Ep. 89 - Dr. Masaaki Higashijima on Electoral Manipulation, Economic Maneuvering, and Political Order in Autocracies

Dr. Masaaki Higashijima is an Associate Professor of Political Science in the Graduate School of Information Sciences at Tohoku University in Japan. Holding a Ph.D. in Political Science from Michigan State University, his research interests include comparative political economy, autocratic politics, regime change, ethnic politics, Central Asia, and political methodology. His latest book is titled The Dictator's Dilemma at the Ballot Box: Electoral Manipulation, Economic Maneuvering, and Political Order in Autocracies.