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„Dumna dziewczyna w bieli"
“Proud girl in white”

Women’s participation in the protests in Belarus aft er the 2020 presidential election

Author(s): Agata Włodkowska-Bagan
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, History, Recent History (1900 till today), Present Times (2010 - today)
Published by: Instytut Studiów Politycznych PAN
Keywords: political participation of women; Belarus; methods and forms of protest

Summary/Abstract: The article is part of the discussion on women’s political participation, their involvement in social movements and protests which are concentrated on the power shift and democratisation of the political system. The text focuses on the case study of Belarusian women’s participation in anti-regime and pro-democracy protests following the rigged presidential election of 9 August 2020. The aim of the article is to answer questions about the reasons for women’s involvement in the 2020 protests in Belarus and the methods of action used by them. The article also analyses the differences and similarities between the women’s protests in Belarus and pro-democracy protests oriented towards power change in other countries.

  • Issue Year: 74/2021
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 89-112
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: Polish