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The State in Comparative & World Politics
Autumn 2025, @umichpolisci
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by Dan Slater

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Popular youth-led resistance to collusive elite rule is being rejuvenated through mass protest in Indonesia and being strangled through judicial and military repression in Thailand.

Curious then that the dominant narrative is that Indonesia, and not Thailand, is in “crisis.”
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Reposted by: Dan Slater, Anna O. Law, Nandita Sharma , and 15 more

marisakabas.bsky.social
What the actual fuck.

US Tennis Association: “We ask all broadcasters to refrain from showcasing any disruptions or reactions in response to the President’s attendance in any capacity, including ENG [Electronic News Gathering] coverage.”
U.S. Open Orders Broadcasters to Censor Reactions to Trump
An email obtained by Bounces includes instructions from the U.S. Open on supporting Trump's planned stagecraft during the National Anthem.
www.benrothenberg.com
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Indonesia’s protests over lawmakers’ perks reveal frustration: Three decades after the fall of the Suharto dictatorship, political and economic power remain in the hands of the elite. The protests may have died down but the fury is unlikely to fade www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Notable new piece by @dnsltr.bsky.social‬ just out in @jodemocracy.bsky.social /provides a nuanced though brief sketch of Thailand's turbulent political history--& has astute comments on implications of the Thai story for thinking about global trends www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclu...
Polishing Off Populism in Authoritarian Thailand | Journal of Democracy
Thailand’s current crisis may finally end the cycle of populism and polarization that has crippled its democratic aspirations. But it is also revealing that there are far worse forces undermining Thai...
www.journalofdemocracy.org
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jodemocracy.bsky.social
Thailand's current crisis may finally end the cycle of populism and polarization that has crippled the country's democratic aspirations. But it is also revealing that there are far worse forces undermining Thai democracy.

@dnsltr.bsky.social explains: www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclu...
Polishing Off Populism in Authoritarian Thailand | Journal of Democracy
Thailand’s current crisis may finally end the cycle of populism and polarization that has crippled its democratic aspirations. But it is also revealing that there are far worse forces undermining Thai...
www.journalofdemocracy.org
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knatter.bsky.social
Honored to have contributed to this unfortunately timely @apsa.bsky.social Democracy and Autocracy newsletter edited by @rebeccawai.bsky.social with a piece on Immigration Policy as a “Biomarker” for Political Regime Transformation.
📌 Read all contributions here: lsa.umich.edu/content/dam/...
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by Dan Slater — Reposted by: Dan Slater

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The connections between IMMIGRATION and AUTHORITARIANBISM are becoming more obvious and tragic by the day. Our latest issue of Democracy & Autocracy @umichDemocracy tackles these connections head-on, from multiple comparative angles: 1/6

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by Dan Slater

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Immigration and authoritarianism are tightly entangled features of our contemporary political condition. We hope this issue gives you new analytical insights to think about in the difficult days before us. 6/6
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by Dan Slater

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You can find links to their books with @CambridgeUP and @PrincetonUPress here www.cambridge.org/core/books/u... and here press.princeton.edu/books/hardco.... 5/6
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by Dan Slater

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Wrapping it all up is an amazing author exchange between @vcharnysh and dynamic duo @tariqthachil and @adam_m_auerbach on their recent books, UPROOTED and MIGRANTS AND MACHINE POLITICS. 4/6
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by Dan Slater

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@rebeccawai_ serves both as our guest editor and as an expert essay contributor. Also see excellent contributions by @leydydiossa, Alexandra Filindra, and @k_natter. 3/6
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by Dan Slater

dnsltr.bsky.social
This new issue draws on the @umichDemocracy public roundtable “Immigration, Authoritarianism, and Democracy” we held in the immediate aftermath of November’s US election. You can watch that event here myumi.ch/5yEEx. 2/6
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jodemocracy.bsky.social
🔉 NEW! Podcast from @revdem2020.bsky.social featuring @dnsltr.bsky.social on his essay "The Authoritarian Origins of the Third Wave" from our latest issue!

👂 Listen here: revdem.ceu.edu/2025/05/05/a...
Authoritarian Waves Crashing: Dan Slater Reinterprets the Third Wave of Democratization | Review of Democracy
In the new episode of our monthly special in cooperation with the Journal of Democracy, Dan Slater discusses the authoritarian origins of the third wave of democratization.
revdem.ceu.edu
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jodemocracy.bsky.social
💡🧵 3 takeaways from @dnsltr.bsky.social dramatic rethinking of the Third Wave of democratization...

