This project aims at studying the causes, specific features, and consequences of social movements in Russia, as well as the motivations of participants. The project is based on in-depth interviews with activists and observations during protests. This project has been ongoing since 2011.
Academic Publications
- "Too immature for politics?" Political agency in the eyes of Russian adolescent protesters, 2011–20 (Childhood , 2023)
- Protest event, political culture, and the power of biography: the post-protest local activism in Russia (American Journal of Cultural Sociology, 2023)
- Active citizens under Eighteen: minors in political protests (Journal of Youth Studies, 2021)
- The cultural pragmatics of an event: The politicization of local activism in Russia (International Journal of Politics, Culture, and Society, 2020)
- Freedom's children in protest movements: Private and public in the socialization of young Russian and Ukrainian activists (Current Sociology, 2018)
- Nationwide protest and local action: how anti-Putin rallies politicized Russian urban activism (Russian Analytical Digest, 2017)
- Vad blev kvar av Bolornajatorget? En ny start för den lokala aktivismen i Ryssland (Arkiv. Tidskrift för samhällsanalys, 2017)
Media
- When did it all go so horribly wrong? The Russian opposition turns to introspection (Russian Election Monitor, 2024)
- Russian opposition: A strategic impasse (Russian Election Monitor, 2024)
- Alexei Navalny was a Russian hero (LINKS, 2024)
- What's new about Russia's new protests? (OpenDemocracy, 2021)
- Navalny's return and left strategy (Left East, 2021)
- Alexey Navalny's movement reflects the weakness of Russian democracy (Jacobin, 2021)
- Venäläiset kulkivat kortteliaktivismista valtakunnallisiin mielenosoituksiin. Interview in Finnish (Yliopisto, 2019)