Steve Crowley

Professor of Politics Stephen Crowley wrote an article titled “No Donald: The US Owes Ukraine, Not the Other Way Around” for The Nation. He was interviewed about Trump’s meeting with President Zelensky for the radio program Background Briefing.

Professor of Politics Stephen Crowley's latest article about Russia's war in Ukraine appeared in The Nation.

Professor of Politics Stephen Crowley's opinion article, "What Explains Trumpism? It's Capitalism, and it's Global," appeared in The Nation.

Professor of Politics and Chair of Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies Stephen Crowley published an article titled "Does Putin Want to End the War in Ukraine? It’s Time to Find Out" in The Nation.

Professor of Politics Stephen Crowley was interviewed on Democracy Now about funding for Ukraine and ways to bring the war to an end.

Professor of Politics Stephen Crowley wrote "Pass Ukraine aid, but make it conditional on ending the war" for Responsible Statecraft.

Professor of Politics Stephen Crowley’s article “In Russia, Clear Signs of War Fatigue” appeared in The Nation.

Professor of Politics Stephen Crowley was interviewed by the BBC World Service about how the war is affecting Russia's economy.

Stephen Crowley contributed an opinion essay to The Hill entitled “Futile Military Solutions Cannot Solve Political Problems.” He wrote about “The Long-Run Challenges to Economic Growth and Social Stability in Russia” for the Russian Analytical Digest. His commentary, “After a Ceasefire, Would Russia Simply Fight Again?” in “War on the Rocks.”

Stephen Crowley participated in the Plenary Roundtable entitled “Putin’s War: What Future for Russia?” at the Seventh Annual Tartu Conference on Eurasian Studies, at the University of Tartu, Estonia. He also served on the conference program committee, and presented a paper entitled "Sanctions, Economic Hardship, and Social (In)Stability in Russia."

Stephen Crowley presented a talk entitled “Sanctions, Economic Hardship, and Social (In)stability in Russia” at the University of California, Berkeley’s Institute for Slavic, Eastern European and Eurasian Studies. He published an article with the same title on the website Riddle. He was interviewed by the BBC World Service about the impact of sanctions on Russian society and potential for social protest.

Stephen Crowley recently published "Russian Labour, Economic Hardship and Putin's Fear of Colour Revolutions" in the Global Labour Journal.

Professor of Politics Stephen Crowley co-wrote with Hardy Merriman '21 “How the Russian people can end Putin's war” for The Hill. Crowley also participated in a “Ukrainathon,” a 24-hour marathon of expert lectures in support of Ukraine. He gave an extended interview about Russia and Ukraine to the Archipelago, a radio program (and podcast) based in Athens, Greece.

Professor of Politics Stephen Crowley recorded an interview about his recent book, Putin's Labor Dilemma, on the SRB Podcast. In November and December 2021 Crowley was a fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study at the University of Bologna.

Professor of Politics Stephen Crowley gave talk on his book, Putin's Labor Dilemma, at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars in Washington, DC.  Watch a video of the event here.

The latest book by Professor of Politics Stephen Crowley, Putin's Labor Dilemma: Russian Politics Between Stability and Stagnation, is now out from Cornell University Press. The book questions the popular assumption that Russia's workers are Putin's "core supporters," and explores the challenges the Russian leadership faces between undertaking painful reforms to boost economic growth, and preventing economic grievances from leading to demands for political change.

Professor of Politics Stephen Crowley was the lead instructor for Ohio State University's Summer Global Teacher Seminar on "Global Protests and Social Justice Activism."

Professor of Politics Stephen Crowley wrote "The Factory Joins the Square: Putin’s Nightmare Unfolds in Belarus" in The Nation, and "Global Cities versus Rustbelt Realities: The Dilemmas of Urban Development in Russia" in Slavic Review.  

Professor of Politics Stephen Crowley gave a talk on his research and recorded a podcast at the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Russian & East European Studies.