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News & Announcements
Workshops, publications, events, calls for papers, and other updates from across the PAL network.
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New Book Examines Legal Resistance to Autocracy
The volume brings together PAL scholars and collaborators to explore democratic resilience across diverse national contexts.
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PAL Research Receives Two Major Academic Awards
The recognitions honor a book on authoritarian populism and an article advancing the theory of autocratic legalism.
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PAL at LSA 2025: Four Panels on Autocratic Legalism and Resistance
PAL researchers will present new comparative research spanning multiple jurisdictions and forms of democratic resistance.
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PAL Heads to Denver for the 2024 LSA Annual Meeting
PAL and GRAD researchers will take part in three panels, a book session, and a roundtable at the 2024 LSA Annual Meeting.
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Scheppele’s 2019 address is published by Law & Society Review
The article that helped inspire the Project on Autocratic Legalism is now available in its published form.
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PAL Studies Showcased on IACL Blog Symposium
Essays examine autocratic legalism through country studies and comparative analysis.
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Wisconsin Law hosts Workshop on Resistance to Authoritarianism
Scholars from across the globe will gather in Wisconsin to examine legal resistance to authoritarianism across diverse national contexts.
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PAL is heading to Puerto Rico
PAL and GRAD researchers will present new work at the 2023 Law and Society Association Annual Meeting.
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Wisconsin Hosts Hybrid Roundtable on Resistance to Authoritarianism
GRAD researchers convened at the University of Wisconsin to explore legal, institutional, and grassroots strategies for resisting authoritarianism.
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On Autocratic Legalism and the Birth of PAL
The concept of autocratic legalism became the foundation for a global research network following Kim Lane Scheppele’s 2019 LSA Presidential Address.