Who are the people who, in the face of extreme repression, unexpectedly take to the streets
en masse in an authoritarian state? This article aims to answer this question with reference …

One of the distinctive traits of the Belarusian 'revolution-in-the-making', sparked by alleged
falsifications during the presidential elections and brutal repressions of protest afterwards …

Understanding the scale and nature of changes that have occurred in Belarus since the
2020 protests, not only at the political but also at the societal level, is crucial to our ability to …

Although a number of texts have focused on the role of emotion in the dynamics of political
mobilization, their focus has been predominantly on the initial stages of protest in the context …

This article uses the gender perspective to compare the 2020 Belarus protests and the Arab
Spring and its aftermath in Egypt (2011–13). It argues that in both cases authoritarian …

The article uses the ontological security framework and the concept of liminality to analyze
Belarus liminal status vis-a-vis Russia and the role it has played in Russia's ontological …

Aliaksandr Lukashenka pushed through an overhaul of Belarus's constitution as a response
to the protests against the official results of the 2020 presidential election. The goal was to …

This article examines the intertwined logics of depoliticization and necropolitics as central
elements of illiberal authoritarian power in post-2020 Belarus. It sheds light on the …

This article analyzes the 2021–22 migration crisis at the EU-Belarus border through the
conceptual lens of visual biopolitics. Based on data available from the regime-run media in …

A growing body of research recognizes the impact of gender on social movement activity.
Yet, far less attention has focused on the deployment of repressive methods in a gendered …