Khushmita Dhabhai

CDDRL Undergraduate Communications Assistant, 2024-25

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Biography

Khushmita Dhabhai is a Research Assistant at the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law. Currently pursuing studies in Political Science and Data Science, her academic interests span civil and interstate wars, ethnic conflict, and democratic accountability. Khushmita is also deeply interested in questions of governance and the dynamics of decision-making during instances of violence.

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Lucan Way presented his research in a REDS Seminar on February 12, 2026.

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Resource Concentration and Authoritarianism

Lucan Way examines the structural relationship between state resource concentration and democratic outcomes, using Russia as a central case while situating it within broader comparative patterns.

Resource Concentration and Authoritarianism

Andrew Michta presented his research in a REDS Seminar co-hosted by CDDRL and TEC on January 22, 2026.

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Will Deterrence Hold in Europe?

At a REDS seminar co-hosted by CDDRL and TEC, Andrew Michta assesses whether Europe’s security institutions are prepared for renewed great power competition.

Will Deterrence Hold in Europe?

Kim Lane Sheppele presented her research in a REDS Seminar co-hosted by CDDRL and TEC on November 19, 2025.

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Guarding Democracy from Within: The EU’s Struggle Against Internal Democratic Backsliding

Professor Kim Lane Scheppele offered a clear and urgent account of a growing crisis inside the European Union (EU) during a recent REDS Seminar: the erosion of democracy within some of its own member states.

Guarding Democracy from Within: The EU’s Struggle Against Internal Democratic Backsliding

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