Civil society and external actors: how linkages with the EU and Russia interact with socio-political orders in Belarus and Ukraine

H. Mazepus; A. Dimitrova; M. Frear; T. Chulitskaya; O. Keudel; N. Onopriychuk; N. Rabava

doi:10.1080/21599165.2021.1873780

Civil society and external actors: how linkages with the EU and Russia interact with socio-political orders in Belarus and Ukraine

H. Mazepus
, A. Dimitrova
, M. Frear
, T. Chulitskaya
, O. Keudel
, N. Onopriychuk
, N. Rabava

Political Science and Public Administration

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© 2021 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.What is the importance of linkages between civil society and external actors? In this article we map the landscape of civil society organisations in Belarus and Ukraine linked to the EU or Russia. Compiling an extensive dataset of organisations, we identify which domains they belong to. We find that linkages with Russia prevail in the culture domain and are based on shared past and exclusive identities. By contrast, linkages with the EU operate in domains related to a democratic future and include diverse groups. These linkages interact dynamically with limited access orders: where they can contribute to opening, they are often restricted.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	43-64
Number of pages	22
Journal	East European Politics
Volume	37
Issue number	1
Early online date	9 Feb 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/21599165.2021.1873780
Publication status	Published - 2021

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This research has been supported by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement no. 693382. This article reflects solely the views of the authors and the European Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains. The authors thank the anonymous reviewers, the editors of the journal, and Dr. Dimiter Toshkov for their insightful comments. We are very grateful to the experts who participated in the data validation process. This work was supported by Horizon 2020 Framework Programme [grant number 693382]. This research has been supported by the European Union?s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement no. 693382. This article reflects solely the views of the authors and the European Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains. The authors thank the anonymous reviewers, the editors of the journal, and Dr. Dimiter Toshkov for their insightful comments. We are very grateful to the experts who participated in the data validation process.

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