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

Research Areas

Misinformation and Propaganda

Cyber Politics

Authoritarian Politics

Protest and Mass Actions

Cyber & Tech Policy

Computational Social Science

Publications

Diminished Quality of Life and Psychosocial Strain of Women Under the New Taliban Era: A Thematic Analysis 2025 - Journal Article

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

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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The University of Texas at Dallas welcomed 25 new tenured and tenure-track faculty members in 2021, with many of them joining the University this fall.