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Anti-regime action and geopolitical polarization: understanding protester dispositions in Belarus.
- Source :
- Post-Soviet Affairs; Jan-Mar2022, Vol. 38 Issue 1/2, p62-87, 26p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Do geopolitical orientations distinguish anti-Lukashenka protesters from non-protesters in Belarus? Employing data from an original online protest survey among 18+year-old citizens of Belarus residing in the country (MOBILISE 2020, n= 17,174) fielded 18August2020–29January2021, this paper compares protesters (n = 11,719) to non-protesters (n = 5,455) to better understand the dispositions that distinguish them. First, our logistic regression analysis finds robust evidence of polarization along geopolitical lines (with protesters preferring apro-EU and an anti-Russia orientation). Second, we show that pro-EU foreign policy preferences of protesters are neither temporally determined nor driven by the crisis, and are thus foundational among the positions held by anti-regime protesters. Third, we find that pro-EU and anti-Russia attitudes align with liberal democratic dispositions. Our study calls for the more systematic integration of foreign policy preferences into the comparative study of mobilization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1060586X
- Volume :
- 38
- Issue :
- 1/2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Post-Soviet Affairs
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 156163028
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/1060586X.2022.2034134