Escape from Politics: Is There a Future for Youth Political Protests in Siberia and the Far East?
In the last few years, great attention has been paid to the protest potential of students, especially in the context of the mass protests of 2021-2022, which happened at both federal and regional levels. An important scientific issue, which is of practical importance for public authorities and polit...
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Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)
2022-12-01
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| description | In the last few years, great attention has been paid to the protest potential of students, especially in the context of the mass protests of 2021-2022, which happened at both federal and regional levels. An important scientific issue, which is of practical importance for public authorities and politicians, is determining the motivations and actualization of the student protest movements, as the most organized segment of the youth environment. Based on the results of 14 focus groups held in 8 border regions of Siberia and the Far East (including the Altai Krai, the Zabaykalsky Krai, the Primorsky Krai and the Khabarovsk Krai, the Omsk Oblast, as well as Tyva, Buryatia and Altai Republics) as well as the analysis of the social media and blogosphere of the mentioned regions, the author suggests that the students experience fears, weariness, and disappointment. However, the factors actualizing the protest moods are highly limited. Actual precedents and threats of criminal prosecution that have been applied to the political activists by the government since 2019, as well as the pressure from the authorities and the socialization agents, lead to the demoralization of the youth and their refusal to participate not only in protests but also in pro-government events. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-81b3d86860b24c209cf844ca7c4d12b22022-12-29T09:21:08ZengPeoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)RUDN Journal of Political Science2313-14382313-14462022-12-0124490491710.22363/2313-1438-2022-24-4-904-91721025Escape from Politics: Is There a Future for Youth Political Protests in Siberia and the Far East?Dmitry A. Kazantsev0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7287-6413Altai State UniversityIn the last few years, great attention has been paid to the protest potential of students, especially in the context of the mass protests of 2021-2022, which happened at both federal and regional levels. An important scientific issue, which is of practical importance for public authorities and politicians, is determining the motivations and actualization of the student protest movements, as the most organized segment of the youth environment. Based on the results of 14 focus groups held in 8 border regions of Siberia and the Far East (including the Altai Krai, the Zabaykalsky Krai, the Primorsky Krai and the Khabarovsk Krai, the Omsk Oblast, as well as Tyva, Buryatia and Altai Republics) as well as the analysis of the social media and blogosphere of the mentioned regions, the author suggests that the students experience fears, weariness, and disappointment. However, the factors actualizing the protest moods are highly limited. Actual precedents and threats of criminal prosecution that have been applied to the political activists by the government since 2019, as well as the pressure from the authorities and the socialization agents, lead to the demoralization of the youth and their refusal to participate not only in protests but also in pro-government events.https://journals.rudn.ru/political-science/article/viewFile/32831/21403protestprotest potentialyouthstudentsregionsrussian federationsiberiarussian far east |
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| title | Escape from Politics: Is There a Future for Youth Political Protests in Siberia and the Far East? |
| title_full | Escape from Politics: Is There a Future for Youth Political Protests in Siberia and the Far East? |
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| title_short | Escape from Politics: Is There a Future for Youth Political Protests in Siberia and the Far East? |
| title_sort | escape from politics is there a future for youth political protests in siberia and the far east |
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