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Protest and opposition in Russia have had a complex and at times conflictual relationship. But as elections have gradually lost their competitiveness, protest has become increasingly important. This article presents educated guesses about the future of the relationship between protest and opposition in light of Russia's war against Ukraine. In the short term, the regime's clearly signaled readiness to quell any form of resistance suggests that protest is unlikely. In the long term, however, changing socio-economic conditions have the potential to reshuffle the protest landscape and generate incentives among elites to address social grievances, perhaps even giving new life to the loyal opposition. Protest, therefore, might not only re-emerge, but also usher in a new phase of political opposition.

BY DEVELOPING A STRATEGIC APPROACH TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PEACE ACCORDS IN CIVIL WAR, THE UNITED NATIONS CAN BETTER THE ODDS FOR ENDING A WAR AND FOSTERING DEVELOPMENT IN THE LONG RUN. RECENT ATTEMPTS AT IMPLEMENTATION, HOWEVER, HAVE SUFFERED FROM RECURRING DIFFICULTIES. TO OVERCOME THESE DIFFICULTIES, THE UN MUST ENCOURAGE THE PARTIES TO CHOOSE POLITICAL, CULTURAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SECURITY-BUILDING MEASURES DURING THE NEGOTIATION PHASE AND SYSTEMATICALLY APPLY CONFIDENCE-BUILDING MEASURES TO THE MILITARY COMPONENTS OF IMPLEMENTATION. THIS DEMANDS A RECONSIDERATION OF PEACE MAKING IN A CIVIL WAR TO INCLUDE A LONG-TERM INTERNATIONAL COMMITMENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF WAR-TORN SOCIETIES.

By early 2021, due to the economic downturn accompanying the COVID-19 pandemic, over four million Americans were long-term unemployed (LTU). Getting rehired requires overcoming employer stigmas about LTU workers, which most LTU workers believe is most plausible with the help of referrals from social ties. While research on the structures and effects of networks abound, this paper examines the far less studied process of networking among LTU jobseekers. Exploring the networking process is imperative for understanding the emotional toll and structural obstacles facing LTU workers in the post–COVID-19 pandemic period. Going beyond individualizing explanations, I use in-depth interviews to uncover the structural conditions that make networking challenging for all LTU jobseekers. Contrary to static conceptualizations of ties as social capital, a metaphor implying that ties are static resources, this paper argues that more attention needs to be paid to the processes and structural conditions that facilitate or hinder the activation or formation of socialties. Specifically, it shows that, under conditions of precarity and stigma, networking can undermine workers' identities as valued and moral, leaving them feeling discouraged and ethically challenged in a way similar to used car salespeople.

"This report examines some of the pressures on the federal government that are likely to develop over the next 75 years. It is based on the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO's) 10-year baseline projections of July 2000"--Pref. ; "October 2000"--Cover. ; "A report to the Senate and House Committees on the Budget"--Cover. ; Includes bibliographical references. ; "This report examines some of the pressures on the federal government that are likely to develop over the next 75 years. It is based on the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO's) 10-year baseline projections of July 2000"--Pref. ; Mode of access: Internet.