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Civil Societies, Uncivil States: Government Repression of NGOs with Suparna Chaudhry…

10/12/2026 • 36 min

Why would a government bother to go after groups that carry no weapons and hold no power? Suparna Chaudhry argues that the answer says a lot about where politics is heading. In Civil Societies and Civil States: Government Repression of NGOs (Cornell University Press, 2026), she shows that states are targeting advocacy organizations less often with violence and m… Play episode

The Democracy Exchange: Asia Asks, Latin America Responds
Crime and No Punishment: Wealth, Power, and Violence in America with Marie…
God, Guns, and Sedition: Far-Right Terrorism in America with Jacob Ware (C…
The Technocratic International: Experts and the Making of a World from Now…
The Biggest Lie: The Prehistory of American Fascism, 1818-1915
Notes from the Sex Worker Left: Lumpen Theory with Heather Berg (Duke UP, …
A Healthy Union: How States Can Lead on Environmental Health with Susan Ka…
Down and Out in Utopia: Unemployment as Moral Education in Norway with Kel…
Conspiracy: The History of a Political Obsession with Nicolas Guilhot (Har…
The Steppe and Its Empires: The Russian Empire and Its Eurasian Counterpar…
Beyond Incremental Reform: Rethinking the United Nations with Augusto Lópe…
Rhetorical Powers: How Rising States Shape International Order with Sasiku…
How to Stay Human Forever: On America's Digital Technology Crisis with Jam…
Smuggling Law: Unsettled Sovereignties in Turkey's Kurdish Borderlands wit…
Great Power Diplomacy: The Skill of Statecraft from Attila the Hun to Kiss…
The Return of the Great Powers with Brendan Simms (Basic Books, 2026)
Compromised Coalitions: The Paradox of Postconflict Power Sharing in Afric…
Democracy on the Edge: The Trump Elections and the Future of American Poli…
Driven to Their Knees: Humiliation in Contemporary Politics with Roxanne L…
Aristotle Kallis, "Iconic Fascism: The Excess of Destruction and Creation …
The Nature of Freedom: On the Republican Tradition with Philip Pettit
The American Right in Ferment: A Conversation with Writer Matthew Continet…
Stefano Recchia, "Strategies for Approval: Building Support for Military I…
Brian L. Porto, "Twin States, Different Paths: The Politics of New Hampshi…
Lily Geismer on the Democratic Party in the 1990s
Why Voters Support Politicians Who Undermine Democracy
Nora Fisher-Onar, "Contesting Pluralism(s): Islamism, Liberalism and Natio…
William G. Howell and Terry M. Moe, "Trajectory of Power: The Rise of the …
Voices from North Korea: Refugees Tell Their Stories
Robert Shum, "Democracy or Carbon Oligarchy?: Climate and Energy Politics …
Meghan Garrity, "Mass Expulsion: The Politics of Forced Population Removal…
Jieun Baek, "Privileged But Powerless: How North Korean Elite Grievances …
Nikhil Kalyanpur, "Legal Weapons of the Wealthy: The Offshoring of Elite C…
Michael Diniscia and Ellyn M Toscano eds. "Civility Unbound: Contesting a …
Jonathan Quong, "Political Philosophy: The Puzzle of Legitimate Injustice"…
The Political Philosophy of Mark Twain: On His Absurd, Noble Americans wit…
Richard Ned Lebow, "Why Nations Still Fight" (Cambridge UP, 2026)
Srirupa Roy, "The Political Outsider: Indian Democracy and the Lineages of…
Catherine Reyes-Housholder, "How Women Win Presidential Elections in Latin…
Paul Johnson, "Challenging Inequalities: How We Got Stuck and Where We Go …
After Putin: A Discussion with Political Scientist Julian G. Waller
Edward Goldring, "Purges: How Dictators Fight to Survive" (Cornell UP, 202…
Mark Leonard, "Surviving Chaos: Geopolitics When the Rules Fail" (Polity P…
Seth Masket, "The Elephants in the Room: How Trump Voters Seized the Party…
Deborah Mayersen, "Genocide Prevention: An Evidence-Based Approach" (Cambr…
Elizabeth Tynan, "Nuclear Archipelago: Secrets, Power and the Biggest Atom…
Matias E. Margulis, "Shadow Negotiators: How UN Organizations Shape the Ru…
Hossam el-Hamalawy, "Counterrevolution in Egypt: Sisi's New Republic (Ve…
Eric Hoffer's "The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements…

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