Essays about: "Belarus"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 61 essays containing the word Belarus.
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21. Why Women Take to the Streets of Minsk : An Interview Study of Female Protesters' Motivations
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : While there are numerous examples of research investigating who would protest and why, the research fields of social movements and political participation have not done enough to understand the motivations of women in protest. Nor are there enough studies of the mobilisation of women in anti-regime protest in a post-communist context. READ MORE
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22. The Church-State Symphonia Resounding Through Third Rome : The Strive for Transnational Religious Identity and Unity
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utvecklingAbstract : The Soviet Union population was unified under the shared belief of being a part of a common goal for proletarianism, in disregard of religion. These sentiments were prevalent up until the union’s dissolution. Something which created an identity void, reinvigorating the need for spirituality. READ MORE
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23. Mobilizing Under Authoritarianism: A case study on state repression and individual motivations for civil society engagement in Minsk, Belarus.
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Mobilizing for increased human rights and democratization in authoritarian states comes with great costs and risks. The post-soviet country of Belarus is often referred to as a textbook example of a consolidated authoritarian state. Despite several attempts, Belarusian society has yet to move towards a democratic transition. READ MORE
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24. Let’s march, Belarusians! : a case study on ”March on, Babe!” movement against domestic violence in Belarus
University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskapAbstract : 5 October 2018, President Aliaksandr Lukashenka lashed out against a draft bill of the Law Against Domestic Violence. That very same day activists Svetlana Gatalskaya and Marysha Korzh created a Facebook page called “March On, Baby” to push for the rejected bill. After 48 hours, about 1700 both female and male Belarusians joined it. READ MORE
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25. Measuring cost efficiency of banks with different ownership types: Evidence from Belarus
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : This study investigates the correlation between the level of a bank’s cost efficiency and its belonging to one of the four ownership types existing in the Belarusian banking sector: core state-controlled, other state-controlled, foreign-controlled and domestic private banks. In order to analyze the data from the financial statements of all registered banks in Belarus under the period of 2010-2016, the Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA) is applied. READ MORE