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Christina Cottiero

@ccottiero.bsky.social

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Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Utah. International organizations + international influences on autocracy/democracy. www.christinacottiero.com ucigcc.org/research/future-of-democ…

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Christina Cottiero @ccottiero.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Spotted at the CUP table at APSA! If any grad students working on regional IOs or African IR would like a copy, I have a couple with me- please message or email me!

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Christina Cottiero @ccottiero.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

I'm excited to share that my book PROTECTIVE CLUBS is now available from Cambridge University Press! Available in hardcover, paperback, or digital editions: www.cambridge.org/9781009755801

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Christina Cottiero @ccottiero.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

We introduce an original dataset covering 18 IFIs with predominantly autocratic members and track their lending across 143 recipient countries from 1967-2021. Some of these IFIs are not in AidData or OECD data. (We distinguish btwn hybrid orgs that are autocratic for part of their lifespan)

18 autocratic international financial institutions

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Christina Cottiero @ccottiero.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

AAUP also just sent an email advising immediate return to the US for any US-based academic currently in these countries

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