Research
Book
Elizabeth R. Nugent. After Repression: How Polarization Derails Democratic Transition. Princeton University Press, 2020.
Peer-Reviewed Articles
Politics of Authoritarianism
Elizabeth R. Nugent and Alexandra A. Siegel. "How Exiles Mobilize Domestic Dissent." Accepted for publication at Journal of Politics. PDF Appendix
Elizabeth R. Nugent and Michael T. Hoffman. "Remembering the Counterrevolution: Disappointment, Denial, and Demobilization." Democratization 32.2 (2025): 315-349. PDF
Elizabeth R. Nugent and Steven Brooke. ``Who Votes After a Coup? Theory and Evidence from Egypt.'' Mediterranean Politics 28.4 (2023): 611-638. PDF
Alexandra Domike Blackman, Sarah Kammourh and Elizabeth R. Nugent. "Exposure to State Violence and Substance Use." Research & Politics 9.4 (2022). PDF Replication materials
Mai Hassan, Daniel Mattingly and Elizabeth R. Nugent. "Political Control." Annual Review of Political Science 25 (2022): 155-174. PDF
Chantal E. Berman and Elizabeth R. Nugent. "Regionalism in New Democracies: The Authoritarian Origins of Voter-Party Linkages." Political Research Quarterly 73.4 (2020): 908-922. PDF Replication materials
Steven Brooke and Elizabeth R. Nugent. "Exclusion and Violence after the Egyptian Coup." Middle East Law and Governance 12.1 (2020), 61-85. PDF
Elizabeth R. Nugent. "The Psychology of Repression and Polarization." World Politics 72.2 (2020), 291-334. PDF Replication materials
Elizabeth R. Nugent and Chantal E. Berman. "Ctrl-Alt-Revolt? Online and Offline Networks during the 2011 Egyptian Uprising." Middle East Law and Governance 10.1 (2018): 59-90. PDF
Religion & Politics
Graeme Blair, Rebecca Littman, Elizabeth R. Nugent, Rebecca Wolfe, Mohammed Bukar, Benjamin Crisman, Anthony Etim, Chad Hazlett and Jiyoung Kim. "Trusted Authorities Can Change Minds and Shift Norms during Conflict." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118.41 (2021). PDF Preanalysis plan Replication materials
Sharan Grewal, Amaney Jamal, Tarek Masoud, and Elizabeth R. Nugent. "Poverty and Divine Rewards: The Electoral Advantage of Islamist Political Parties." American Journal of Political Science 63.4 (2019): 859-874. PDF Replication materials
C. Christine Fair, Rebecca Littman, and Elizabeth R. Nugent. "Conceptions of Shari`a and Support for Militancy and Democratic Values: Evidence from Pakistan." Political Science Research and Methods 6:3 (2018), 429-448. PDF Replication materials
Elizabeth R. Nugent, Tarek Masoud, and Amaney Jamal. "Arab Responses to Western Hegemony: Experimental Evidence from Egypt." Journal of Conflict Resolution 6.2 (2018): 254-288. PDF Replication materials
Michael T. Hoffman and Elizabeth R. Nugent. "Communal Religious Practice and Support for Armed Parties: Evidence from Lebanon." Journal of Conflict Resolution 61.4 (2017): 869-902. PDF Replication materials
Tarek Masoud, Amaney Jamal, and Elizabeth R. Nugent. "Using the Qur'an to Empower Arab Women? Theory and Experimental Evidence From Egypt." Comparative Political Studies 49.12 (2016): 1555-1598. PDF Replication materials
Other
Book Chapter
Elizabeth R. Nugent. "Party Systems in Muslim Societies." The Oxford Handbook of Muslim Societies, edited by Melani Cammett and Pauline Jones. Oxford University Press, 2021. PDF
Working Papers
"All in the Family? Political Socialization and the Legacies of State Violence" with Alexandra Blackman, Nicholas J. Lotito, and Daniel Tavana
"Comparative Sharia: A Multi-Country Analysis of Conceptions of Islamism and Support for Democracy" with Samuel Dunham, C. Christine Fair, Rebecca Littman, and Michael Robbins
"System Justification in Authoritarian Regimes: Theory and Evidence from Egypt" (revise and resubmit)
In Progress
Exiles (book manuscript; workshop held in September 2024)
``The Anatomy of Religious Infrastructure in MENA'' with Yousuf Abdelfatah, Gordon Arsenoff, Emre Ceyhun, Amaney Jamal, Hannah Kazis-Taylor, Michael Robbins, and Hani Warith
"Changing the Conversation around COP27" with Florian Sichart
"Exile and Revolution" with Isabelle DeSisto
"Beyond 'Do No Harm': Trauma-Informed Research in Political Science"
Elizabeth R. Nugent. After Repression: How Polarization Derails Democratic Transition. Princeton University Press, 2020.
