Spontaneous Groups after 2006 elections

Dzianis Melyantsou. Spontaneous Groups after 2006 elections // Political Sphere №11, 2008 p. 48-60 ISSN1819-3625

Abstract

The subject of this article is to reveal the phenomenon of spontaneous groups which arose during the protests caused by the 2006 Presidential elections. The author tries to give a definition of the notion «spontaneous groups», to classify the
groups according to their origin and internal structure and to specify the causes of their formation. There is also an attempt to outline near-term perspectives of spontaneous groups.

Key words:

The 2006 elections, opposition, spontaneous groups, protests, resistance, network movement.

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Dzianis Melyantsou. Spontaneous Groups after 2006 elections // Political Sphere №11, 2008 p. 48-60 ISSN1819-3625