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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Courting Gender Justice: Russia, Turkey, and the European Court of Human Rights [NEW BOOK]
(Co-authored by Lisa McIntosh Sundstrom, Valerie Sperling, and Melike Sayoglu) Women and the LGBT community in Russia and Turkey face pervasive discrimination. Only a small percentage dare to challenge their mistreatment in…
Sex, Politics, and Putin: Political Legitimacy in Russia (New Book)
(Oxford University Press) This book investigates how gender stereotypes and sexualization have been used as tools of political legitimation in contemporary Russia. Despite their enmity, regime allies and detractors alike…
The Fair Sex in an Unfair System: The Gendered Effects of Putin’s Political Reforms
In September 2004, in the aftermath of the devastating terrorist attack on a public school in Beslan, North Ossetia, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a series of proposed changes to…
Opposition to the War in Chechnya: Antimilitarist Organizing in Russia
Patriotism, or the devoted love of one’s country, is a phenomenon that can be used in the service of the state. Often, during wartime, the militarized aspect of patriotism is…
Foreign Funding of Social Movements in Russia
Over the course of the last several years, the United States government and private US foundations have allocated funding to support the development of a women's movement in Russia. These…