Julian Michel
@julianpolsci.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, Department of Government, Hong Kong Baptist University. Ph.D. @UCLA. Interested in democratic backsliding, subnational politics, local state capacity building. julianmichel.net.
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Julian Michel Receives the 2025 William Anderson Award for “The Subnational Roots of Democratic Stability”
The William Anderson Award is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to honor the best dissertation in the general field of federalism or intergovernmental…
The William Anderson Award is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to honor the best dissertation in the general field of federalism or intergovernmental…
Julian Michel Receives the 2025 William Anderson Award for “The Subnational Roots of Democratic Stability”
The William Anderson Award is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to honor the best dissertation in the general field of federalism or intergovernmental relations, state, and local politics. Citation from the Award Committee: The winner of the 2025 William Anderson Award is “The Subnational Roots of Democratic Stability” by Julian Michel (UCLA). In this dissertation, Michel takes on a timely and important question: How can the politics of subnational governments serve to bolster democracy in countries around the world?
politicalsciencenow.com
July 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Julian Michel Receives the 2025 William Anderson Award for “The Subnational Roots of Democratic Stability”
The William Anderson Award is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to honor the best dissertation in the general field of federalism or intergovernmental…
The William Anderson Award is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to honor the best dissertation in the general field of federalism or intergovernmental…
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🆕 Can participatory budgeting build government legitimacy and increase tax revenues in weak states?
Today on VoxDev w/ Kevin Grieco (IAST), Abou Bakarr Kamara (IGC), Niccolo F. Meriggi (Oxford), Julian Michel (Hong Kong Baptist) & Wilson Prichard (Toronto): voxdev.org/topic/instit...
Today on VoxDev w/ Kevin Grieco (IAST), Abou Bakarr Kamara (IGC), Niccolo F. Meriggi (Oxford), Julian Michel (Hong Kong Baptist) & Wilson Prichard (Toronto): voxdev.org/topic/instit...
Can participatory budgeting build government legitimacy and increase tax revenues in weak states?
Evidence from Sierra Leone shows that digital participatory budgeting can increase government legitimacy in weak states but only increases tax compliance for supporters of the incumbent government.
voxdev.org
June 27, 2025 at 8:44 AM
🆕 Can participatory budgeting build government legitimacy and increase tax revenues in weak states?
Today on VoxDev w/ Kevin Grieco (IAST), Abou Bakarr Kamara (IGC), Niccolo F. Meriggi (Oxford), Julian Michel (Hong Kong Baptist) & Wilson Prichard (Toronto): voxdev.org/topic/instit...
Today on VoxDev w/ Kevin Grieco (IAST), Abou Bakarr Kamara (IGC), Niccolo F. Meriggi (Oxford), Julian Michel (Hong Kong Baptist) & Wilson Prichard (Toronto): voxdev.org/topic/instit...
Excited to share that my paper on “The Subnational Roots of Democratic Stability” was recognized with the 2025 MPSA Kellogg/Notre Dame Award for the best paper in Comparative Politics. Grateful to Jana Morgan, Javier Osorio, and Jeremy Wallace!
March 27, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Excited to share that my paper on “The Subnational Roots of Democratic Stability” was recognized with the 2025 MPSA Kellogg/Notre Dame Award for the best paper in Comparative Politics. Grateful to Jana Morgan, Javier Osorio, and Jeremy Wallace!