Assistant Professor @WilliamAndMary, Nonresident Fellow @BrookingsFP, and Nonresident Senior Fellow @POMED. North Africa, civmil, religion. @Princeton PhD.
Jul 1, 2019 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Delighted to share a new article in @Journal_CompPol with Steve Monroe: "Down and Out: Founding Elections and Disillusionment with Democracy in Egypt and Tunisia."
Available free to download for a limited time. Short summary thread: 1/ ingentaconnect.com/contentone/cun…
We know that elections produce losers. But which losers become spoilers? Who after losing transitional elections becomes disillusioned with democracy altogether, endorsing a coup or voting for strongmen? 2/
May 21, 2019 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
Why does Tunisia's military routinely side with protesters? I surveyed 72 senior military officers to find out. I discuss my findings today in the @monkeycageblog 1/8 wapo.st/2VUS491
This piece is based on a longer article for @ISQ_Jrnl, which you can read here: 2/8 academic.oup.com/isq/advance-ar…
