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Women, Children and Citizens in the Russian Election Campaigns of 2011-2012
March 20, 2012 at 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM
| Location: | A602 Loeb Building |
| Cost: | Free |
The talk will discuss the social context of Russia’s parliamentary elections, held in December 2011, and the presidential elections scheduled for March 4, 2012. The elections have attracted attention because of the unexpected scope of mass demonstrations following the December vote, and the intensity of calls for changes in the country’s political direction. The new climate of Russian politics is not the result of a a sudden overnight change, but instead reflects a gradual evolution of a public discourse on citizenship over the last decade.
Andrea Chandler is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at Carleton University. Her research interests include Russian politics, comparative post-communist politics, and the politics of gender and social welfare.