Bryon Moraski
Professor, Department of Political Science
University of Florida Term Professor, 2017-2020 & 2021-2024
Teaching & Research
I regularly teach classes on domestic politics in Russia, Russian foreign policy, and elections outside the United States.
My current book manuscript, Russia versus European Liberalism, investigates Russia’s assault on Europe’s liberal values. The work demonstrates Russia’s ability to capitalize on its position within the Council of Europe while also revealing the roles that Russia-sympathizers played in subverting the organization’s founding principles. Party Politics in Russia and Ukraine (2022) explains how diverging regime trajectories influence the effects that major electoral system changes can have on the behavior of parties and legislators. In The Regional Roots of Russia’s Political Regime (2017), Bill Reisinger and I use electoral politics at the national and subnational levels to investigate the resurgence of authoritarianism in Russia. By disaggregating Russia, we emphasize the degree to which post-Soviet Russian politics hinged on the Kremlin’s evolving relationship with Russia’s regions. Elections by Design (2006), meanwhile, examines the origins of subnational legislative electoral systems in Russia following the collapse of the Soviet Union, highlighting how the politics of institutional design deviates from scholarly prescription.
Contact Information
Email: bmoraski@ufl.edu
Phone: (352) 273-2361
Office: 313 Anderson Hall
Spring 2025 Office Hours
Mondays & Wednesdays, 1:00-2:30 pm or by appointment.