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Since the outbreak of the financial and economic crisis in 2008, Eastern European countries have been affected severely by the crisis through intensified austerity measures, higher unemployment rates, and increasing dissatisfaction with democracy. Against this backdrop, the region has experienced several large-scale protest movements in recent years. The paper critically assesses the state of the art on political participation in Eastern Europe. Special attention is paid to the still underplayed effects of the global economic crisis. Subsequently, the question is raised whether the increased number of protests indicates a deeper societal crisis. Thereby, the authors conclude, Eastern Europe serves to a certain extend as a trendsetter for similar developments in other parts of Europe.

The breakup of the Soviet Union led to the creation of new states and territorial conflicts of different levels of intensity. Scrutinising the post‐Soviet period, this volume offers explanations for both the frequency and the intensity of crises in the region. This book argues that the societies which emerged in the post-Soviet space share characteristic features, and that the instability and conflict-prone nature of the Soviet Union's successor states can be explained by analysing the post-independence history of the region and linking it to the emergence of overlapping economic, political and violent crises (called 'Intersecting Crises Phenomena'). Transformation itself is shown to be a decisive process and, while acknowledging specific national and regional characteristics and differences, the authors demonstrate its shared impact. This comparison across countries and over time presents patterns of crisis and crisis management common to all the successor states. It disentangles the process, highlighting the multifaceted features of post-Soviet crises and draws upon the concept of crisis to determine the tipping points of post-Soviet development.

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The Ukraine is in crisis. Therein it resembles other post-Soviet states. The nation-building seems to have failed. The events in the Crimea and in eastern Ukraine, as well as the various election results in the regions show how ambivalent and polarized the country today and how questionable his future. Adapted from the source document.

Jaitner, F. et al.: Die Ukraine - postsowjetische Staatenbildung in der Krise. - S. [28]-33

Junge Menschen beteiligen sich politisch auf sehr unterschiedliche Art und Weise, teils online, teils offline, teils auf beiden Wegen und teils gar nicht. Es gibt kein einheitliches Beteiligungsverhalten aller jungen Leute. Die Teilhabe junger Menschen variiert nach Bildungshintergrund, steht aber in direktem Zusammenhang mit der Häufigkeit, wie oft junge Menschen sich über Politik informieren. Informationen zur Politik werden über viele verschiedene Kanäle gefunden, aber für fast alle jungen Menschen spielen Online-Angebote eine zentrale Rolle. Dieser Trend hat während der Pandemie noch zugenommen. Wählen wird als demokratische Pflicht wahrgenommen, bei der letztlichen Wahlbeteiligung finden sich aber Unterschiede abhängig von der Beteiligungspräferenzen junger Menschen. Die Online-Kommunikation von Politiker*innen wird von vielen jungen Menschen als nicht authentisch eingeschätzt. Aber auch Influencer*innen, die sich politisch äußern, werden von bestimmten Gruppen junger Menschen kritisch betrachtet und weniger als politischer Einfluss wahrgenommen.