The Pandemic in Illiberal Democracies: Challenges and Opportunities for Social Movements in Serbia
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 su...stainability and the attainability of their goals persist.
Keywords:
illiberalism / social movements / pandemics / political opportunity structure / SerbiaSource:
Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, 2023, 1-22Publisher:
- Routledge
Funding / projects:
- Erasmus+ Jean Monnet Network under Grant Agreement No. 2018-1755/001-001
- Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia, according to the Agreement on the realization and financing of scientific research
Note:
- This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Southeast European and Black Sea Studies on January 30, 2023.
URI
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14683857.2023.2170720http://rifdt.instifdt.bg.ac.rs/123456789/2788
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IFDTTY - 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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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 . .