sociological study
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Public Opinion Poll. Belarus and the Eastern Partnership: National and European Values
The poll was conducted by a multi-tiered random sample (1000 respondents),which was representative for population (urban and rural) of the country aged 18+, stratified by ethnic origine, render, region, age and educational level.
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Life has become better, life has become happier?
The results of recent opinion polls suggest that the number of our fellow citizens who believe that their financial situation over the past three months has improved, increased, and those who are not satisfied with them, respectively decreased.
Strategic Thought -
A little bit further from Russia
December's poll showed that pro-Russian aspirations, the desire for further integration with Russia began in the Belarusian society a little more restrained. This pro-European sentiment rose slightly.
Independent Institute of Socio-Economic and Political Studies -
For National Unity through sharing their own and enemies
Society, whose unity is based on a basic consensus, the method of selection can not be created. Unsuccessful attempt to "true successor of Lenin and Stalin," to form a new historical community "Soviet people" this conclusion in the years of perestroika illustrate.
Independent Institute of Socio-Economic and Political Studies -
Between free deficit and paid abound
Over the past 20 years there have been substantial changes in the areas in which weakens the state monopoly (business, popular culture, consumption patterns, etc.). However, support remains unchanged Institute of Soviet and pre-Soviet past - the uncontrolled power.
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Displeasure with paternalistic state does not give birth to protest
In 2015, the crisis in the Belarusian economy, is likely to be strengthened, which will force the paternalistic state to reduce the amount of their social obligations.
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What was meant by reforms of mass consciousness?
There is a certain logic: the worse the economic situation of the country and the limited access to external resources, the more rights the State seeks to give direct producers and citizens who are forced to define themselves in economic life.
Independent Institute of Socio-Economic and Political Studies -
Reformist conservatives
Abnormal dynamics of social attitudes in 2014 generated an unexpectedly high ductility consciousness of ordinary citizens. Television, monopolized by the state, as in Soviet times, is still out of competition.
Independent Institute of Socio-Economic and Political Studies -
Resource mobilization induced ends
In Belarus a similar level of monolithic society (80-85%) is unreachable in principle. No wonder year "induced mobilization of" the values of positive and negative evaluations of the course the country is not fundamentally different.
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Whose head was beaten by buds in 2014?
five years Belarusians have gone through two financial and economic crisis and the entire second half of 2013 lived in anticipation of the third. But in 2014, despite revenue growth of zero (if we exclude December), the majority of Belarusians was seen as a year of stability.
Independent Institute of Socio-Economic and Political Studies -
Between satiety and independence
The Company agrees to real reform, and is ready to tolerate their negative consequences only in the existential choice, when the question is formed in terms of "either-or" (or life, or death). But such a choice before the Belarusians are not worth it.
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The displeasure for power does not become protests
The oscillation amplitude A. Lukashenka's electoral rating, as evidenced by long-term studies NISEPI can reach tens of percentage points.
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Belarusians do not believe in the stability of the ruble
According to the National Bank of Belarus, the country continues to de-dollarization of the economy, due to the stable exchange rate of the national currency, steady decline in inflation and the current exchange rate policy.
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Back to the 90s is possible
The first column of the graph. 1 shows the results of a survey conducted 21 years ago. The difference is essential. However, we take the liberty to say that the current negative trends in the Belarusian economy should not be viewed as temporary.
Independent Institute of Socio-Economic and Political Studies -
Virtual support for television hero
Long-term fluctuations of the electoral rating of A. Lukashenka does not reflect changes in the value system of the Belarusian society and the degree of satisfaction with the scale of state paternalism. But in any case, fixed at the polls the level of electoral support is purely virtual.
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Two views on the economic crisis
Social indices (indices of social well-being) - is, first of all, measure the subjective experience of citizens. It is not the objective economic and political indicators.
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Paradox of the "Russian world" in Belarus
There is deep sympathy for Russia - is not anti-Western xenophobia, the perception of the West as an alien, another world civilization. There rhetorical endorsement "Krymnash" and other Russian "heroics" in Ukraine, there is absolutely no desire to share the burden of the Russian solutions.
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Unforgotten War
70th anniversary of victory over Nazism intensified the debate about the meaning and significance of the war for Belarus.
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Good Europe, but it is not about us
Ready to fight hypothetical foreign military invasion and the attitude to the source of this hypothetical threats are linked in complex ways. However, Earl.
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Political activity and "Split factor"
Ratings Belarusians statements A.
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For whom belarussian government feels like theirs?
In order that the Belarusian, Russian and Ukrainian - three branches of one nation, agreed in March 2015 66.6% of Belarusians. An alternative view (different people) supported by 27.1%
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"These are people who concern only for their material well-being"
Confidence rating of the Belarusian government should be rated for the head of state as the thread for a needle. And if Alexander Lukashenko has stabilized, we should expect changes in the minimum rating of confidence in the government.
Independent Institute of Socio-Economic and Political Studies -
Authorities increasingly shutting down itself
Lukashenka's electoral rating has lost 6.8 points in March, the newly added and came close to the December value (graph. 1).
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The digital game of numbers
Take part in the upcoming presidential election are ready more than 70% of the citizens of Belarus. Such a survey conducted by the Center for Sociological and Political Studies of the Belarusian State University, announced the center's director D.
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For some people it is crisis, but for others it is only a difficulty
The dynamics of social indexes in the second quarter of 2015 continued to be shaped by economic and political factors operating in opposite directions. Economic Impact factor remains generally negative.
Independent Institute of Socio-Economic and Political Studies