Much research has been conducted about the diffusion of nonviolent civil resistance and
its various mechanisms, with a majority of the attention being paid to diffusion on a
global level via external pressure and normative imitation. There is little research,
however, about the mechanisms that occur on a much narrower field via individual-level
communications, which lead to individuals learning from surrounding ideas and adapting
them to fit their situation. Using the case study of the independence movement of the late
1980s in the former Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, I provide a nuanced analysis of
these communications between the former republic and its neighbors, specifically Poland,
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, all of which were going through their own independence
movements at the same time. I address the importance of these individual-level
communications to the movement's success and ultimately conclude that without them,
the diffusion of nonviolent civil resistance into Ukraine would not have occurred and the
movement would not have proven to be successful in bringing down the Soviet regime.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/614154 |
| Date | January 2016 |
| Creators | RAGAN, MOLLY BAKER |
| Contributors | Braithwaite, Alex |
| Publisher | The University of Arizona. |
| Source Sets | University of Arizona |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text, Electronic Thesis |
| Rights | Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. |
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