CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2024
| Author | Trapeznicova, Evgenia |
|---|---|
| Title | Between Trees And Tyranny: Nature, Human Rights, And Peacebuilding In Belarus. A Cross-Disciplinary Approach |
| Summary | This study investigates the decline of the rule of law in Belarus, focusing on the authoritarian government's strategy of leveraging nature to consolidate power. With civil activism heavily suppressed, the regime's manipulation of environmental factors as a means of control remains an understudied area, especially within Eastern European contexts. This paper bridges environmental activism and legal studies, proposing that these repressed movements still offer crucial support to the democratic movement in Belarus. The research identifies a foundation for environmental peace-building and the establishment of eco-centric laws rooted in local traditions and aligned with international standards. The study's innovative approach—using body-centered practices–dance, meditation, theatre–to engage activists in legal drafting—proved effective, producing a constitution draft that resonates with personal experiences and may guide future research in this area. Keywords: political ecology, legal studies, action research, cross-disciplinary, Belarus, environmental justice, cross-species fairness, nature. |
| Supervisor | Steger Tamara |
| Department | Legal Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2024/trapeznicova_eva.pdf |
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