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Vigilante justice and informal policing in post-Euromaidan Ukraine

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  • Yuliya Zabyelina

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During and after the Euromaidan, the Ukrainian society experienced an emergence of non-state groups that combined elements of civic activism and paramilitarism. They operated independently from the state and often used extra-legal violence to restore law and order, deliver justice, and protect Ukraine from external and internal threats. Their conduct closely resembles vigilantism. This article draws on the body of criminological and sociological research on vigilantism in order to understand the diverse landscape of vigilante groups in post-Euromaidan Ukraine. It explores the complex relationship between the most representative vigilante groups, the Ukrainian government, and the political and business elites; analyzes the legal boundaries of vigilantism in Ukraine; and discusses the outcomes of vigilante justice for democratic consolidation, rule of law, and human rights. This article offers a new paradigm for theorizing popular mobilization in Ukraine and sheds light on important dimensions of the formation of an informal system of policing and justice.

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  • Yuliya Zabyelina, 2019. "Vigilante justice and informal policing in post-Euromaidan Ukraine," Post-Soviet Affairs, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 35(4), pages 277-292, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rpsaxx:v:35:y:2019:i:4:p:277-292
    DOI: 10.1080/1060586X.2019.1601460
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    1. Tamilina, Larysa, 2024. "A Psycho-Historical Analysis of Nations: The Example of Ukraine and Russia," MPRA Paper 119727, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    2. Tamilina, Larysa, 2022. "Political factors as possible determinants behind the sense of identificationwith the nation, state, or society: hte case of Ukraine and Russia," MPRA Paper 115406, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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