The Populist’s Performed Social Movement: Analysis of Volodymyr Zelensky’s 2019 Presidential Campaign
Journal: DSpace repository (University of Tartu)
Year: 2020

A performed social movement captivated the Ukrainian nation in 2019. The 2019 Ukrainian Presidential election marked a change in the form of campaign strategies of a presidential candidate. Ukrainian entertainer Volodymyr Zelensky made his political debut by running for President of Ukraine on a platform based on having no visible links to the political elites and essentially promised a new era in Ukrainian politics, absent of endemic corruption and an end to the War in Donbass. The style of Zel