Research

"The clouds of terror and dictatorship are gathering over the whole country. They must not be allowed to bring eternal night!"

-Boris Yeltsin, a top a tank. 1991.

Publications

Hansen, M., & Ford, N. (2022). "Placing the 2020 Belarusian Protests in Historical Context: Political Attitudes and Participation during Lukashenko’s Presidency." Nationalities Papers, 1-17. doi:10.1017/nps.2022.64

Ford, Nicole M. "Adat." In The Global Encyclopaedia of Informality, edited by Alena Ledeneva. Vol. 1. London: UCL Press, 2018.

In Progress

Dudayev's Prophecy: How Adat Influences Chechen Participation in Russia's War on Ukraine 2014-2023

How does Trust impact Democratic Support? Measuring Social and Institutional Trust in Central and Eastern Europe. 2005-2018.

Europe Endless: External Destabilization & Public Trust in the EU

Academic Conferences 2023

SPSA

January

International Human Rights.

Co-authored Paper with M. Broache, Ph.D.

MPSA

April

Post-Communist States.

Paper Presentation.

CES-Iceland

June

Paper Presentation.