Nensi Hayotsyan

CDDRL Undergraduate Communications Assistant, 2025-26

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Biography

Nensi Hayotsyan is a Research Assistant at the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law. Currently pursuing studies in Political Science and International Relations, her academic interests lie in international law, transitional justice, and democratic resilience. She is also interested in questions of institutional stability, human rights protection, and accountability within global governance.

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Chris Dann presented his research in a CDDRL seminar on October 15, 2026.

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How Autocracies Buy Legitimacy With Concrete and Steel

Research by CDDRL pre-doctoral fellow Christopher Dann finds that 21st-century autocracies use large-scale infrastructure to win public confidence and sustain authoritarian rule.

How Autocracies Buy Legitimacy With Concrete and Steel

Frances Cayton presented her research in a CDDRL seminar on October 1, 2026.

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Poland's Informal Civic Groups Offer Lessons in Democratic Resilience

Research by CDDRL’s Einstein-Moos Postdoctoral Fellow Frances Cayton shows how threats to civil society in Poland strengthened the independence and pluralism of groups the regime overlooked.

Poland's Informal Civic Groups Offer Lessons in Democratic Resilience

Alice Evans presented her research in a CDDRL seminar on May 21, 2026.

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Modernization and the Global Islamic Revival

Visiting Associate Professor Alice Evans explores how modernization and expanded access to religious knowledge impact the global Islamic revival.

Modernization and the Global Islamic Revival

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