Exodus: Russian Repression and Social “Movement”
What does it mean when a social movement that opposes government policies or the regime itself must physically relocate to continue its advocacy? What happens when movement participants flee their…
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Laura Henry
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Professor of Government and Acting Chair of Russian Department
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Bowdoin College
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Russian Politics, Eastern Europe, Environmental Politics, Social Movements, Civil Society, BRICS, Arctic, Environmental and Climate Politics, Indigenous Rights
Cloudy Forecast for the Climate: Russia’s Climate Policy in a Time of War
How will the war in Ukraine affect Russia’s climate politics? Our research demonstrates that authoritarian regimes are not necessarily weak on climate policy. In fact, they may actively participate in…
The UNFCCC: Climates for NGO Mediation in China and Russia
Abstract: Russian NGOs and Chinese CSOs working to address climate change have exhibited different levels of participation as observer organizations at the annual UNFCCC COP meetings. In recent years, participation…
Russia’s Climate Policy: International Bargaining and Domestic Modernisation
Abstract: This article accounts for the gap between Russia’s weak initial implementation of the Kyoto Protocol and its more active engagement in climate policy during the Medvedev presidency. We examine…