Constitutional reform in Belarus: Consolidation or conflict? Hanna Vasilevich The much-debated topic of constitutional reform in Belarus was discussed once again at the All-Belarusian People’s Congress in February. Lukashenka has requested [...]
Are we witnessing the end of ethnic parties in Lithuania? In Lithuania’s recent parliamentary election, the party claiming to represent the interests of Polish and other minorities failed to reach [...]
Belarus is in an unprecedented political crisis with no resolution in sight In August 2020, following a hotly disputed presidential election, Aliaksandr Lukashenka was declared President of Belarus. Since then, [...]
How ethnoregionalist movements disappear: the story of Moravians Maria Isobchuk In its political manifestation, ethnicity is a rather mobile dynamic social construct. Various ethnic (including regionalist) movements have been emerging over [...]
Regional languages in coalition agreements of regionalist and nationwide political parties: Spanish cases Evgeniia Filippova Spain is formally a unitary but in fact a federalizing state, composed of 17 autonomous communities [...]
The 2020 parliamentary election in Lithuania: why did the EAPL-CFA fail? Kiryl Kascian and Vitold Jančis In October 2020, a new parliamentary election took place in Lithuania. Lithuanians elected 141 members [...]
Belarusian national identity: what did the 2020 protests demonstrate? Hanna Vasilevich The 2020 post-presidential protests, the most long-lasting and numerous in the history of independent Belarus, are noticeable from various perspectives, [...]
What new election should the Belarusian society demand? Kiryl Kascian The recent fraudulent presidential election in Belarus has triggered continuous mass protests throughout the country. The violent crackdown of the protests [...]
Merging Russia’s Autonomous Entities: Ethnic Aspect Dr. Petr Oskolkov (MGIMO University) On 13 May 2020, the heads of Arkhangelsk Oblast and Nenets Autonomous Okrug (NAO) of Russia signed a memorandum about [...]
Merging Russian regions: assessing the reform before its second wave Igor Okunev (MGIMO University, Moscow) On 13 May 2020, the heads of Arkhangelsk Oblast and Nenets Autonomous Okrug (NAO) of Russia [...]
