnaim.bsky.social reviews "Dictating the Agenda" by Alexander Cooley and Alexander Dukalskis.
@moisesnaim.bsky.social reviews "Dictating the Agenda" by Alexander Cooley and Alexander Dukalskis.
Authoritarian Politics Goes Transnational
A review of Alexander Cooley and Alexander Dukalskis, “Dictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics” (Oxford University Press, 2025).
www.lawfaremedia.org
October 15, 2025 at 2:47 PM
"[T]he book leaves a powerful impression. It forces readers to confront how profoundly the liberal order’s instruments—aid, education, culture, and commerce—have been retooled by its rivals."
@moisesnaim.bsky.social reviews "Dictating the Agenda" by Alexander Cooley and Alexander Dukalskis.
@moisesnaim.bsky.social reviews "Dictating the Agenda" by Alexander Cooley and Alexander Dukalskis.
This is a remarkable case of Chinese authorities threatening a UK university into halting research on human rights violations, and the university acquiescing.
China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show
Sheffield Hallam University apologises to Professor Laura Murphy for restricting her academic freedom.
www.bbc.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:44 AM
This is a remarkable case of Chinese authorities threatening a UK university into halting research on human rights violations, and the university acquiescing.
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Why authoritarians are no longer on the defensive – and how they are reshaping world #politics. My 🎙 #podcast, #TheGlobalAgora, with @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social & @alexdukalskis.bsky.social about their book.
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Why authoritarians are no longer on the defensive – and how they are reshaping world politics
Podcast Episode · The Global Agora · 10/28/2025 · 31m
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November 1, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Why authoritarians are no longer on the defensive – and how they are reshaping world #politics. My 🎙 #podcast, #TheGlobalAgora, with @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social & @alexdukalskis.bsky.social about their book.
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Why authoritarians are no longer on the defensive – and how they are reshaping world politics
Podcast Episode · The Global Agora · 10/28/2025 · 31m
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October 31, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Why authoritarians are no longer on the defensive – and how they are reshaping world #politics. My 🎙 #podcast, #TheGlobalAgora, with @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social & @alexdukalskis.bsky.social about their book.
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Why authoritarians are no longer on the defensive – and how they are reshaping world #politics. My 🎙️ #podcast, #TheGlobalAgora, with @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social & @alexdukalskis.bsky.social about their book.
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Why authoritarians are no longer on the defensive – and how they are reshaping world #politics. My 🎙️ #podcast, #TheGlobalAgora, with @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social & @alexdukalskis.bsky.social about their book.
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If you fancy more on thid, tune into @newstalkfm.bsky.social at 2pm and the @seanmoncrieff.bsky.social show. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Ben Tonra: Ireland is riding two horses that are now galloping in different directions
Nostalgia can not blind us to the new realities of the collapsing alliance between the US and Europe
www.irishtimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:03 PM
If you fancy more on thid, tune into @newstalkfm.bsky.social at 2pm and the @seanmoncrieff.bsky.social show. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
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If you’re in New York join me & @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social at @columbiauniversity.bsky.social as we talk w/ @adamtooze.bsky.social about our new book Dictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics
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Book Launch. "Dictating the Agenda"
Please join the Harriman Institute and the Committee on Global Thought for a book launch of "Dictating the Agenda" by Alexander Cooley and Alexander Dukalskis. Moderated by Adam Tooze.
harriman.columbia.edu
October 29, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Join us tomorrow!
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Why authoritarians are no longer on the defensive – and how they are reshaping world #politics. My 🎙 #podcast, #TheGlobalAgora, with @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social & @alexdukalskis.bsky.social about their book.
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Why authoritarians are no longer on the defensive – and how they are reshaping world politics
Podcast Episode · The Global Agora · 10/28/2025 · 31m
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October 29, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Why authoritarians are no longer on the defensive – and how they are reshaping world #politics. My 🎙 #podcast, #TheGlobalAgora, with @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social & @alexdukalskis.bsky.social about their book.
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