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'''Karen Dawisha''' (December 2, 1949 – April 11, 2018) was an American political scientist and writer. She is a former professor in the Department of Political Science at Miami University in Oxford, [[Ohio]]. She is also a former director of The Havighurst Center for Russian and Post-Soviet Studies. She received her Ph.D. from a leading [[globalist]] academic institution, the [[London School of Economics]]. She also worked for the United States State Department.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E06j7azz0AM Is Putin’s Russia a Kleptocracy? And if so, so what?], person introducing Karen Dawisha gives a quick summary of her background</ref>  

'''Karen Dawisha''' (December 2, 1949 – April 11, 2018) was an American political scientist and writer. She is a former professor in the Department of Political Science at Miami University in Oxford, [[Ohio]]. She is also a former director of The Havighurst Center for Russian and Post-Soviet Studies. She received her Ph.D. from a leading [[globalist]] academic institution, the [[London School of Economics]]. She also worked for the United States State Department.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E06j7azz0AM Is Putin’s Russia a Kleptocracy? And if so, so what?], person introducing Karen Dawisha gives a quick summary of her background</ref>  

After stepping outside her traditional academic genre into the realm of [[biography]], Cambridge University Press refused to publish her book on [[Vladimir Putin]]  citing the [[United Kingdom]]'s [[libel]] laws.<ref>https://www.rferl.org/a/putin-book-shelved-mafia-ties/25321062.html</ref> The book was picked up by Simon & Schuster and published exclusively in the [[United States]]. Critics panned the book for sloppy research.<ref>https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2014/04/karen-dawisha-s-putin-book-blocked-by-british-libel-laws.html</ref><ref>https://www.economist.com/eastern-approaches/2014/04/03/a-book-too-far</ref><ref>https://deceptioninhighplaces.com/review-of-putins-kleptocracy-by-karen-dawisha/</ref>

After stepping outside her traditional academic genre into the realm of [[biography]], Cambridge University Press refused to publish her book on [[Vladimir Putin]]  citing the [[United Kingdom]]'s [[libel]] laws.<ref>https://www.rferl.org/a/putin-book-shelved-mafia-ties/25321062.html</ref> The book was picked up by Simon & Schuster and published exclusively in the [[United States]]. Critics panned the book for sloppy research.<ref>https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2014/04/karen-dawisha-s-putin-book-blocked-by-british-libel-laws.html</ref><ref>https://www.economist.com/eastern-approaches/2014/04/03/a-book-too-far</ref><ref>https://deceptioninhighplaces.com/review-of-putins-kleptocracy-by-karen-dawisha/</ref> Critics cite the main problem is the quality of the evidence which she describes as "the results of investigative journalism in the United States, Britain, Germany, Finland, France, and Italy, and all of this was backed by extensive interviews with Western officials who served in Moscow and St. Petersburg…and... the dump of nonredacted cables from [[Wikileaks]] is a very regrettable but also a completely fascinating source of information."<ref>pp.11-12.</ref>  There is almost no discussion about the quality of the sources when many very serious claims about individuals are made.

== Books ==

 

 

 

 

 

 

== Academic works ==

*''The International Politics of Eurasia: v. 8: Economic Transition in Russia and the New States of Eurasia 1st Edition'' by Karen Dawisha and S. Frederick Starr, Routledge; 1st edition (September 17, 2016)

*''The International Politics of Eurasia: v. 8: Economic Transition in Russia and the New States of Eurasia 1st Edition'' by Karen Dawisha and S. Frederick Starr, Routledge; 1st edition (September 17, 2016)

*''The Making of Foreign Policy in Russia and the New States of Eurasia'' [INTERNATIONAL POLITICS OF EURASIA, VOLUME 1] by Adeed Dawisha & Karen Dawisha (Editor), M.E. Sharpe (January 1, 1995)  

*''The Making of Foreign Policy in Russia and the New States of Eurasia'' [INTERNATIONAL POLITICS OF EURASIA, VOLUME 1] by Adeed Dawisha & Karen Dawisha (Editor), M.E. Sharpe (January 1, 1995)  

=== Videos: Karen Dawish speaks on her book: ''Putin's Kleptocracy: Who Owns Russia?'' ===

=== Fiction: Karen Dawish speaks on her book: ''Putin's Kleptocracy: Who Owns Russia?'' ===

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQZspfwydFw Putin's Kleptocracy: Who Owns Russia?], Tales of corruption in Russia are nothing new. But in her new book, “Putin’s Kleptocracy,” Karen Dawisha connects the dots between government and private sector corruption and Vladimir Putin’s rapid rise to power, leading to the question, who owns Russia?

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQZspfwydFw Putin's Kleptocracy: Who Owns Russia?], Tales of corruption in Russia are nothing new. But in her new book, “Putin’s Kleptocracy,” Karen Dawisha connects the dots between government and private sector corruption and Vladimir Putin’s rapid rise to power, leading to the question, who owns Russia?