Henry, Laura and Elizabeth Plantan. 2022. “Activism in Exile: How Russian Environmentalists Maintain Voice after Exit.” Post-Soviet Affairs 38(4): 274-292. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/1060586X.2021.2002629
Plantan, Elizabeth. 2022. “Not All NGOs are Treated Equally: Selectivity in Civil Society Management in China and Russia,” Comparative Politics 54(3): 501-524. https://doi.org/10.5129/001041522X16258376563887
Plantan, Elizabeth. 2020. “A Tale of Two Laws: Managing Foreign Agents and Overseas NGOs in Russia and China.” In Karrie J. Koesel, Valerie J. Bunce, and Jessica C. Weiss, eds., Citizens and the State in Authoritarian Regimes: Comparing China and Russia. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Plantan, Elizabeth. 2018. “Mass Mobilization in China and Russia: From Unexpected Victories to Unintended Consequences,” Russian Politics 3(4): 513-547.https://doi.org/10.1163/2451-8921-00304004
Plantan, Elizabeth. 2015. “Protecting Cultural Heritage: Unexpected Successes for Environmental Movements in China and Russia.” In Carol Hager and Mary Alice Haddad, eds., NIMBY is Beautiful: Cases of Local Activism and Environmental Innovation Around the World. New York, NY: Berghahn Books.
Book Manuscript in Preparation Friends or Foes?: Authoritarian Politics and Environmental Activism in China and Russia Status: Proposal submitted
Works in Progress
“Why Autocrats Sometimes Relax Censorship: Signaling Government Responsiveness on Chinese Social Media.” with Christopher Cairns (Revise & resubmit)
“Environmental Activism & Party Politics in Electoral Authoritarian Russia.” (Conference draft; preparing for submission in Summer 2022)
“Disappearing Research: Academic Censorship in Chinese Universities” with Ning Leng (Conference draft, additional data collection in Summer 2022)
“Should We Stay or Should We Go?: How International Foundations Respond to Restrictions in Authoritarian Contexts.” (Conference draft)
Book Reviews
“Book Review: Libman, Alexander, and Michael Rochlitz. Federalism in China and Russia: Story of Success and Story of Failure," Russian Review, 80(2). 2021.
“Book Review: Ellen Mickiewicz, No Illusions: The Voices of Russia’s Future Leaders,” The Soviet and Post-Soviet Review, 42(2). 2015.
Public Scholarship
“Putin Called Fleeing Russians 'Traitors.' Who's Actually Leaving?” (with Laura Henry) The Washington Post. 31 March 2022.
“Opportunities and Constraints for Civil Society in China.” Harvard Ash Center CommuniquéMagazine. 8 December 2021.
“Partnering for Overseas Development: International NGOs' Changing Engagement with China.” (with Wendy Leutert and Austin Strange) Harvard Fairbank Center Blog. 29 June 2020.
“Comparing Recent NGO Laws in Russia and China: Do Russia’s Laws Foreshadow China’s Future?” ChinaFile: The China NGO Project. 10 August 2017.
“Putin Joins the Climate Change Deniers.” (with Peter Rutland) Transitions Online. 18 April 2017.
“Rising Temperatures.” The New York Times. 12 September 2012. Appeared in print in: TheInternational Herald Tribune. 13 September 2012. Page 6.
“Deep Trouble.” Transitions Online. 10 February 2010. Reprinted as: “A Setback for Russia’s Lake Baikal.” Business Week (now Bloomberg). 12 February 2010.