...Adrian Schiffbeck; Adrian Basaraba This article aims primarily to explain the manner in which political communication is able to influence the decision to start a protest under conditions of dictatorship. The role of mass media and several communication channels in an oppressed society is connected...

...Paul D’Anieri Of Ukraine’s six presidential transitions, only those in 2010 and 2019 proceeded entirely as envisioned in the constitution. In several cases, elections and transitions resulted from ad hoc arrangements made to address political crises. In one case, street protests forced...

...Ivan Fomin; Olga Nadskakuła-Kaczmarczyk This article seeks to provide a better understanding of the dynamics of the nationwide protests that appeared in Russia as a result of the large-scale political campaigns of 2017–18. On the basis of an original database devoted to six protests, organized...

...Gerald M. Easter As Russia’s post-communist regime descends deeper into authoritarianism, protest politics has become a regular feature of the political landscape. As such, President Putin increasingly faces the “dictator’s dilemma”: How much coercion to deploy against protesters without incurring...

...Ming Sing This article aims to identify the causes that underlie the mass participation in anti-authoritarian protests of Hong Kong in 2019. The research draws from the perceived performance approach and social learning approach and uses survey data to explain the mass participation. Four variables...

...Timofey Agarin © 2016 The Regents of the University of California. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved. 2016 The Regents of the University of California Citizen participation Postcommunist Europe Civil society Democratization Protest Development ernment, which...

...Toma Burean; Gabriel Badescu In January 2012, in several cities of Romania, people turned out to streets to protest. The protests were linked to the wave of movements such as the Indignados or Occupy Wall Street. The students were especially visible among protesters. In this paper, we show...

...Elena Vinogradova; Irina Kozina; Linda Cook This paper aims to explain the characteristics and internal mechanisms of protest activity and solidarity among Russia’s industrial workers over the past two decades. Both academic discussions and officials’ attitudes toward protests prove contradictory...

.... All rights reserved. 2010 The Regents of the University of California Russia Labor Strikes Injustice Mobilization Protest a London School of Economics and Political Science, London WC2A 2AE, UK Russia. In sectors as different as paper processing, mining and transportation...

... of protest, in which the central question is whether protests achieve a “tipping point” that makes them continue to grow larger until success is inevitable. The actions of elites, it is argued, play a decisive role in whether mass protests reach a tipping point. The argument is examined through a paired...