Elections and a social protest: main tendencies of interconnections

Economic Annals-XXI: Volume 127, Issue 3-4(1), Pages: 24-27

Citation information:
Baykhanov, I. (2013). Elections and a social protest: main tendencies of interconnections. Economic Annals-XXI, 3-4(1), 24-27. https://ea21journal.world/index.php/ea-v127-07/

Ismail Baykhanov
PhD (Politics),
The Chairman of the Election Commission of the Chechen Republic, Russia
ismail.67@mail.ru

Elections and a social protest: main tendencies of interconnections

Abstract. In the article the interrelation between revolutionary actions and elections in a historical context is analyzed. It is shown that the events of last two years connected to elections in the different countries have called to life the new tendencies reflecting complication of connections between the election process and the social protest. Modern ways of elections and mass protest actions interlinking which occurred in 2011-2012s in the world political space are allocated. The special attention is given to a role of electronic democracy in realization of confliction society potential in periods of elections.

Keywords: Elections; Social Protest; Political Parties; Revolution; E-Democracy

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Received 10.03.2013