Playing near the edge: an analysis of Ukrainian border youths’ engagement with the Euromaidan

Howlett, Marnie (2022) Playing near the edge: an analysis of Ukrainian border youths’ engagement with the Euromaidan. Problems of Post-Communism, 69 (2). 206 - 217. ISSN 1075-8216

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While citizenries' responses to sociopolitical events are often studied, how youth engage with such happenings remains unclear. This article therefore analyzes 45 texts written by individuals under the age of eighteen in three of Ukraine’s regions—Zakarpattia, Volyn, and Chernihiv—following the Euromaidan of 2013-14. The study reveals the ways young Ukrainians absorbed, upheld, and (re)inscribed national narratives and discourses in light of the demonstrations and subsequent war. Though it remains uncertain whether their feelings will be sustained into the future, the paper emphasizes the wide-reaching effects of sociopolitical happenings on a country’s entire population.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/mppc20/current
Additional Information:	© 2020 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
Divisions:	International Relations
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Date Deposited:	14 Jan 2021 11:18
Last Modified:	17 Apr 2024 03:48
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/108416

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