Public resistance in Russia: Mobilizational opportunities and the effect of protest on public attitudes
The 2018–2020 “garbage” protests in Russia’s northerly Arkhangelsk Oblast’ have shown how an “apolitical” population can mobilize despite an increasingly repressive environment. Additionally, the Shiyes case may indicate the fate now facing Russian civic activism: mobilizational resources and experi...
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ftunivhelsihelda:oai:helda.helsinki.fi:10138/567481 2024-01-07T09:42:05+01:00 Public resistance in Russia: Mobilizational opportunities and the effect of protest on public attitudes Gorbacheva, Elena Slabinski, Daniella Aleksanteri Institute - Finnish Centre for Russian and East European Studies Doctoral Programme in Political, Societal and Regional Change 2023-11-23T05:18:01Z 4 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10138/567481 eng eng Finlands Akademi Helsingin yliopisto Gorbacheva , E & Slabinski , D 2023 , Public resistance in Russia: Mobilizational opportunities and the effect of protest on public attitudes . Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) . ORCID: /0000-0003-4635-7278/work/147400173 bf7a165b-7924-4237-a861-e5a31f4bf6d0 http://hdl.handle.net/10138/567481 restrictedAccess info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess 5171 Political Science Other contribution 2023 ftunivhelsihelda 2023-12-14T00:07:31Z The 2018–2020 “garbage” protests in Russia’s northerly Arkhangelsk Oblast’ have shown how an “apolitical” population can mobilize despite an increasingly repressive environment. Additionally, the Shiyes case may indicate the fate now facing Russian civic activism: mobilizational resources and experience have been weakened because many of the most experienced activists have had to leave Russia, while those who risked staying behind find themselves increasingly cut off from their colleagues in exile. Based on our analysis of the Shiyes case, as well as Russian civic activism more broadly, we argue that: • Russian civic activists have shown that it is possible to utilize mobilizational opportunities spurred by regime efforts to politicize “apolitical” issues. Protest participation in the “apolitical” Shiyes movement had an impact on political behavior, as evidenced by an increase in opposition votes. • Activists now in exile as well as those who have stayed behind are valuable carriers of mobilizational experiences. However, without continued Western support, mobilizational experiences and critical attitudes towards the Putin regime will remain an untapped resource. • Exchange of information and skills is needed in Russia; and in the West, reliable information from within Russia is sorely needed. Western donors and governments should therefore help to reduce the barriers that hamper the flow of information, e.g., by funding VPN (Virtual Private Network) services. Non peer reviewed Other/Unknown Material Arkhangelsk Arkhangelsk Oblast HELDA – University of Helsinki Open Repository |
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The 2018–2020 “garbage” protests in Russia’s northerly Arkhangelsk Oblast’ have shown how an “apolitical” population can mobilize despite an increasingly repressive environment. Additionally, the Shiyes case may indicate the fate now facing Russian civic activism: mobilizational resources and experience have been weakened because many of the most experienced activists have had to leave Russia, while those who risked staying behind find themselves increasingly cut off from their colleagues in exile. Based on our analysis of the Shiyes case, as well as Russian civic activism more broadly, we argue that: • Russian civic activists have shown that it is possible to utilize mobilizational opportunities spurred by regime efforts to politicize “apolitical” issues. Protest participation in the “apolitical” Shiyes movement had an impact on political behavior, as evidenced by an increase in opposition votes. • Activists now in exile as well as those who have stayed behind are valuable carriers of mobilizational experiences. However, without continued Western support, mobilizational experiences and critical attitudes towards the Putin regime will remain an untapped resource. • Exchange of information and skills is needed in Russia; and in the West, reliable information from within Russia is sorely needed. Western donors and governments should therefore help to reduce the barriers that hamper the flow of information, e.g., by funding VPN (Virtual Private Network) services. Non peer reviewed |
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Public resistance in Russia: Mobilizational opportunities and the effect of protest on public attitudes |
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