Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law
Center for International Security and Cooperation
Stanford Health Policy
Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center
Forum on Contemporary Europe
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development
Program on Food Security and the Environment
Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education
Inter-University Center for Japanese Language StudiesPeople of CDDRL
MagnifyKathryn Stoner-Weiss, MA, PhD
Deputy Director and Senior Research Scholar, CDDRLCDDRL
Stanford University
Encina Hall C152
Stanford, CA 94305-6055
Research Interests
comparative state building and effective governance; political economy of developing countries; Russian domestic and international politics; Canadian politics
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Working Papers
- Domestic and International Influences on the Collapse of the Soviet Union (1991) and Russia's Initial Transition to Democracy (1993)
Kathryn Stoner-Weiss, Michael A. McFaul
CDDRL Working Papers (2009)
- When the Wave Hits a Shoal: The Internal and External Dimensions of Russia's Turn Away from Democracy
Kathryn Stoner-Weiss
CDDRL Working Papers (2006)
Journal Articles
- Russia and the Global Financial Crisis: The End of "Putinism"?
Kathryn Stoner-Weiss
The Brown Journal of World Affairs vol. 15, 2 (2009)
Myth of the Authoritarian Model, The
Michael A. McFaul, Kathryn Stoner-Weiss
Foreign Affairs vol. 87, 1 (2008)
Books & Book Chapters
Democracy and Authoritarianism in the Postcommunist World
Michael A. McFaul, Kathryn Stoner-Weiss, Valerie Bunce
Cambridge University Press (2009)
Resisting the State: Reform and Retrenchment in Post-Soviet Russia
Kathryn Stoner-Weiss
Cambridge University Press (2006) 
After the Collapse of Communism: Comparative Lessons of Transition
Michael A. McFaul, Kathryn Stoner-Weiss
Cambridge University Press (2004)
Local Heroes: The Political Economy of Russian Regional Government
Kathryn Stoner-Weiss
Princeton University Press (2002)
Op-eds & Editorials
- The Myth of the Authoritarian Model: How Putin's Crackdown Holds Russia Back
Michael A. McFaul, Kathryn Stoner-Weiss
Op-ed: Foreign Affairs on January 1, 2008 - Medvedev Should Move Beyond Autocracy
Kathryn Stoner-Weiss, Michael A. McFaul
CDDRL, FSI Stanford Op-ed: Energy Tribune on February 13, 2008 - The Myth of Putin's Success
Michael A. McFaul, Kathryn Stoner-Weiss
CDDRL, FSI Stanford Op-ed: International Herald Tribune on December 13, 2007 - Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law: The New Wave
An Interview with Kathryn Stoner-Weiss
Kathryn Stoner-Weiss
April 1, 2006 Op-ed: Encina Columns Spring '06
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