What Do Moldovans Think of and How Do They Talk about the Russian Aggression against Ukraine? Prolegomena for Qualitative Inquiry

Negură Petru ()
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Negură Petru: Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies, Regensburg, Germany

Comparative Southeast European Studies, 2023, vol. 71, issue 2, 237-251

Abstract: This essay explores the advantages of a qualitative approach based on a preliminary analysis of a collection of street interviews broadcast from March 2022 to March 2023 in the Republic of Moldova via 34 radio programmes. While the results of the opinion polls reflect a clear division of opinion on the war in Ukraine within Moldovan society along pre-existing geopolitical lines, the interviews highlight the possibility of consensus among respondents voicing opposing views on the causes of the war. Regardless of ideological positions however, when asked, most respondents said they wished for peace. The author reflects on the potential inherent in that common response for a type of community based on inclusion and cohabitation.

Keywords: Moldova; Ukraine; Russia; war; peace (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1515/soeu-2023-0028

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