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Communist and Post-Communist Studies

Subject Areas: Development
Publisher: University of California Press - University of California Press
ISSN: 0967-067X
SJR: 45

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Introduction to the Special Issue on Political Participation in Post-Communist Europe during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Gherghina, Sergiu; Ekman, Joakim; Podolian, Olena

2023 Communist and Post-Communist Studies

doi:10.1525/cpcs.2023.2106175

The COVID-19 pandemic altered the functioning of societies and people’s behavior in many areas of daily life. Studies of political participation during the pandemic do not constitute an extensive body of research, focusing mainly on Western European countries. Under these circumstances, we know...
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“We Will Die as Free People”

Kaminskas, Dominykas

2023 Communist and Post-Communist Studies

doi:10.1525/cpcs.2023.2010914

Research on the impact of COVID-19 on mobilization focuses extensively on the role of social media, conspiracy theories, and divisive narratives. However, individual perceptions remain insufficiently researched. This article argues that fantasmatic narratives are central to mobilization and aims...
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Targets and Resources

Bankov, Petar

2023 Communist and Post-Communist Studies

doi:10.1525/cpcs.2023.1991328

Political parties in Central and Eastern Europe have become increasingly reliant on online tools to mobilize electoral support, a trend that seemed to have been further catalyzed by the COVID-19 pandemic. This article seeks to understand what factors determine the approaches parties took toward...
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The Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic Perceptions on Voter Turnout in the Czech Republic

Voda, Petr; Vodová, Petra

2023 Communist and Post-Communist Studies

doi:10.1525/cpcs.2023.1986333

This article answers the question how the COVID-19 pandemic influenced voter turnout on the individual level in the Czech 2020 regional election. Several hypotheses connected to perceived danger caused by the pandemic on a voter’s decision to vote or not are tested. It is expected that perceived...
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Using the Pandemic as a Pretext

Gherghina, Sergiu; Mișcoiu, Sergiu; Tap, Paul

2023 Communist and Post-Communist Studies

doi:10.1525/cpcs.2023.1823167

One of the most visible effects of the COVID-19 pandemic is on voter turnout. Earlier research concludes that the pandemic depresses turnout by looking at statistical patterns and testing the explanatory power of pandemic casualties against alternative causes. Based on the existing results, we...
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“Standby Youth”?

Savić-Bojanić, Maja

2023 Communist and Post-Communist Studies

doi:10.1525/cpcs.2023.1976481

Approaches explaining the dynamics of informal youth participation during crisis typically examine youngsters’ political activity in light of the general understanding of political participation. In this article, I argue that such an approach falls short of understanding the motivations behind...
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Displays of Statehood

Gueudet, Sophie

2023 Communist and Post-Communist Studies

doi:10.1525/cpcs.2023.1998962

Drawing on a qualitative analysis of primary sources and interviews with members of representative offices, this article shows how five post-Soviet de facto states—Transnistria, South Ossetia, Abkhazia, the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic (“DPR”), and Luhansk People’s Republic (“LPR”)—engage...
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Between Loyalty and Opposition

Bondarenko, Oleksiy

2023 Communist and Post-Communist Studies

doi:10.1525/cpcs.2023.1996780

This article analyzes intra-party dynamics and the transformation of the role of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF) within the Russian political system. Although the party is considered to be a member of the so-called “loyal” opposition, the increasing volatility of the party...

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