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Disrupted Democracy in Ukraine? Protest, Performance and Contention in the Verkhovna Rada

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Protest performances inside parliament during 2012–2016 articulated claims to uphold democracy that contributed to the maintenance of pluralism in Ukraine during attempted authoritarian consolidation. Simultaneously, such protests were para-institutional instruments in the ongoing power struggle engendered by a patronal system where formal institutions and norms weakly constrained actors. A diverse repertoire of protest, including rostrum-blocking, visual protest, withdrawal, auditory disruption, somatic protest and spectacle, was used frequently and adapted in response to changes in the political opportunity structure. Innovations to the repertoire drew on and modified performative methods used by social movements.

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  • Sarah Whitmore, 2019. "Disrupted Democracy in Ukraine? Protest, Performance and Contention in the Verkhovna Rada," Europe-Asia Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 71(9), pages 1474-1507, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ceasxx:v:71:y:2019:i:9:p:1474-1507
    DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2019.1671321
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    1. Moritz Schmoll & Wang Leung Ting, 2023. "Explaining Physical Violence in Parliaments," Journal of Conflict Resolution, Peace Science Society (International), vol. 67(2-3), pages 375-401, February.

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