Monday 18 October: 9.15-10.45:. See info about literature below.
“Russian State Duma election 2021: a turning point?”.
* What happened at September’s elections to the 450 seats Russian parliament?
* Are demonstrations, pressure and opposition this time different?
* Why is the public perception of reality and politics so different, depending on age, education and geography?
* And will Navalnij be able to play any role from his prison?
Our guest lecturer from Moscow will look into these questions:
- Will the important elections 2021 really change the political landscape?
- Are mass media ready to be the moderator of the public discussion in the pandemic era of post-truth?
- What are other rising social requests and expectations for media covering politics in Russia?
Ekaterina Sivyakova is an Associate Professor of the School of Journalism at Moscow State University. She received a Ph.D. after defending a thesis on the role of mass media in public policy. Her courses at MSU are related to Russian political journalism, political and civic agenda, and the public political process.
Stuff to read (not all in detail, but do look through)
here is some reading in English (some of the materials are related to Gen Z and its role in Russian politics):
–– A commentary by Andrei Kolesnikov https://carnegie.ru/commentary/83724 – about Russian protests––
A commentary by Tatiana Stanovaya https://carnegie.ru/commentary/83641 – predictions for Russia in 2021.
–– A research by Maria Snegovaya, Denis Volkov, and Stepan Goncharov https://cepa.org/russian-youth-and-civic-engagement/(just read first half of it)
and their commentary for the FP https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/10/06/russian-millennial-putin-regime-dissatisfied-apolitical-reform/ – about political differences related to age, openness, confidence etc.
–– And 2 texts of the project, founded by the University of Helsinki:
https://blogs.helsinki.fi/elmarb-project/2020/11/05/smart-vote/ About the ‘smart vote’ concept
https://blogs.helsinki.fi/elmarb-project/2020/04/23/electioneering_covid19/ About elections in many countries during the pandemic (just browse this one)