Belarus: “Securitization” of State Politics and the Impact on State-Society Relations
Belarus: “Securitization” of State Politics and the Impact on State-Society Relations
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白俄罗斯：国家政治“安全化”及其对国家与社会关系的影响
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2023
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N. Douglas
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N. Douglas
摘要威权环境下的国家-社会关系是相关文献中反复出现的话题。从忠诚、冷漠到异议、公开抗议和抵抗，各种现象都得到了广泛的研究。对政权反应的不同模式或当局本身调动部队的方式的讨论要少得多。本文分析了白俄罗斯国家与社会关系的逐步恶化。当局对持续的新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情处理不当，以及2020年8月的总统选举舞弊，导致该国爆发大规模抗议活动，使这些脆弱的关系濒临崩溃。因此，白俄罗斯已经发展成为一个痴迷于安全问题的国家。合法性的幌子和社会福利国家的承诺已经被一个不加掩饰的附庸独裁所取代，依赖于膨胀的安全机构。本文确定了近年来国家政治日益“安全化”的指标，以及指导当局奋进抵制社会抵制的相应措施。其目的是阐明安全化的互动如何成为白俄罗斯功能失调的国家-社会关系的象征。
Abstract State-society relations in authoritarian settings are a recurrent topic in the respective literature. Phenomena ranging from loyalty and apathy to dissent, open protest, and resistance have been widely researched. The different patterns of regime response or the way authorities mobilize forces themselves have been discussed to a much lesser extent. This contribution analyzes the gradual deterioration of the state-society relationship in Belarus. These fragile relations have been brought to the brink of collapse by the authorities’ mishandling of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and the fraudulent presidential election in August 2020, which became a catalyst for the eruption of mass protests in the country. As a consequence, Belarus has developed into a state obsessed with security concerns. The pretense of legitimacy and the promise of a social welfare state have been replaced by an unvarnished clientelist dictatorship, relying on an inflated security apparatus. The article identifies indicators for an increased “securitization” of state politics in recent years and corresponding measures that guided authorities in their endeavor to counteract societal resistance. The aim is to shed light on how securitized interactions have become emblematic of dysfunctional state-society relations in Belarus.