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The Question
What are "spin dictators?
About This Conversation
In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Sergei Guriev (click here for full bio). Dr. Guriev is the professor of economics and director of graduate programs in economics at Sciences Po, Paris as well as the Former Chief Economist and the Member of the Executive Committee of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). He also served as the former Rector of the New Economic School in Moscow. Most recently, he is the co-author of "Spin Dictators." We discussed the next phase of Putin’s authoritarianism, the rise and current political environment of China, and what the West and the next generation can do to fight tyranny and despotism!
Conversation Map
A guided path through the source-provided topic list for this episode.
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How Putin used white-collar crime charges to imprison political opponents
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From spin to fear - the next phase of Putin's authoritarianism
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What do Russians think of Putin?
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The rise of spin dictators
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The rise and current political state of China
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What should the West do?
Recurring Questions
Recurring Question
"What books have had an impact on you?"
For Young Listeners
"What advice do you have for teenagers?"
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Guest Bio
Sergei Guriev joined Sciences Po as a tenured professor of economics in 2013 after serving as the Rector of the New Economic School in Moscow in 2004-13. In 2016-19, he was on leave from Sciences Po serving as the Chief Economist and the Member of the Executive Committee of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
Professor Guriev’s research interests include political economics, labor mobility, corporate governance and contract theory. He has published in international refereed journals including American Economic Review, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Review of Economic Studies, Journal of European Economic Association, Economic Journal, Journal of Economic Perspectives, Journal of Economic Literature, Brookings Papers on Economic Activity and American Political Science Review.
Professor Guriev has been a board member of Sberbank, E.ON Russia, Alfa-Strakhovanie Insurance Company, Russia Venture Company, Russian Home Mortgage Lending Agency, Russian Agricultural Bank, and the Dynasty Foundation. He has also been a member of the Scientific Council of Brussels-based think tank Bruegel and Academic Advisory Board of Oxford University’s Blavatnik School of Government. In 2008-12, he was a member of the President of Russia’s Council for Science, Technology and Education. In 2006, he was selected a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. Since 2011, he has been a member of the World Economic Forum’s multiple Global Agenda Councils and Global Future Councils. In 2009-11, he was included in the top 100 of the President of Russia’s Cadre Reserve. In 2016-17 he has served as the President of the Society for Institutional and Organizational Economics. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the International Economic Association and a Global Member of the Trilateral Commission. He is also a Research Fellow and the Leader of the Research and Policy Network on Populism at the Centre for Economic Policy Research, London. He is a Senior Member of the Institut Universitaire de France and an Ordinary Member of Academia Europeae.
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