Daniel Munday In 'PhD doctoral researchers' IDD Doctoral research degreesInternational Development PhD/MPhilIDD staff A History of Autocracy Promotion, 1963 - 2018 Daniel is undertaking doctoral research into the process of autocracy promotion; external support given to recipient non-Western authoritarian regimes designed to bolster and stabilise their rule. Central to this project’s understanding of autocracy promotion is how recipient regimes can utilise agency-leveraging strategies to shape how autocracy promotion is undertaken. The project demonstrates how autocracy promotion is a mutually constructed phenomenon, shaped both by external supporters and recipient regimes themselves. Supervisors: Professor Nic Cheeseman and Dr Jonathan Fisher Contact: djm699@student.bham.ac.uk Twitter: @DanJMunday Biography Daniel previously studied for an Bachelor’s degree in International Relations at Aberystwyth University, with a particular focus upon Non-Western politics and global inequalities. During this time, he worked with a local charity in Tajikistan on youth empowerment and English language training. Following this, Daniel undertook a Master’s degree in International Development, and a second Master’s in Social Research before commencing his current PhD research. Research Interests Global Authoritarianism Africa-China relations Africa in International Relations African Agency Qualifications BScEcon International Politics and the Non-Western World, Aberystwyth University (1st Class Honours) MSc International Development (Governance & Statebuilding), University of Birmingham (Distinction) MA Social Research with African Studies, University of Birmingham (Distinction) Teaching Responsibilities Teaching assistant: 'Understanding International Relations', 2020/21 Teaching assistant: ‘Fundamentals of Quantitative Research Methods’, 2019/20. Professional Memberships Student Representative for the Development Studies Association (DSA) Member of the African Studies Association UK (ASA) Conference Papers Paper presented at the Midlands African Studies Hub (MASH) Conference, 17th October 2019, ‘How Ethiopian elites pursue agency within structural constraints’ Publications Munday, D (2021) ‘Russian Mercenaries in the Central African Republic Create Problems for Democratic Actors’ LSE Africa 5th May. https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/2021/05/05/russian-mercenaries-military-entral-african-republic-problems-democratic-actors/ Munday, D (2020) ‘Africa-China Relations during the COVID Pandemic’ Democracy in Africa 10th November. http://democracyinafrica.org/africa-china-relations-during-the-covid-pandemic/ Munday, D (2020) ‘China, Taiwan and Africa: The Case of Somaliland’ Democracy in Africa 7th September. http://democracyinafrica.org/china-taiwan-and-africa-the-case-of-somaliland/ Munday, D (2018) ‘Democracy in Difficult Terrain: The Outcome of Western Democracy Promotion in Tajikistan’ Undergraduate Journal of Politics and International Relations Vol. 1, No. 1