The academic literature offers different views on the strength of Ukraine's civil society, but
Ukraine's massive civic engagement and collective action, most recently in defense against …

Across the globe, movements are confronting states and elites, challenging inequalities and
mobilising for greater justice, a stronger voice, and progressive policy changes. In this …

In this introduction to special issue 'After Utopia: Leftist Imaginaries and Activist Politics in the
Postsocialist World', we explore the theoretical implications for thinking about activism as a …

Gender mainstreaming (GM) is a strategy to empower women and promote gender equality.
Using mixed-methods, this study draws on perspectives of non-governmental organizations …

Political development of emerging liberal democracies is gauged based on the level of
democratic governance. Democratic governance promotes citizens' participation …

The case of civic activism discussed here is one of the very few successful campaigns in
Georgia. We argue that the success of the 'Save Gudiashvili Square'initiative was largely …

Drawing on research conducted with a range of actors in Armenia during the aftermath of the
2020 war over Nagorno Karabakh, we examine the potential and limits of local agency …

A quarter of a century ago, huge demonstrations marked the fall of communism. The right to
protest was the first natural consequence of regime change for the people of central and …

What kinds of political possibilities can be created in the face of postsocialist precarity at the
intersection of socialist inheritance and violence accelerated under militarist and neoliberal …

The Caucasus is defined by its magnificent mountains, its location between the Caspian and
Black Seas and its belonging, both geographically and culturally, to both the Near/Middle …