Ailbhe Cannon
@ailbhe-c.bsky.social
PhD researcher at LSE Department of International Relations
Read or PhD candidate @ailbhe-c.bsky.social's latest research article, “The holy war on reproductive rights: the Russian Orthodox Church as an anti-abortion lobbyist in contemporary Russia," published in Post-Soviet Affairs.
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The holy war on reproductive rights: the Russian Orthodox Church as an anti-abortion lobbyist in contemporary Russia
This article analyses the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) as an anti-abortion lobbyist in contemporary Russia and evaluates its influence on reproductive health policy between 2010 and 2024. While ex...
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June 22, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Reposted by Ailbhe Cannon
Happy to note my article at @postsovietaffairs.bsky.social w Marko Vekovic & Jonathan Fox is now in print issue 42:4, with other excellent #polrel contributions from @ailbhe-c.bsky.social on the ROC as anti-abortion lobbyist and Ekaterina Travova on the ROC's role in modern Russian autocracy
Governmental discrimination against religious minorities in the post-communist states of Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 1990–2023
This study examines patterns of governmental religious discrimination (GRD) against 182 religious minorities in 30 states and independent territories between 1990 and 2023 in the post-communist Eas...
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June 22, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Happy to note my article at @postsovietaffairs.bsky.social w Marko Vekovic & Jonathan Fox is now in print issue 42:4, with other excellent #polrel contributions from @ailbhe-c.bsky.social on the ROC as anti-abortion lobbyist and Ekaterina Travova on the ROC's role in modern Russian autocracy
Excited to attend my first academic conference #ICCEES2025 in London this week! I’ll be presenting my paper, “The Holy War on Reproductive Rights: The Russian Orthodox Church and Abortion in Post-Soviet Russia,” this Friday. Looking forward to meeting other researchers in the field!
July 20, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Excited to attend my first academic conference #ICCEES2025 in London this week! I’ll be presenting my paper, “The Holy War on Reproductive Rights: The Russian Orthodox Church and Abortion in Post-Soviet Russia,” this Friday. Looking forward to meeting other researchers in the field!