The fall of the Soviet bloc brought a sense of optimism for the establishment of open and
democratic civil societies; however, the transition has been inconsistent and varied across …

This article examines the changes and continuities in youth policy practice in the Russian
Federation and the Republic of Belarus from the mid-1980s until the present day. The article …

Chinese campuses have been remarkably calm since the post-1989 repression. Yet, the
absence of contention masks profound changes in the party-state's campus management …

Based on extensive and diverse primary material, this article provides a detailed analysis of
the development of Belarusian government-affiliated youth organisations from the late …

National celebrations have been defined as manifestations of collective identities that glorify
the nation and strengthen the national community. However, the magnitude and design of …

Growing research on state‐organized mobilizations (SOMs) has yet to establish a clear
connection between cultural backlash movements in authoritarian regimes and a broad …

This article investigates how culture is transformed via public creative endeavors in modern-
day Belarus. From ethnographic observations and analyses of cultural discourses, it shows …

What tools do authoritarian regimes possess for responding to new political and socio-
economic threats? This essay presents a case study of the 2014–2019 reorganisation of the …

Post-Soviet Belarus is peripheral in terms of its geopolitical interest. Accordingly, few articles
on Belarus and its youth have been published in Western journals. Of those articles about …

Growing research on state-organized mobilizations (SOMs) has yet to establish a clear
connection between cultural back-lash movements in authoritarian regimes and a broad …