May 31, 2025
Congratulations to the following AAIMS Members on their publications!
Pam Nilan on her article, “Challenges in Studying Youth and the Influence of Far-Right Populism”, Youth. Read article here.
Ihsan Yilmaz & Shahram Akbarzadeh on their article, “Authoritarian Diffusion in the Cyberspace: How Egypt Learns, Emulates, and Cooperates in Digital Authoritarianism.” European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS). Read article here.
Ihsan Yilmaz on co-authoring the book, Weaponizing Civilizationalism for Authoritarianism. Palgrave Macmillan. Read book here.
Shahram Akbarzadeh & Ihsan Yilmaz on their article, “Diffusion of digital authoritarian practices in China’s neighbourhood: the cases of Iran and Pakistan”. Democratization. Read article here.
All the best,
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