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Civil Participation and Social Change: Case of Ukraine. Study group: Daria Stepovaya , Peter Pantiushkin. Timeline of the Protests. Maidan Phases. Waves of Maidan 2013. Waves of Maidan 2014. Factors. Unemployment Rate. Corruption. Actors. Characteristic of Maidan Revolution.
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Civil Participation and Social Change: Case of Ukraine Study group: Daria Stepovaya, Peter Pantiushkin.
Characteristic of Maidan Revolution • Peaceful\Violent • Vertical and Horizontal Organization • Powerful civil donation • Strong political involvement • Strong far-right involvement • Spontaneous • New organizations are built during the protests • CONSTANT PROCESS FOR 3 MONTH. Never stopped.
Demands of the Protesters • Resignation • Impeachment • New elections • Signing the EAA • Punishment for the police brutality • Free the political prisoners, the detained Maidan protesters • Cancel anti-protest laws.SOME SLOGANS: “Ukraine is Europe!”, “bandits out”, “Out with the thugs”, “Revolution”, “Shame”, “EU”
Demographic Structure in November-January • MEN: 59% • WOMEN: 41% • AGE UNDER 24: 35% • AGE 25-30: 18% • AGE 31-55: 30% • AGE ABOVE 56: 12% • SECONDARY EDUCATION: 25,06% • HIGHER EDUCATION: 73,94%
Reaction on the protests • Yanukovich:“EAA does not have anything in common with the Ukrainian security and interests.” Condemnation of the violencePromise to work on the EAA more thoroughly • Government: Dictatorship lawsrelease of the detained Maidan Protesters • Riot police: increased brutality and agression • USA: condemnation of the violent action of Yanukovich’s government • Russian Federation: accusation of EU, US, Maidan protesters. • EU: support the freedom fighters
Outcome of Maidan • Yanukovich flee to Russian Federation. Legal prosecution. • First Yatsenyuk government • Protests against the new government in South-East of Ukraine, • Crimean crisis, Donbass crisis. • Decrease of GDP • Increase in inflation, corruption, unemployment,etc. • Dissolve of the Berkut riot police • Nationwide destruction of the Soviet monuments