Anastasiya Bayok and Sebastian Schiek participated in the second conference of the Network "International Diffusion and Cooperation among Authoritarian States" (IDCAR), which took place 2-3 October 2015 in Austin, Texas. Anastasiya Bayok presented a paper on "Patterns of Authoritarian Learning: Counterterrorism Policies in Russia, China and Central Asia". Sebastian Schiek presented a paper of "The Diffusion of illiberal norms and laws in the post-Soviet space: Learning or emulation?" (Co-author: Azam Isbaev).