Network audience of protest agenda in the Republic of Belarus in 2020–2021: digital portrait, motivation, and behavioural models
https://doi.org/10.26794/2226-7867-2022-12-2-97-108
Abstract
The article presents the study of the features of the protest and pro-government network audience involved in the Belarusian protest agenda in 2020–2021. The relevance of this topic is due to the similarity of the economic, social, and cultural space of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation, which gives grounds to assume the interaction of unconventional Russian political actors with similar groups in our country. The research methodology is hybrid in nature and consists of cognitive mapping, automated social media analysis and in-depth interviews. The article presents the results obtained during the implementation of the developed methodology. As a prospect for this study, it should be noted the development of tools and a scheme for forming a sample population for conducting a mass survey to determine the ratio of the identified motivations and patterns of behaviour among supporters of protest and government.
Keywords
Republic of Belarus,
network space,
protest wave,
relevant digital traffic,
network audience,
audience structure
Supporting agencies: The study was carried out within the framework of the RFBR grant No. 21–011–31848opn “Political Crisis in Belarus in 2020–2021. (actors, technologies, mechanisms): challenges for Russia”
About the Authors
N. A. Tyukov
Moscow State Pedagogical University;
Financial University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Cand. Sci. (History), Associate Professor, Department of Political Sciences; Associate Professor, Department of Mass Communications and Media Business
Moscow
E. R. Nikulin
Moscow State Pedagogical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Master’s student, Faculty of History, Institute of History and Politics
Moscow
V. L. Shapovalov
Moscow State Pedagogical University;
Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO(U))
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Cand. Sci. (History), Associate Professor, Department of Political Science; Associate Professor, Department of Comparative Political Science
Moscow
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Tyukov N.A., Nikulin E.R., Shapovalov V.L. Network audience of protest agenda in the Republic of Belarus in 2020–2021: digital portrait, motivation, and behavioural models. Humanities and Social Sciences. Bulletin of the Financial University. 2022;12(2):97-108. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.26794/2226-7867-2022-12-2-97-108
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