Impact of Repression on Mobilization: The Case of the Euromaidan Protests in Ukraine

The article discusses how repressive actions by governments and political leaders against political dissenters have led to mass mobilization by analyzing the case of the Euromaidan protests in Ukraine in 2013-2014. Topics include how excessive police or military violence against peaceful protestors...

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Main Author: Gladun, Andrii (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: Social justice
Year: 2019, Volume: 46, Issue: 2/3, Pages: 29-50
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Keywords:
Political Participation
Collective Action
PUBLIC demonstrations
Audiences
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Summary:The article discusses how repressive actions by governments and political leaders against political dissenters have led to mass mobilization by analyzing the case of the Euromaidan protests in Ukraine in 2013-2014. Topics include how excessive police or military violence against peaceful protestors could cause defection among law enforcement and gain new protestors and the Euromaidan protest against the postponement of Ukraine to join the European Union (EU).