Ekaterina Pierson-Lyzhina
Biographic Data
| ID | 4149533 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ekaterina Pierson-Lyzhina |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ekaterina |
| FAMILY NAME | Pierson-Lyzhina |
| SIGNATURE | PIERSON-LYZHINA E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Université Libre de Bruxelles |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4373-9214 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Decolonial (Un)coupling from Russia: The Relationship between the European Union and the Belarusian Democratic Opposition
The article examines how the Belarusian democratic opposition navigates decolonization from Russia while simultaneously adopting EU frameworks. Drawing on postcolonial and decolonial approaches in international relations and an analysis of transnational political interactions, it shows that: (1) the opposition’s ‘European turn’ represents both a rejection of Russian hegemony and an internalization of Eurocentric models; (2) EU actors support cult…
Modelling a Privileged Partnership: Belarus’s Performative Diplomacy Towards Venezuela (2006–2013)
The article argues that Belarus deployed performative diplomacy towards Venezuela in an attempt to shore up its international self-image during a period of shaky relations with Russia and, to a lesser extent, the West. In a series of meetings between presidents Alyaksandr Lukashenka and Hugo Chávez in the period 2006–2013, ending with the death of Chávez, Belarus modelled the ideal type of privileged partnership it wished to have with Russia. Thi…
Normative navigation: The Belarusian opposition’s adaptive strategies in international engagement
The article examines how the Belarusian opposition-in-exile strategically adapts its messaging to secure international support from ideologically diverse actors. Utilising framing theory and a multi-method approach, it explores how the opposition tailors its discourse depending on the political contexts and audiences. Communications directed towards EU institutions emphasise liberal democratic values such as human rights, gender equality, and the…
We No Longer Only Carry Flowers”: Radicalization Processes Among the Belarusian Opposition-in-Exile
This article explores radicalization processes among the Belarusian opposition-in-exile using resource mobilization theory. Drawing on the case of the post-2020 opposition, exiled in the European Union and recognized by the West as a privileged interlocutor and “legitimate representative of the [Belarusian] people,” it identifies the stages of its radicalization in response to repression in Belarus and Russia’s aggression against Ukraine: first a…
Belarus’s oscillating foreign policy toward the EU: From engagement to retrenchment (1994–2021)
Belarusian foreign policy toward the EU has been variable under President Aliaksandr Lukashenka. It has oscillated between periods of engagement, aimed at improving/deepening relations with the bloc, and periods of retrenchment in response to EU sanctions for violations of human rights. In this article the author applies Elena Gnedina’s concept of “multi-vector” foreign policy to explain attempts to improve relations with the EU from 2007 to 2010…
Actors of Belarusian “Multivector” Foreign Policy towards the EU in the 2010s
From 2007 and throughout the 2010s the role of the Belarusian diplomatic service has grown in importance following the adoption of a new foreign policy strategy. The new strategy moved away from focusing solely on Russia and involved engaging with alterative actors such as the EU. While the diversification of Belarusian foreign policy attracted the attention of a number of scholars, little has been written so far about the elites implementing thi…
Actors of Belarusian “Multivector” Foreign Policy towards the EU in the 2010s
From 2007 and throughout the 2010s the role of the Belarusian diplomatic service has grown in importance following the adoption of a new foreign policy strategy. The new strategy moved away from focusing solely on Russia and involved engaging with alterative actors such as the EU. While the diversification of Belarusian foreign policy attracted the attention of a number of scholars, little has been written so far about the elites implementing thi…
We No Longer Only Carry Flowers”: Radicalization Processes Among the Belarusian Opposition-in-Exile
This article explores radicalization processes among the Belarusian opposition-in-exile using resource mobilization theory. Drawing on the case of the post-2020 opposition, exiled in the European Union and recognized by the West as a privileged interlocutor and “legitimate representative of the [Belarusian] people,” it identifies the stages of its radicalization in response to repression in Belarus and Russia’s aggression against Ukraine: first a…
Belarus’s oscillating foreign policy toward the EU: From engagement to retrenchment (1994–2021)
Belarusian foreign policy toward the EU has been variable under President Aliaksandr Lukashenka. It has oscillated between periods of engagement, aimed at improving/deepening relations with the bloc, and periods of retrenchment in response to EU sanctions for violations of human rights. In this article the author applies Elena Gnedina’s concept of “multi-vector” foreign policy to explain attempts to improve relations with the EU from 2007 to 2010…
Actors of Belarusian “Multivector” Foreign Policy towards the EU in the 2010s
From 2007 and throughout the 2010s the role of the Belarusian diplomatic service has grown in importance following the adoption of a new foreign policy strategy. The new strategy moved away from focusing solely on Russia and involved engaging with alterative actors such as the EU. While the diversification of Belarusian foreign policy attracted the attention of a number of scholars, little has been written so far about the elites implementing thi…
Belarus’s oscillating foreign policy toward the EU: From engagement to retrenchment (1994–2021)
Belarusian foreign policy toward the EU has been variable under President Aliaksandr Lukashenka. It has oscillated between periods of engagement, aimed at improving/deepening relations with the bloc, and periods of retrenchment in response to EU sanctions for violations of human rights. In this article the author applies Elena Gnedina’s concept of “multi-vector” foreign policy to explain attempts to improve relations with the EU from 2007 to 2010…
Normative navigation: The Belarusian opposition’s adaptive strategies in international engagement
The article examines how the Belarusian opposition-in-exile strategically adapts its messaging to secure international support from ideologically diverse actors. Utilising framing theory and a multi-method approach, it explores how the opposition tailors its discourse depending on the political contexts and audiences. Communications directed towards EU institutions emphasise liberal democratic values such as human rights, gender equality, and the…
We No Longer Only Carry Flowers”: Radicalization Processes Among the Belarusian Opposition-in-Exile
This article explores radicalization processes among the Belarusian opposition-in-exile using resource mobilization theory. Drawing on the case of the post-2020 opposition, exiled in the European Union and recognized by the West as a privileged interlocutor and “legitimate representative of the [Belarusian] people,” it identifies the stages of its radicalization in response to repression in Belarus and Russia’s aggression against Ukraine: first a…
Decolonial (Un)coupling from Russia: The Relationship between the European Union and the Belarusian Democratic Opposition
The article examines how the Belarusian democratic opposition navigates decolonization from Russia while simultaneously adopting EU frameworks. Drawing on postcolonial and decolonial approaches in international relations and an analysis of transnational political interactions, it shows that: (1) the opposition’s ‘European turn’ represents both a rejection of Russian hegemony and an internalization of Eurocentric models; (2) EU actors support cult…
Modelling a Privileged Partnership: Belarus’s Performative Diplomacy Towards Venezuela (2006–2013)
The article argues that Belarus deployed performative diplomacy towards Venezuela in an attempt to shore up its international self-image during a period of shaky relations with Russia and, to a lesser extent, the West. In a series of meetings between presidents Alyaksandr Lukashenka and Hugo Chávez in the period 2006–2013, ending with the death of Chávez, Belarus modelled the ideal type of privileged partnership it wished to have with Russia. Thi…
Eastern European Communism and Reforms (6 works) · European Politics and Security (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · European union (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Opposition (politics (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Democracy (2 works) · Economics (2 works)