Ora John Reuter is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. He earned his B.A. in Political Science and Russian from Sewanee: The University of the South and M.A. and Ph.D. in Political Science from Emory University.

Professor Reuter specializes in comparative politics, with an interest in authoritarian regimes.

Representative Publications

Reuter, Ora John, et al. “Local Elections in Authoritarian Regimes: An Elite-Based Theory With Evidence From Russian Mayoral Elections.” Comparative Political Studies 49.5 (2016): 662-697.

Frye, Timothy, et al. “Is Putin’s Popularity Real?.” Post-Soviet Affairs 33.1 (2017): 1-15.

Reuter, Ora John, and Graeme B. Robertson. “Legislatures, Cooptation, and Social Protest in Contemporary Authoritarian Regimes.” The Journal of Politics 77.1 (2014): 235-248.