Read "The Authoritarian Origins of the Third Wave": muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
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by Dan Slater

dnsltr.bsky.social
Another year of programming to be proud of @umichDemocracy!

ii.umich.edu/emerging-dem...
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jodemocracy.bsky.social
💡🧵 3 takeaways from @dnsltr.bsky.social dramatic rethinking of the Third Wave of democratization...

Read "The Authoritarian Origins of the Third Wave": muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
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“We understand that the current administration seeks to censor anything it deems ‘diversity, equity & inclusion,’” he wrote. “But there are no federal or State laws prohibiting the principles of DEI.”
NY public schools tell Trump administration they won’t comply with DEI order | CNN
New York state officials have told the Trump administration that they will not comply with its demands to end diversity, equity and inclusion practices in public schools, despite the administration’s ...
www.cnn.com
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by Dan Slater

dnsltr.bsky.social
Mar-CHI-ng! #50501 #HandsOff
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by Simon Hix — Reposted by: Dan Slater

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Bravo South Korea. This is what proper democracy looks like 👏
on.ft.com/3E7kvI7 South Korea’s president removed from office over martial law bid
South Korea’s president removed from office over martial law bid
Yoon Suk Yeol’s shortlived attempt to impose military rule triggered political crisis
on.ft.com
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by Dan Slater

dnsltr.bsky.social
What if the 3rd Wave of Democratization (1974-1991) didn't begin with democratization at all?

The only global regime wave of the mid-1970s was a wave of communist, peasant-based revolutions.

By reinterpreting our past we might reimagine our present.

muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
Project MUSE - The Authoritarian Origins of the Third Wave
muse.jhu.edu
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by Dan Slater

dnsltr.bsky.social
My effort in 2022 to apply the “democratic careening” framework to US politics in the Biden years

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by Dan Slater

dnsltr.bsky.social
Cancer research hasn’t cured cancer.

Anti-corruption commissions haven’t eliminated corruption.

DEI policies haven’t fixed inequality.

Why? Because they’re tackling some of the thorniest problems humanity faces.

None of these efforts should end.
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by Dan Slater

dnsltr.bsky.social
The University of Michigan is now occupied territory.
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by Dan Slater

dnsltr.bsky.social
"BACKLASH" understates how fiercely dominant forces respond to challengers. "SLINGSHOT" better captures how even a slight tug by challengers can lead to an enormous swing against them by the dominant. I raise the idea in this @NationalitiesP symposium:
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Wars Make Laws and Laws Make States | Nationalities Papers | Cambridge Core
Wars Make Laws and Laws Make States - Volume 53 Issue 1
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by Adam Bonica — Reposted by: Dan Slater, Calvin K. Lai, Rachel M. Gisselquist , and 4 more

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1/🧵 Judges across ideological lines are ruling against Trump at strikingly similar rates (84% liberal, 86% centrist, 82% conservative). This isn't partisan opposition to Trump—it's the judiciary functioning as intended by cutting across partisan lines to uphold the Constitution.
Title: Both Liberal and Conservative Judges Rule Against Trump Description: A scatter plot showing the rulings of judges against or in favor of Trump, categorized by ideology using the DIME score. The x-axis represents Judge Ideology (DIME Score), ranging from liberal (-1) to conservative (1), and the y-axis represents the case outcome (against or for Trump). • Blue dots represent liberal judges, purple dots represent moderate judges, and red dots represent conservative judges. • Some judges are labeled, including Rudolph Contreras, Lauren King, John Coughenour, and James Emanuel Boasberg on the liberal to moderate side, and Carl Nichols, Richard J. Leon, and Joseph N. Laplante on the conservative side. • A note mentions that Boasberg, though slightly right-leaning, was initially appointed by George W. Bush. • The visualization suggests that judges from both ideological backgrounds ruled against Trump.
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by Dan Slater

dnsltr.bsky.social
College students endanger no one.

Authoritarian states endanger everyone.
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by Kori Schake — Reposted by: Dan Slater, Todd Hedrick

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The US won the geopolitical lottery having Canada and Mexico as neighbors. This kind of offensive nonsense is doing so much damage, not just to America's standing in the world, but to our security.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Mar 11
Trump: "When you take away that artificial line that looks like it was done by a ruler ... you look at that beautiful formation of Canada and the US, there is no place anywhere in the world that looks like that. And then if you add Greenland, that's pretty good."
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by Kori Schake — Reposted by: Dan Slater

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Trump: "When you take away that artificial line that looks like it was done by a ruler ... you look at that beautiful formation of Canada and the US, there is no place anywhere in the world that looks like that. And then if you add Greenland, that's pretty good."
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by Dan Slater

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Universities are us, not just them
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