Research

Maria’s work explores the intersection of politics and law in the post-Communist region, specifically the rule of law, judicial reform, political corruption, populist parties, and legal repression of dissent.

Book reviews

Review of Constitutions in Authoritarian Regimes (2013) edited by Tom Ginsburg and Alberto Simpser, and Opposing the Rule of Law: How Myanmar’s Courts Make Law and Order (2015) by Nick Cheesman.
2016. Perspective on Politics.
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Review of Building the Judiciary: Law, Courts, and the Politics of Institutional Development (2012) by Justin Crowe.
2013. Critical Dialogues, Perspective on Politics.
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Response to Justin Crowe's review of Politicized Justice in Emerging Democracies: A Study of Courts in Russia and Ukraine.
2013. Perspective on Politics.
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Review of Demokratiya Vertikali (2006) by A. Verkhovskii
2009. Canadian Slavonic Papers.

About me

Maria Popova (PhD, Harvard 2006) conducts research on the rule of law, judicial reform, political corruption, populist parties and legal repression of dissent across the post-Communist region. She teaches classes on European politics and research methods.

Contact me

Jean Monnet Chair EUROL
McGill University
855 Sherbrooke St. W.
Montréal, Quebec
H3A 2T7
maria.popova [at] mcgill.ca
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