Open AccessMass Political Protests in the Russian Federation 2020–2021: Triggers, Technologies, Information Flow Infrastructure
Author(s) -
M. A. Davydova
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
gumanitarnye nauki. vestnik finansovogo universiteta/gumanitarnye nauki
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2619-1482
pISSN - 2226-7867
DOI - 10.26794/2226-7867-2021-11-4-162-168
Subject(s) - politics , information flow , moderation , political science , russian federation , enforcement , event (particle physics) , public relations , political economy , law , sociology , social psychology , psychology , regional science , philosophy , linguistics , physics , quantum mechanics
The article presents the results of applied political research, which is to determine the triggers, technologies, and infrastructure of mass political protests in Russia from 2020 to 2021. The implemented event analysis allowed us to establish that the protest mobilisation is carried out in two stages: the primary — based on actions around the protest symbol, the secondary — based on dissatisfaction with the existing political regime, the socio-economic situation, and the actions of law enforcement agencies. Cognitive mapping allowed us to establish that the active use of affective methods of forming discourses enables us to ensure users’ emotional involvement in protest information flows, which affects their attitude to them. Cybermetric analysis has demonstrated that the features of Telegram as a protest platform allow for effective mobilisation and moderation of protest activity.