Why Women Protest
Insights from Ukraine's EuroMaidan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8013294 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Olena Nikolayenko (0000-0002-6753-8329), Maria DeCasper |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 77 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 726-751 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Slavic Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-6779 • E-ISSN: 2325-7784 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/slr.2018.207 |
| OpenAlex | W2898174938 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 108 |
This article examines why Ukrainian women participated in the 2013–14 anti-government protests, widely known as the EuroMaidan. Based upon in-depth interviews with female protesters, the study uncovers a wide range of motivations for women's engagement in the revolution, including dissatisfaction with the government, solidarity with protesters, motherhood, civic duty, and professional service. Political discontent was the most cited reason for protesting. Solidarity with protesters was another major catalyst for political engagement. In addition, women who were mothers invoked the notion of mothering to provide a rationale for activism. The study contributes to the growing literature on women's participation in contentious politics in non-democracies
Duty · Government (linguistics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Solidarity · Ukrainian · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Studies · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Law
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Longitudinal change in language behaviour during protests
Gendered Violence, Genderless Frames
The Evolution of Women’s Activism in Russia
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Women's agency and resistance in Russia's war on Ukraine
Motives for Women’s Participation in Military Conflicts
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Women's Social Activism in the New Ukraine
Grassroots Warriors
Mapping Difference
Women's Access to Political Power in Post-Communist Europe
Ordinary People in Extraordinary Times
Organizing Women in Contemporary Russia
Post-Soviet Women
National Femininity Used and Contested
Women Politicians and Parliamentary Elections in Ukraine and Georgia in 2012
Of Fighters and Frames
Women's Representation in the Parliaments of Russia and Ukraine
Orange Harvest
Reproducing Gender
Russian Women and their Organizations
Women and Democracy
Women and Citizenship in Central and Eastern Europe
Understanding Russianness
Elections, Parties and Representation in Post-Communist Europe
Eastern European Youth Cultures in a Global Context
Women and Gender in Postwar Europe
Building Democracy in Contemporary Russia
Competitive Authoritarianism
The Politics of Gender after Socialism
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Kyiv’s Maidan
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Women in Russia and the Ukraine
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The Shaping of Activist Recruitment and Participation
Gender and Revolutionary Transformation
Activist Mothering
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,83 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |