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1. Collective Digital Identity of Russian Nationalist Organisations in the Invasion of Ukraine
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikationAbstract : This project investigates Russian nationalist organisations during the invasion of Ukraine, to study their collective identity and practises. It features an ethnography of 26 organisations, their websites and social media. Their content is coded via a semiotic framework, categorising their symbols, images, content posted and other identity tropes. READ MORE
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2. Eurasianism in Sweden - the reception of Dugin's theories in Swedish identitarian forums
University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionenAbstract : With Russia becoming increasingly hostile towards the West with the culmination of the full-scale invasion into Ukraine in February of 2022, the rhetoric of Putin has been linked to the philosophy of a geopolitically aggressive right-wing sociologist called Alexander Dugin. With several previous statements pertaining to the delegitimization of the sovereignty of Europe Dugin has previously argued for the Finlandization of the continent as a way for Russia to reactivate its imperial past. READ MORE
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3. Responsibility to Protect, Eurasianism, or Russkiy Mir? : A study examining which of the conceptual framings ‘Responsibility to Protect’, ‘Eurasianism’, and ‘Russkiy Mir’ has been the most prominent in Russia’s legitimation of its intervention in Kazakhstan, January 2022
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationerAbstract : In January 2022, violent protests and clashes broke out in Kazakhstan and the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organisation decided to intervene. Although Russia tends to be a strong defender of Westphalian sovereignty and a frequent critic of interventions carried out by the West, this was not the first time Russia intervened in another country. READ MORE
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4. What can cooperation in the Black Sea Region teach us about Securitization Theory
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : As a relatively new theoretical framework, Securitization Theory has been criticized for its descriptive, rather than explanatory, nature, lack of unified methodology and its limited transferability. By using the Black Sea Region as an empirical example, I offer a new perspective on the merits of Securitization Theory–namely that it should be seen as a step towards an integrated multidisciplinary approach that allows for a dialogue between different theoretical schools. READ MORE
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5. A New Russian Idea? : Neo-Eurasianist Ideas in the Russian Presidential Addressesto the Federal Assembly 2014 – 2016
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This essay aims to determine the prevalence of Neo-Eurasianist ideas in the Russian official political discourse be examining the Presidential Addresses to the Federal Assembly 2014, 2015 and 2016. Neo-Eurasianism is understood as a political ideology encompassing narratives, norms and policy suggestions. The study is conducted in two steps. READ MORE
