Caught between reliance on the Kremlin and strong antiwar sentiments at home, Alexander Lukashenko is treading a fine line on Russia’s war against Ukraine.
February 11th Minsk 12:00 PM Vilnius|Kyiv 11:00 AM CET 10:00 AM Hodna public campaign asked independent sociologists to conduct a study of the national identity of Belarusians and its role in political, value and social transformation. Speakers:
Date and time: December 17th 12 PM (UTC +3) What effect will the sanctions have on the Belarusian regions? Which towns and regions will suffer the most? What do Belarusians expect from sanctions? Presentation of the research by the Center for New Ideas. The research was held in December 2020. Speakers:
Is there a place in sociology for online panels and why “poll” was needed before the All-Belarusian people’s Assembly
On February 24, 2021, Belarus in Focus weekly analytical monitoring, in partnership with the Press Club, the “Our Opinion” expert community of Belarus and the Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies (BISS), held an international online meeting to discuss the role of sociology in understanding what is happening in Belarus.
The main speakers were sociologists and researchers:
Andrei Vardomatsky is a doctor of sociology and the founder and director of the NOVAK laboratory;
Oksana Shelest is a PhD candidate in sociology, senior analyst at the Center for European Transformation, and head of the “Voice of the Street” project;
Preliminary registration is required, please see below.
Belarus in Focus weekly analytical monitoring, Press Club Belarus, “Nashe mnienie” – the website of the expert community of Belarus and the Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies (BISS) invite you to sum up the results of the year and outline the forecasts for the upcoming year.
Background
2020 became one of the most incredible years in the history of independent Belarus. Pandemic and the repressions not seen since the twentieth century. Unprecedented civic solidarity and political mobilization. Suddenly Belarus became a symbol of a vivid struggle for freedom for the whole world. It is hard to imagine that 2021 becomes even more incredible; however, it will definitely not be neither boring nor ordinary.