Assistant Professor of Russian Politics at @navalacademy. Authoritarianism, protest, political graffiti, data science, and conflict. Opinions mine, not DoD.
Joined March 2011
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Especially during wartime, fake information is everywhere. The ability to analyze original sources & evaluate secondary claims is vital in combatting the flood of disinfo.
In a new @JStatEd paper, @StatModeling & I give a step-by-step outline for teaching data literacy. [1/9]
ALT IN PURSUIT OF CAMPUS-WIDE DATA LITERACY: A GUIDE TO DEVELOPING A STATISTICS COURSE FOR STUDENTS IN NON-QUANTITATIVE FIELDS Alexis Lerner & Andrew Gelman Accepted author version posted online: 31 Oct 2023
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Studying art or pop culture? Going to APSA? Join us Sept 2!
I'm chairing a "Studying Cool Stuff Seriously" short course with APSA's interpretive methods group
Featuring @MichWeitzel @micahanglais @PostSovietGraf @colleenwood_ Sam Majic, Jelena Subotic, Tania Islas Weinstein
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In Moscow's Shadows 243: Who Controls The Story In Russia?
Which books do I cover?
@PostSovietGraf , Post-Soviet Graffiti
(UoToronto Press, 2025)
Michael Gorham, Networking Putinism
(@CornellPress, 2026)
Eliot Borenstein,The Politics of Fantasy
(UoWisconsin Press, 2025).
@greta_uehling, Everyday War: The Conflict Over Donbas
(@CornellPress, 2023)
@david_g_lewis, Occupation. Russian Rule in Southeastern Ukraine
(@HurstPublishers, 2025)
Martin Laryš, Rebel Militias in Eastern Ukraine
(@Rout_PoliticsIR, 2025).
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What's better than a little graffitti to ring in the new year?
This week, we bring you a conversation with @PostSovietGraf on her book "Post-Soviet Graffiti," which details this aesthetic counterculture and its impact on Russia and Eastern Europe.
patreon.com/posts/post-sovie…
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📚 Book of the Week 📚
In ‘Post-Soviet graffiti’, @PostSovietGraf writes about how graffiti has become a mode of resistance in Russia owing to its accessibility and anonymity.
Read Benjamin Yoel’s review in our latest issue: doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiaf150
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How does graffiti challenge #authoritarianism? In Post-Soviet Graffiti, Alexis M. Lerner explores political street art across post-communist cities, revealing how it functions as dissent, narrative, and resistance.
Out now: bit.ly/3DXg0jr @PostSovietGraf #PoliSci
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"Bold, urgent, and thought-provoking, Post-Soviet Graffiti tours post-Soviet cityscapes to reveal #StreetArt as a powerful site of artistic exchange between artists and #Authoritarian regimes." @irgarner @InstPileckiego
Learn more: bit.ly/3DXg0jr @PostSovietGraf
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I'm happy to share that my review of @PostSovietGraf's book, "Post-Soviet Graffiti," is forthcoming at @IAJournal_CH. It's an excellent book and will be essential reading for anyone interested in dictatorships, and especially resistance to it, with implications for backsliding!
I’m over there, too, talking about NORAD Santa skipping out on Belarus and other fun topics. alexisLerner.bsky.social. Let’s build community.
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ICYMI--read @isadesisto & @grigopop's #Moldova elections explainer. And if you already read that, you might also want to read today's election explainer by @PostSovietGraf & Ari Swieca on #Georgia (similarities: alleged Russian interference w/turn to EU): goodauthority.org/news/georg…
Check out my new piece in @goodauth with @grigopop about Moldova’s 🇲🇩important 2024 elections! 2nd round of prez election is this Sunday. goodauthority.org/news/high-…
Georgians are calling last week’s election results fraudulent & protesting in the streets (again). Read about #GeorgianDream & why Georgians are worried about the future of their country in @goodauth. Article by me & Ari Swieca. Photos of 🇬🇪 are Ari’s. goodauthority.org/news/georg…
A happy update— the formidable @LiselHintz will also be joining us! Grateful to share my book with this wonderful team.
It’s my first author meets critics panel! Join me, @colleenwood_ , @enplantan, @timtime, & @JeffreyKopstein on Sun, Sept 8th @ 10am in PCC 107B to talk all things ‘Post-Soviet Graffiti’. @comppolsection @APSAtweets
More about the book & preorder here:
utorontopress.com/9781487525…
It’s my first author meets critics panel! Join me, @colleenwood_ , @enplantan, @timtime, & @JeffreyKopstein on Sun, Sept 8th @ 10am in PCC 107B to talk all things ‘Post-Soviet Graffiti’. @comppolsection @APSAtweets
More about the book & preorder here:
utorontopress.com/9781487525…
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More chapters of The Oxford Handbook of Authoritarian Politics have been published, with contributions on authoritarian legacies, the political opposition, dictatorships in Europe, and gendered forms of state repression 👇🧵academic.oup.com/edited-volu…
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Use of Popular Songs and Cartoons in Teaching Introduction to International Relations and Comparative Politics @ISP_Journal by myself and @Vitek2288 and Inga Miller now out in volume 25 issue 2 - and open access!
academic.oup.com/isp/article…
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Weekday replug for latest Foreign Desk on @Monocle_Radio. After Alexei Navalny, what future for dissent in Russia? With insights from @Billbrowder, @PostSovietGraf, Lithuanian PM @IngridaSimonyte and former CIA director David Petraeus. monocle.com/radio/shows/the-…
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We applaud #Saskatchewan for announcing mandatory #Holocaust education in high schools. As we see a rise in antisemitism and hate, incl. Holocaust denial and distortion, it’s important that young people learn about this tragic chapter in history.
@jeremycockrill @PremierScottMoe
fswc.ca/news/saskatchewan-be…
3. Finally, the course has so many ways it can be modified. A student wants to graph in Python? Great, let them! Teaching in a Slavic dept? Try a regional-language archive. Need to pivot online to meet the needs of remote learners? Loads of virtual collab tools available. [8/9]
Thanks to the editors & to my co-author for helping this idea come to life. Data literacy matters for everyone—it helps us to reason, communicate, and make better decisions every single day.
Here’s the article (it’s open access!): tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.… ∎