Dr Dara Conduit
Lecturer in Political Science
School of Social and Political Sciences
36 Scholarly works
3 Projects
HIGHLIGHTS
2026
Book Chapter
Integrating an ethics of care into teaching autocracy
DOI: 10.4337/9781035353460.000182026
Journal article
Hostage taking or hostage making? the case for prioritising outcomes in identifying and modelling hostage diplomacy
DOI: 10.1080/18335330.2026.26151522025
Journal article
Legal Accountability in Frozen Conflicts: Lessons from Syria
DOI: 10.1163/1875984x-202500052025
Journal article
Digital Authoritarianism and the Global Technology Industry: Evidence from Iran
DOI: 10.1017/gov.2024.312023
Research grants (other domestic)
Beyond Disinformation: Assessing the Digital Communications Strategies of Hybrid Neo-Authoritarian Empires
2022
Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)
Digital Authoritarian Practices and the 21st Century Autocrat
2022
Research grants (other domestic)
Digital Authoritarian Practices and the 21st Century Autocrat
RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS
2025
Journal article
The political economy of digital authoritarianism: evidence from the Iranian regime’s implementation of technology
DOI: 10.1080/13510347.2025.25147662024
Journal article
Sentiment and Objectivity in Iranian State-Sponsored Propaganda on Twitter
DOI: 10.1109/TCSS.2023.32737292024
Journal article
Digital authoritarianism and the devolution of authoritarian rule: examining Syria’s patriotic hackers
DOI: 10.1080/13510347.2023.21877812022
Book Chapter
Is Growing the Iran–China Relationship as Easy as Building a Belt and Road?
DOI: 10.1163/9789004510005_0052022
Book Chapter
Securing Iran in the Internet Age
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-53494-3_112021
Scholarly Contribution to Database/Website
Predicting the predictable: What do pre-election polls tell us about Iran’s election?