Vilnius University (Lithuania)
Vilija Navickaitė is a PhD student at the Institute of International Relations and Political Science, Vilnius University. She is working on her dissertation “Our Hearts Demand Change!” Individual Mechanisms of Belarusian Self-Determination to (Not) Engage in Mass Protests in the Summer of 2020″ (supervisor Prof. Ainė Ramonaitė). Vilija works in development cooperation mainly in the Eastern Neighbourhood region on projects promoting democratisation and human rights based on art, culture and creative thinking methodologies.