Anton Sobolev

Assistant Professor of Political Economy and Cyber Policy

+1 (972) 883-4967
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Professional Preparation

PhD - Political Science
University of California Los Angeles - 2019

MSc - Statistics
University of California Los Angeles - 2019

PhD - Political Economy
Moscow Higher School of Economics - 2015

Research Areas

Misinformation and Propaganda

Cyber Politics

Authoritarian Politics

Protest and Mass Actions

Text Analysis

Computational Social Science

Publications

News and Geolocated Social Media Accurately Measure Protest Size Variation 2020 - Journal Article

Stability of revolutionary governments in the face of mass protest 2019 - Journal Article

Civic and political activism in Russia 2018 - Book Chapter

Defining common ground: Collective identity in Russia's post-election protests and rallies 2016 - Book Chapter

Means of production versus means of coercion: Can Russian business limit the violence of a predatory state 2014 - Journal Article

Trial by fire: A natural disaster's impact on support for the authorities in rural Russia 2014 - Journal Article

A well-organized play symbolic politics and the effect of the pro-Putin rallies 2013 - Journal Article

Economic and Social Policy Trade-Offs in the Russian Regions: Evidence from Four Case Studies 2013 - Journal Article

Additional Information

Current courses

PPPE 6302 Conflict in Cyberspace [F2023]
PPPE 6328.501 Capstone in Cyber Security and Policy [S2023]
PPPE 6302 Political Violence and Conflict in Cyberspace [F2022]
PPPE PSCI 6328.501 Capstone in Cyber Security and Policy [S2022]
PPPE PSCI 6303.501 Cyber Policy [F2021]

News Articles

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