Cole Harvey

Assistant Prof. of Pol. Sci. at Oklahoma State. PhD from @UNC Election manipulation, authoritarianism, Russia and former USSR. @[email protected]

[Cole Harvey @colejh]

In my work, I use election forensics and other tools to study the causes and consequences of manipulated elections 🗳️, a subject only becomes more relevant with each passing day (to my academic excitement and human-being dismay).

[Cole Harvey @colejh]

I also have three ✨exclusive invite codes✨ if you are still looking for passage on the ship out of here

[Cole Harvey @colejh]

In the spirit of contributing to the public good over there, I wrote my first thread on Bluesky--on the Makhachkala airport pogrom, authoritarianism, and RU politics.

Turns out threads don't work great over there yet, but it starts here: https://t.co/9GoWSWXJ9N

[Cole Harvey @colejh]

Sounds a bit like Lukashenka bought (some portion of) PMC Wagner today

[max seddon @maxseddon]

Kremlin spox Dmitry Peskov:
– charges dropped against Prigozhin, who will leave Russia for Belarus
– Wagner fighters who didn't take part in the uprising will sign contracts with the MOD
– Wagner fighters who did take part not charged
– No word on potential MOD leadership changes

[Cole Harvey @colejh]

@menevisc @wtchristiansen @AJPS_Editor Congrats Meneviş!

[Cole Harvey @colejh]

@iamnemeth

[Cole Harvey @colejh]

Prepping to talk with students about R vs. Stata in class today, and I am in my office losing it over how Stata pitches the speed of its various offerings.

"TWICE as fast as Fast? Surely that's the fastest it can go?"

"Buckle up, pal..."

[Cole Harvey @colejh]

@JohnsonRussiaLi 👋 from the author, to anyone seeing this!

[Cole Harvey @colejh]

When this happened, I suggested to my students that Russia and the US had the capability, but not motive. "Pro-Ukranian groups" motive may be clearer, but how do they get the means? All very tangled.
https://t.co/uC3joMWTdv

[Cole Harvey @colejh]

Was a real pleasure to present this memo at the PONARS DC Spring Policy Conference on Friday! (Though the argument is not a happy one.)

Great to connect with colleagues from around the world, including Oklahoma neighbor @Chapman_HannahS

[PONARS Eurasia @ponarseurasia]

New Policy Memo

The Risk of Protest Won’t Stop Election Manipulation: Implications for Democracy Assistance

By Cole J. Harvey

https://t.co/vAQRrySAS2

[Cole Harvey @colejh]

@SeanTNorton Congrats!

[Cole Harvey @colejh]

@GabMagni Congratulations!

[Cole Harvey @colejh]

@francis_scarr First time I've heard the phrase "Соединенные Штатушки" -- not sure how to capture it in English: "Li'l United States"?

[Cole Harvey @colejh]

I haven't posted there yet, due to OSU's fall semester being still (still!) not over, but I'm @[email protected] on Mastodon. If you enjoy a unique mix of election manipulation, Star Wars, and children's tv content, please do hit me up over there

[Cole Harvey @colejh]

My desk copy of this Russian politics textbook arrived yesterday; very excited to read through it!

[PONARS Eurasia @ponarseurasia]

Russian Politics Today: Stability and Fragility provides an accessible and nuanced introduction to contemporary Russian politics at a time of increasing uncertainty.

[Cole Harvey @colejh]

Russia has awoken the firey god So'kker; he will decide your country's fate.

[max seddon @maxseddon]

For complex reasons I am watching the Russian coverage of the World Cup and… it got a bit weird

[Cole Harvey @colejh]

@hhansenwrites @IsaMidwest Excellent road trip snack decision by Stephen

[Cole Harvey @colejh]

Roll 25d10 to use Investigate on the election results.

[stephen fowler @stphnfwlr]

Hello from the Georgia State Capitol, where these dice are about to kick off Georgia’s statewide risk-limiting batch audit of the Secretary of State’s race, “as part of a continuing process to make elections boring again,” @GabrielSterling says. #gapol

[American Political Science Review @apsrjournal]

What is the effect of de jure judicial independence in non-democracies on election fraud? @colejh investigates in the #APSRNewIssue
#OpenAccess
#PoliSciResearch

https://t.co/zIK7m3btVO

[Cole Harvey @colejh]

Not seeing much talk of election manipulation on r/conservative this morning, which I take as an encouraging sign

[Konstantin Sonin @k_sonin]

This is happening in real time. The Russian minister of defense Sergey Shoigu orders (live on TV!) withdrawal from the occupied territories on the right bank of the Dnipro river. That is, Russia withdraws troops from the city of Kherson. A major victory for the Ukrainian army.