- Arabic-language translation forthcoming with Jarrous Press (as of May 2025)
- Persian-language translation forthcoming with Nogaam Publishing (as of May 2025)
Peer-Reviewed Articles
Politics of Authoritarianism
Elizabeth R. Nugent and Alexandra A. Siegel. "How Exiles Mobilize Domestic Dissent." Accepted for publication at Journal of Politics. PDF Appendix
Elizabeth R. Nugent and Michael T. Hoffman. "Remembering the Counterrevolution: Disappointment, Denial, and Demobilization." Democratization 32.2 (2025): 315-349. PDF
Elizabeth R. Nugent and Steven Brooke. ``Who Votes After a Coup? Theory and Evidence from Egypt.'' Mediterranean Politics 28.4 (2023): 611-638. PDF
Alexandra Domike Blackman, Sarah Kammourh and Elizabeth R. Nugent. "Exposure to State Violence and Substance Use." Research & Politics 9.4 (2022). PDF Replication materials
Mai Hassan, Daniel Mattingly and Elizabeth R. Nugent. "Political Control." Annual Review of Political Science 25 (2022): 155-174. PDF
Chantal E. Berman and Elizabeth R. Nugent. "Regionalism in New Democracies: The Authoritarian Origins of Voter-Party Linkages." Political Research Quarterly 73.4 (2020): 908-922. PDF Replication materials
Steven Brooke and Elizabeth R. Nugent. "Exclusion and Violence after the Egyptian Coup." Middle East Law and Governance 12.1 (2020), 61-85. PDF
Elizabeth R. Nugent. "The Psychology of Repression and Polarization." World Politics 72.2 (2020), 291-334. PDF Replication materials
Elizabeth R. Nugent and Chantal E. Berman. "Ctrl-Alt-Revolt? Online and Offline Networks during the 2011 Egyptian Uprising." Middle East Law and Governance 10.1 (2018): 59-90. PDF
Religion & Politics
Graeme Blair, Rebecca Littman, Elizabeth R. Nugent, Rebecca Wolfe, Mohammed Bukar, Benjamin Crisman, Anthony Etim, Chad Hazlett and Jiyoung Kim. "Trusted Authorities Can Change Minds and Shift Norms during Conflict." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118.41 (2021). PDF Preanalysis plan Replication materials
Sharan Grewal, Amaney Jamal, Tarek Masoud, and Elizabeth R. Nugent. "Poverty and Divine Rewards: The Electoral Advantage of Islamist Political Parties." American Journal of Political Science 63.4 (2019): 859-874. PDF Replication materials
C. Christine Fair, Rebecca Littman, and Elizabeth R. Nugent. "Conceptions of Shari`a and Support for Militancy and Democratic Values: Evidence from Pakistan." Political Science Research and Methods 6:3 (2018), 429-448. PDF Replication materials
Elizabeth R. Nugent, Tarek Masoud, and Amaney Jamal. "Arab Responses to Western Hegemony: Experimental Evidence from Egypt." Journal of Conflict Resolution 6.2 (2018): 254-288. PDF Replication materials
Michael T. Hoffman and Elizabeth R. Nugent. "Communal Religious Practice and Support for Armed Parties: Evidence from Lebanon." Journal of Conflict Resolution 61.4 (2017): 869-902. PDF Replication materials
Tarek Masoud, Amaney Jamal, and Elizabeth R. Nugent. "Using the Qur'an to Empower Arab Women? Theory and Experimental Evidence From Egypt." Comparative Political Studies 49.12 (2016): 1555-1598. PDF Replication materials
Other
Book Chapter
Elizabeth R. Nugent. "Party Systems in Muslim Societies." The Oxford Handbook of Muslim Societies, edited by Melani Cammett and Pauline Jones. Oxford University Press, 2021. PDF
Working Papers
"All in the Family? Political Socialization and the Legacies of State Violence" with Alexandra Blackman, Nicholas J. Lotito, and Daniel Tavana
"Comparative Sharia: A Multi-Country Analysis of Conceptions of Islamism and Support for Democracy" with Samuel Dunham, C. Christine Fair, Rebecca Littman, and Michael Robbins
"System Justification in Authoritarian Regimes: Theory and Evidence from Egypt" (revise and resubmit)
In Progress
Exiles (book manuscript; workshop held in September 2024)
``The Anatomy of Religious Infrastructure in MENA'' with Yousuf Abdelfatah, Gordon Arsenoff, Emre Ceyhun, Amaney Jamal, Hannah Kazis-Taylor, Michael Robbins, and Hani Warith
"Changing the Conversation around COP27" with Florian Sichart
"Exile and Revolution" with Isabelle DeSisto
"Beyond 'Do No Harm': Trauma-Informed Research in Political Science"