A New Generation of Activists
Young people’s relations with the 3rd sector, politics, and International organizations.
Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies
Values
Values are thinking patterns, lens through which people perceive and evaluate reality. Analysis of the value component of socio-political processes is a prerequisite for strategic planning. This is why we consider the study of values our chief priority.
After the World Values Survey had published the 7th wave data in July 2020, we launched the research 'Value Transformations in Belarus: Diagnosis and Policy Shaping'. It is aimed at studying the value changes of Belarusians that have taken place over the past 30 years. One important task within the research is to analyse the anti-authoritarian revolt in 2020 through the prism of values.
As part of the value study, we initiated a pilot project called 'Identity Index'. It consists in monitoring changes in the following fields (i) the Belarusian language, (ii) historical national symbols and (iii) historical national narrative.
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National identity: state policy & public opinion
At the level of public opinion there is an increase in pro-Soviet sentiments.
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Plagiarism among Belarusian students. Factors, consequences, and solutions
Universities should first of all train students in critical thinking. No other measures will work if this is neglected.
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Belarusian language: 1918 - 2018. Education and the press
This is the first time that all the relevant data on the language situation in the press and education over a hundred years have been collected and
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Why is the planned economy in Belarus not going to "retire"?
The transformation of an economic model much depends on institutions or values, i.e.
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Toward a 'Healthy' Nationalism. BISS research on the national identity policy
The 'soft Belarusianization' that is currently underway in Belarus is the result of convergence of actions of three types of actors: soci
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Soft Belarusianisation. The ideology of Belarus in the era of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict
The state ideology is focusing on strengthening national identity, emphasizing the divergence of Belarus’s interests from those of Russia, and re-e
