Edited by Karrie Koesel, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Notre Dame, Edited by Valerie Bunce, Professor and Chair of International Studies, Cornell University, and Edited by Jessica Weiss, Associate Professor of Political Science, Cornell University

Karrie J. Koesel is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame.

Valerie J. Bunce is the Aaron Binenkorb Professor Emerita of Government at Cornell University.

Jessica Chen Weiss is Associate Professor of Government at Cornell University.

Mark R. Beissinger, Princeton University
Valerie Bunce, Cornell University
Greg Distelhorst, University of Toronto
Manfred Elfstrom, University of British Columbia, Okanagan
Diana Fu, University of Toronto
Karrie Koesel, University of Notre Dame
Tomila Lankina, London School of Economics
Aleksandar Matovski, Williams College
Yulia Netesova, London School of Economics
Elizabeth Plantan, Harvard University
Maria Repnikova, Georgia State University
Bryn Rosenfeld, Cornell University
Jeremy Wallace, Cornell University
Kohei Watanabe, University of Innsbruck
Jessica Chen Weiss, Cornell University

"...a very rich and much needed collection of studies discussing state-society relations in Russia and China." - Natalia Forrat, Journal of Chinese Political Science

"offers original contributions that contain both empirical and theoretical insights produced through a comparison of the two regimes ... This volume makes a powerful argument as to why this dialog needs to resume. The editors outline a conceptual framework and a set of empirical questions that can inform the interaction between the two scholarly communities. Intellectually adventurous scholars are sure to find such research on comparative authoritarianism to be highly relevant and deeply rewarding." - Martin K. Dimitrov, Russian Review

"the tools of analysis herein deployed are undoubtedly useful in an examination of the nature of other authoritarian regimes around the world." - Lionel Blackman, Rights in Russia

"Must-read material for students, journalists, and activists interested in how authoritarian politics works in the world's most influential non-democratic states. The volume takes seriously the too-often neglected fact that today's authoritarian leaders must govern as well as rule, must negotiate as well as dictate. With chapters written by a who's who of scholars of contemporary Russia and China, the book compares two authoritarian giants, whose different systems offer a fascinating range of similarities and contrasts. The result is a series of important lessons for those interested in the broader issues of how authoritarian rule survives-even thrives-in a globalizing world." - Graeme B. Robertson, author of Putin V. the People

"An extremely timely volume that leverages in-depth comparative inquiry among three generations of top Russia and China scholars to analyze contrasting patterns of dictatorship. A must-read for understanding state-society relations in today's illiberal-leaning global political climate." - Andrew Mertha, author of Brothers in Arms: Chinese Aid to the Khmer Rouge, 1975-1979