Ora John Reuter
- Professor, Political Science
- Director of Graduate Studies, Political Science
Education
- PhD, Emory University, Political Science
- MA, Emory University, Political Science
- BA, The University of the South - Sewanee, Political Science and Russian
Office Hours
Wednesday 10:30 am - 1:00 pm & By Appointment
Office Location: 646
Courses Taught
- Politics of Authoritarian Regimes
- Russian and Post-Soviet Politics
- Elections in the Modern World
- Politics of Economic Inequality
- Seminar on Democratization
- Comparative Authoritarianism (Graduate)
- Comparative Politics Field Seminar (Graduate)
- Scope and Methods of Political Science (Graduate)
Research Interests
- Comparative politics
- Comparative political institutions
- Comparative political economy
- Elections, democratization
- Political parties
- Public Opinion
- Authoritarian regimes
- Russia and the former Soviet Union
Books
Frye, Timothy, Reuter, Ora John E., and Szakonyi, David. 2025. Workplace Politics: How Politicians and Employers Subvert Elections. Oxford University Press
Reuter, Ora John. 2017. The Origins of Dominant Parties: Building Authoritarian Institutions in Post-Soviet Russia Cambridge University Press.
Selected Publications
Buckley, Noah, Quintin Beazer, and Ora John Reuter. (Forthcoming) “The Demand for Elections under Autocracy: Regime Approval and the Cancellation of Local Elections in Russia. American Journal of Political Science
Buckley, Noah, Kyle Marquardt, Ora John Reuter, and Katerina Tertytchnaya. 2024 “Endogenous Popularity: How Perceptions of Regime Support Affect the Popularity of Authoritarian Regimes” American Political Science Review
Zakharov, Alexei, Ora John Reuter, Vladimir Shuklin, and Denis Volkov. 2024 "Effects of a Coup Attempt on Public Attitudes under Autocracy: Quasi Experimental Evidence from Russia". Post-Soviet Affairs
Frye, Timothy, Scott Gehlbach, Kyle Marquardt, and Ora John Reuter. 2023 “Is Putin’s Popularity (Still) Real? A Cautionary Note on Using List Experiments to Measure Popularity in Authoritarian Regimes” Post-Soviet Affairs
Heller, Abigail, Jennifer Gandhi and Ora John Reuter. 2022. “Shoring up Power: Electoral Reform and the Consolidation of Authoritarian Rule” Electoral Studies
Buckley, Noah, Reuter, Ora John, Rochlitz, Michael, and Aisin, Anton. 2022 “Staying Out of Trouble: Criminal Cases Against Russian mayors” Comparative Political Studies
Reuter, Ora John, and Beazer, Quintin. 2022 “Do Authoritarian Elections Help the Poor? Evidence from Russian Cities” Journal of Politics (2022).
Reuter, Ora John. 2022. “Why is Party-Based Autocracy More Durable? Examining the Role of Elite Institutions and Mass Organization” Democratization (Frank Cass Award for Best Article published in Democratization in 2022)
Dupont, Nils, Yaman Berker Kavasoglu, Anna Luhrmann, and Ora John Reuter. 2022. “A Global Perspective on Party Organizations: Validating the Varieties of Party Identity and Organization Dataset (V-Party)" Electoral Studies.
Reuter, Ora John. 2021. “Civic Duty and Voting under Autocracy” Journal of Politics.
Reuter, Ora John, and Szakonyi, David. 2021. “Electoral Manipulation and Regime Support: Survey Evidence from Russia” World Politics.
Armstrong, David, Reuter, Ora John, and Robertson, Graeme. 2020. “Getting the Opposition Together: Protest Coordination in Authoritarian Regimes” Post-Soviet Affairs.
Reuter, Ora John and Szakonyi, David. 2019. “Elite Defections under Autocracy: Evidence from Russia” American Political Science Review.
Frye, Timothy, Reuter, Ora John, and Szakonyi, David. 2019. “Vote Brokers , Clientelist Appeals, and Voter Turnout: Evidence from Russia and Venezuela” World Politics.
Beazer, Quintin, and Reuter, Ora John. 2019. “Who's to Blame? Political Centralization and Electoral Punishment under Authoritarianism” Journal of Politics.
Frye, Timothy, Reuter, Ora John, and Szakonyi, David. 2019. “Hitting Them with Carrots: Vote Buying and Voter Coercion in Russia"” British Journal of Political Science.
Reuter, Ora John, and Buckley, Noah. 2019. “Performance Incentives under Autocracy: Evidence from Russia's Regions” Comparative Politics.
Frye, Timothy, Gehlbach, Scott, Marquadt, Kyle, and Reuter, Ora John. 2017. “Is Putin's Popularity Real?” Post-Soviet Affairs.
Reuter, Ora John, Buckley, Noah, Garifullina, Guzel, and Shubenkova, Alexandra. 2016. “Local Elections in Authoritarian Regimes: An Elite-Based Theory with Evidence from Russian Mayoral Elections" Comparative Political Studies.
Reuter, Ora John, and Robertson, Graeme. 2015. “Legislatures, Cooptation, and Social Protest in Contemporary Authoritarian Regimes” Journal of Politics.