Belarus
This page gathers together various resources relating to my study of Belarus.
Academic publications
2025 “Civil society and authoritarian regimes: a case study of Belarus” Constitutional Political Economy, forthcoming
2024 “Competitive authoritarianism, informational authoritarianism, and the development of dictatorship: a case study of Belarus”, Public Choice, Vol. 198, pp. 343-360 (viewable PDF)
2019 “Ranking Belarus on Competitiveness and Economic Freedom” Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy, (with Sierz Naurodski), Vol 8, No. 2., pp.226-240
2018 “A strategic plan for the East Belarus mechanical engineering cluster” International Journal of Competitiveness Vol. 1, No. 3 (with Terence Tse)
Memos
- What happened in Belarus? GCRF COMPASS Policy Brief, 25 November 2021 – On August 9th 2020, Belarus went to the polls. The people voted (most of them, probably, for change) and yet the President remains in power. This policy brief provides a summary of what happened and an analysis of why.
- I was a signatory to an open letter dated August 19th 2020 that was addressed to the Belarusian authorities on behalf of concerned economists.
- What we know about transition – This memo summarises some of the key insights from the literature on transitional economics. It focuses on the experience of countries in Central and Eastern Europe who engaged in their reform programmes following the collapse of communism.
- Addendum: Belarus
Other publications
“A Belarus Monetary Perspective” Markets and Money Advisory, March 2018
Personal essays
- Which way forward for Belarus?, July 2020
- My Journey to Belarus, July 2018
The Belarus Briefing Document is a comprehensive slide deck showing the social, economic, and political history of Belarus.
- You can buy a hard copy here
- Download a PDF version for free
- Addendums on governance and on protest are available on request.
Listen to the audio version here:
Anthony J. Evans · Belarus Briefing Document
Video
I also recommend Peter Santenello’s YouTube video: