Rage Against the Regime: A Case Study of Women Protesters in the 2020 Pro-Democracy Belarusian Protests

Posted on January 29, 2022 by Tomas Bajelis

Abstract This article analyzes the role of women protesters in the 2020 Belarusian pro-democracy protests following the illegitimate re-election of the country’...

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Are Protests Effective? Examining the Impact of Protests Against Gender-Based Violence on Legislation in Nigeria

Posted on June 8, 2021 by Feyi Falana

This piece was published in the Acheson Issue, Volume 11 1. INTRODUCTION On May 28, 2020, Vera Uwalia Omosuwa, a 22-year-old college student in Edo State, Niger...

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Pussy Riot is No ‘Riot Grrl’: How Western Media Misinterpreted Russian Protest Culture, 2012-2015

Posted on June 8, 2021 by Catherine Zou Yi

This piece was published in the Acheson Issue, Volume 11 Abstract Between 2012 and 2015, Pussy Riot and Petr Pavlensky gained international fame as artist-activ...