Research
My research focuses on protests as a form of political participation and the role of social networking platforms and technology in social movements, especially in autocratic countries.
The main interest lies in the region of Eastern Europe. I work with social movement studies and STS, ANT.
Teaching
Alesia teaches A and B courses in political science with a focus on social movements and social media, as well as methods of qualitative analysis, and supervises bachelor dissertations.
Bio
Alesia has an MA degree in political science (Stockholm University) and journalism (Södertorn University). Alesia has collaborated with independent Belarusian and American think tanks.
Academic publications:
Rudnik, A. (2024). Machinery of dissent: Exploring the techno-social practices of modern protests.
Internet Policy Review, 13(4).
Rudnik, A., & Rönnblom, M. (2024). TikTok and Telegram: as platforms for political mobilization in Belarus and Russia. Baltic Worlds, 17(4).
Rudnik, A. (2024). Co-option of Technology: Digital Repression and Legitimation Strategies of the Belarusian Regime. Communist and Post-Communist Studies, 1-28.
Rudnik, A. “Practices and agencies in the Belarusian protests of 2020: perspectives of protest participants and leaders”, forthcoming in Europe&Asia Studies.
Rudnik, A. (2020). Self-censorship among political bloggers in Belarus and Russia: To make yourself heard, with minimal risk to yourself and your loved ones, that is the challenge. Baltic Worlds, 13(2/3), 125–130.
Analytical contributions:
Rudnik, A. (2021). The Belarusian Ddiaspora and its role in solving the political crisis. Frivärld. https://frivarld.se/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Belarus-Diaspora-Rapport.pdf
Rudnik, A. (2022). Belarus – where society is deprived of power but not agency. Baltic Worlds, 15(374), 4-12.
Rudnik, A. (2023, February 15). Supporting Belarusian democracy: Five priorities for the EU. Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies (SCEEUS). https://sceeus.se/en/publications/supporting-belarusian-democracy-five-priorities-for-the-eu/
Rudnik, A. (2023, March 6). The female face of Belarusian resistance. International Politics and Society. https://www.ips-journal.eu/topics/democracy-and-society/the-female-face-of-belarusian-resistance-6554/
Selected publications
Academic publications:
Rudnik, A. (2024). Machinery of dissent: Exploring the techno-social practices of modern protests.
Internet Policy Review, 13(4).
Rudnik, A., & Rönnblom, M. (2024). TikTok and Telegram: as platforms for political mobilization in Belarus and Russia. Baltic Worlds, 17(4).
Rudnik, A. (2024). Co-option of Technology: Digital Repression and Legitimation Strategies of the Belarusian Regime. Communist and Post-Communist Studies, 1-28.
Rudnik, A. “Practices and agencies in the Belarusian protests of 2020: perspectives of protest participants and leaders”, forthcoming in Europe&Asia Studies.
Rudnik, A. (2020). Self-censorship among political bloggers in Belarus and Russia: To make yourself heard, with minimal risk to yourself and your loved ones, that is the challenge. Baltic Worlds, 13(2/3), 125–130.
Analytical contributions:
Rudnik, A. (2021). The Belarusian Ddiaspora and its role in solving the political crisis. Frivärld. https://frivarld.se/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Belarus-Diaspora-Rapport.pdf
Rudnik, A. (2022). Belarus – where society is deprived of power but not agency. Baltic Worlds, 15(374), 4-12.
Rudnik, A. (2023, February 15). Supporting Belarusian democracy: Five priorities for the EU. Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies (SCEEUS). https://sceeus.se/en/publications/supporting-belarusian-democracy-five-priorities-for-the-eu/
Rudnik, A. (2023, March 6). The female face of Belarusian resistance. International Politics and Society. https://www.ips-journal.eu/topics/democracy-and-society/the-female-face-of-belarusian-resistance-6554/