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The Pandemic in Illiberal Democracies: Challenges and Opportunities for Social Movements in Serbia

Fiket, Irena; Pudar Draško, Gazela; Ilić, Vujo

(Routledge, 2023)

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Fiket, Irena
AU  - Pudar Draško, Gazela
AU  - Ilić, Vujo
PY  - 2023
UR  - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14683857.2023.2170720
UR  - http://rifdt.instifdt.bg.ac.rs/123456789/2788
AB  - In this article, taking Serbia as a case study, we address the issue of how social movements in illiberal democracies adapted to the effects of the pandemic and the governmental responses. We show that, contrary to expectations, these social movements have intensified their activities and visibility and adapted their agenda during the crisis. Our research studies two movements dealing with socio-economic issues – the right to housing and the right to food as particularly active during pandemics. While the pandemic further constrained the possibility for collective action, these social movements have quickly shifted their priorities towards solidarity with the most vulnerable groups, engaged directly with citizens, and pragmatically approached the polarized media environment, mobilizing broad public support. This finding indicates that social movements in illiberal democracies can exhibit resilience and adaptability to rapidly changing circumstances, even though questions about their sustainability and the attainability of their goals persist.
PB  - Routledge
T2  - Southeast European and Black Sea Studies
T1  - The Pandemic in Illiberal Democracies: Challenges and Opportunities for Social Movements in Serbia
SP  - 1
EP  - 22
DO  - 10.1080/14683857.2023.2170720
ER  - 
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author = "Fiket, Irena and Pudar Draško, Gazela and Ilić, Vujo",
year = "2023",
abstract = "In this article, taking Serbia as a case study, we address the issue of how social movements in illiberal democracies adapted to the effects of the pandemic and the governmental responses. We show that, contrary to expectations, these social movements have intensified their activities and visibility and adapted their agenda during the crisis. Our research studies two movements dealing with socio-economic issues – the right to housing and the right to food as particularly active during pandemics. While the pandemic further constrained the possibility for collective action, these social movements have quickly shifted their priorities towards solidarity with the most vulnerable groups, engaged directly with citizens, and pragmatically approached the polarized media environment, mobilizing broad public support. This finding indicates that social movements in illiberal democracies can exhibit resilience and adaptability to rapidly changing circumstances, even though questions about their sustainability and the attainability of their goals persist.",
publisher = "Routledge",
journal = "Southeast European and Black Sea Studies",
title = "The Pandemic in Illiberal Democracies: Challenges and Opportunities for Social Movements in Serbia",
pages = "1-22",
doi = "10.1080/14683857.2023.2170720"
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Fiket, I., Pudar Draško, G.,& Ilić, V.. (2023). The Pandemic in Illiberal Democracies: Challenges and Opportunities for Social Movements in Serbia. in Southeast European and Black Sea Studies
Routledge., 1-22.
https://doi.org/10.1080/14683857.2023.2170720
Fiket I, Pudar Draško G, Ilić V. The Pandemic in Illiberal Democracies: Challenges and Opportunities for Social Movements in Serbia. in Southeast European and Black Sea Studies. 2023;:1-22.
doi:10.1080/14683857.2023.2170720 .
Fiket, Irena, Pudar Draško, Gazela, Ilić, Vujo, "The Pandemic in Illiberal Democracies: Challenges and Opportunities for Social Movements in Serbia" in Southeast European and Black Sea Studies (2023):1-22,
https://doi.org/10.1080/14683857.2023.2170720 . .
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