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Good Authority @goodauth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Russia’s 2026 Duma elections left voters few alternatives... But here’s what authoritarian elections like this tell us about regime strategies and vulnerabilities. goodauthority.org/news/russias...

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Russia’s 2026 Duma elections left voters few alternatives

The 2026 State Duma elections in Russia saw Putin's United Russia party win a supermajority, reflecting a narrower political space and intensified repression.

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Good Authority @goodauth.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Finally... one thing all Americans can agree on. Research on social movements explains what’s driving the bipartisan pushback. Read: goodauthority.org/news/opposin...

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Opposing AI data centers is one thing Americans agree on

Discover what's driving the speed and scale of citizen opposition to AI data centers. It's more than a 'Big Tech vs. Citizen' pushback.

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Elizabeth Plantan @eplantan.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

In my latest post for @goodauth.bsky.social, I explain how and why grassroots opposition to local data center construction has exploded into a nationwide force shaping the upcoming midterm elections. Read more here 👉 goodauthority.org/news/opposin...

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Opposing AI data centers is one thing Americans agree on

Discover what's driving the speed and scale of citizen opposition to AI data centers. It's more than a 'Big Tech vs. Citizen' pushback.

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Good Authority @goodauth.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

The real winners in the 2026 World Cup aren’t on the podium. Here's why teams from countries making their debut bring back far more than their first World Cup soccer goals. Read the latest from @eplantan.bsky.social: goodauthority.org/news/the-rea...

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The real winners in the 2026 World Cup aren’t on the podium

While not in the finals, Cape Verde, Curaçao, Jordan, and Uzbekistan are scoring big. See how they're leveraging a 2026 World Cup debut into economic and political power.

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Elizabeth Plantan @eplantan.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Excited to share my first post as a 2026-2027 Good Authority Fellow: goodauthority.org/news/the-rea... Many thanks to the @goodauth.bsky.social team for the opportunity to connect my academic expertise to my quadrennial obsession with the World Cup. ⚽

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The real winners in the 2026 World Cup aren’t on the podium

While not in the finals, Cape Verde, Curaçao, Jordan, and Uzbekistan are scoring big. See how they're leveraging a 2026 World Cup debut into economic and political power.

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Good Authority @goodauth.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

New voices join Good Authority in 2026! We welcome nine political scientists to our team of experts in our latest cohort of Good Authority fellows. Read their bios below and say hey in the comments! goodauthority.org/news/new-voi...

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New voices join Good Authority in 2026

We welcome nine political scientists to our team of experts in our latest cohort of Good Authority fellows.

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International Affairs @iajournal.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

🚨NEW issue out now! 📑 14 articles on the role of children in Russia's military, R2P, China and global health and more 📊 3 policy papers on the EU's policy toward Iran, Sino-US AI race and climate security 📚 30 book reviews Read NOW > academic.oup.com/ia/issue/101/2

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Journal of Politics @thejop.bsky.social · 14/10/2024

❓How do observers perceive multiactor projects in international development? This @thejop.bsky.social blog piece by Austin Strange, Elizabeth Plantan & Wendy Leutert examines this question by surveying public opinion in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ⬇️ jop.blogs.uni-hamburg.de/how-do-obser...

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How Do Observers Perceive Multiactor Projects in International Development? - The JOP´s Political Science Blog

International development actors–such as donor and lender governments, international non-governmental organizations (INGOs), firms, and local governments–have strong incentives to cultivate favorable ...

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Elizabeth Plantan @eplantan.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Sharing our new article (with Wendy Leutert & Austin Strange) published today in International Affairs. We analyze joint activities between international NGOs and Chinese actors outside of China to better understand their spread, character, and broader implications: academic.oup.com/ia/article-a...

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Pivoting to overseas development: international NGOs' changing engagement with China

Joint activities between international NGOs and Chinese actors are a growing phenomenon across the world. This study analyses more than 130 such activities

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