Socialisation and Political Attitudes: Russians after February 2022

Session Submission Type: Panel

Brief Description

This panel explores how different forms of socialisation, such as family and education, affect political behaviour and attitudes in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with a special focus on questions of gender, generations, and migration. The panel studies different types of Russians: those who have remained in the country since February 2022, more recent migrants, and the long-standing Russian community in Germany. National identity, support for Russia’s regime, approval of military or humanitarian support for Ukraine, and feelings of responsibility and solidarity are among the outcomes of interest that this panel focuses on. All papers draw on original survey data as part of various data collection efforts taking place in Eastern and Central Europe.

Sub Unit

• Politics/Law

Chair

• George Soroka, Harvard U

Papers

• Educating Patriotic Russians of Tomorrow: Public Support for Patriotic Indoctrination in Russian Schools - Ksenia Anna Northmore-Ball, Queen Mary, U of London (UK); Katerina Ivanovna Tertytchnaya, U of Oxford (UK)

• Support for Ukraine as a Historical Necessity?: A Study of Germany - Danielle Rogers; Félix Krawatzek, ZOiS Berlin (Germany); Hakob Matevosyan, ZOiS Berlin (Germany)

• Gendered Response to War: Analysing Patterns of Political Activism of Post-War Russian Emigrants, 2022-2023 - Karolina Nugumanova, Scuola Normale Superiore (Italy); Emil Kamalov, European U Institute (Italy); Ivetta Sergeeva, European U Institute (Italy)

• United with the Group?: Identification of Russian Migrants and Their Political Attitudes and Behaviour - Félix Krawatzek, ZOiS Berlin (Germany)

Discussant

• George Soroka, Harvard U