Katerina Tertytchnaya
I am an Associate Professor of Comparative Politics in the Department of Politics and International Relations and Tutorial Fellow in Politics at Brasenose College, University of Oxford.
My research interests include authoritarian and contentious politics and comparative political behaviour, with a particular focus on public opinion in authoritarian settings. I examine the tools authoritarian incumbents use to reduce the costs of remaining in power and the dynamics that shape mass support for authoritarian regimes.
My work has appeared in the American Political Science Review, Journal of Politics, World Politics, and Comparative Political Studies, among others. My first book, Money Flows: The Political Consequences of Migrant Remittances, won the 2025 Best Book Award from APSA’s Migration and Citizenship Section. My second book builds on my UKRI-ESRC New Investigator Grant (2021-25) to develop and test a theory of how the repression of protest shapes society.
Previously, I was an Associate Professor at University College London. I hold a DPhil and an MPhil from the University of Oxford and a BA from the University of Cyprus.
