Triggers of Political Mobilization of Mass Protests in Social Media of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus in 2020–2021

Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31171/vlast.v30i3.9045
  • Roman Vasilyevich Parma Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation rvparma@mail.ru
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  • Maria Aleksandrovna Davydova Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation marchikdavydova@mail.ru
How to Cite
Parma R.V., Davydova M.A. Triggers of Political Mobilization of Mass Protests in Social Media of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus in 2020–2021. Vlast’ (The Authority). 2022. Vol. 30. No. 3. P. 97-103. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31171/vlast.v30i3.9045

Abstract

The article presents the results of the consideration of protest mobilization triggers in the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus in 2020–2021. The applied research methodology is based on a hybrid strategy that combines cognitive mapping, social media analysis and event analysis. As a result, the authors reveal that the primary mobilization of protest was carried out based on a resonant event in the political sphere. To build an engaged audience, economic and social discourses were used. Protest moderators use value-influencing techniques and manipulative technologies that perform the task of scaling and forming attitudes of agreement with the ideas being promoted.
Keywords:
political protests; triggers; political mobilization; social media; cybernetic analysis; event analysis

Author Biographies

Roman Vasilyevich Parma, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
Cand.Sci. (Pol. Sci.), Associate Professor of the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communication
Maria Aleksandrovna Davydova, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
1st year master student of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communication, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation; Laboratory Researcher at the Center for Political Studies

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Received: 04.07.2022

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Parma, R. V., & Davydova, M. A. (2022). Triggers of Political Mobilization of Mass Protests in Social Media of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus in 2020–2021. Vlast’ (The Authority), 30(3), 97-103. https://doi.org/10.31171/vlast.v30i3.9045
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Vol 30 No 3 (2022)
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POLITICAL PROCESSES AND PRACTICES

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