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 …

For more than two decades a key pillar of regime stability in Belarus was legitimation
through economic stability and security, prompting experts to speak of a “social contract” …

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

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 …

How do gender anxieties shape pro-state and/or state-led contentions (SLCs)? Taking cues
from several theoretical and methodological traditions, I develop a gender-driven theory of …

In summer and autumn 2020, Belarus witnessed unprecedented pre-electoral mobilization
during the presidential campaign followed by equally unprecedented mass protests against …

Belarus galt lange als Muster eines stabilen autoritären Regimes. Seit 26 Jahren herrscht
dort Aljaksandr Lukašenka. Das zentrale Organisationsprinzip der Elite ist ein pyramidales …

This thesis explores the impact of the regime policies of Azerbaijan on the perceptions of
politics of young people in Azerbaijan, focusing on the experiences of undergraduate …

Abstract The Belarusian Republican Youth Union (BRYU) is an administered mass
organization for youth in contemporary Belarus and has been supported by the Lukashenka …

Введение: для укрепления Союзного государства Беларуси и России необходимо
использовать комплекс эффективных и разноуровневых проинтеграционных …