CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2017
| Author | Shuman, Mariam |
|---|---|
| Title | Political Activism in the Authoritarian Regime: Russian Actionism as the Cause Celebre |
| Summary | Political activism in the authoritarian state is an interesting phenomenon. Despite commonly held beliefs that in Russia the civil society did not develop since the disintegration of the USSR, I argue that given the minimal democracy within an authoritarian state can produce certain forms of political protest. In particular, I discuss the emergence of so-called Moscow Actionism, with its eccentric representatives, who managed to grasp international community's attention. Using the discourse analysis of the material provided by the activist and the process tracing of the modified "boomerang pattern" theory I explain how ideas voiced by the political activists in limited conditions are diffused outside and, as a result, help develop the civil society in the authoritarian regime. |
| Supervisor | Erin Kristin Jenne |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2017/shuman_mariam.pdf |
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