Paper/Speech Details of Conference Program for the 30th NISPAcee Annual Conference Program Overview WG8: Non-Governmental Organisations in CEE Author(s) Natallia Rabava IPU - Public Administration Research Centre Vilnius Lithuania Tatsiana Chulitskaya, Vytautas Magnus University, Vilnius, Lithuania Oksana Shelest, Center for European Transformation, Minsk, Belarus Title Civil Society in Belarus in the Context of a Political Crisis: Current State and Challenges File Paper files are available only for conference participants, please login first. Presenter Natallia Rabava Abstract The paper analyzes the state of organized civil society and new initiatives that have arisen in Belarus during the political crisis that began in the wake of the 2020 presidential elections. Field research for this work was carried out from the beginning of 2021 to June of this year, that is, it does not cover the period associated with institutional repression against civil society organizations in Belarus (however, an additional post facto review will be devoted to this topic). This text offers a look at the state of various civil society actors in Belarus, what problems they faced in their work, and what kind of assistance they need. In addition, the situation with Belarusian independent media, diaspora and business was analyzed, and needs that were relevant at the time of the study were noted. These three subjects are considered separately, since their activities seem to be important for understanding the processes taking place in Belarusian society. At the same time, these require additional support due to the circumstances occurring in Belarus. At the end of this work, general conclusions are presented.
