| Description |
1 online resource (238 pages) |
| Series |
BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies |
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BASEES/Routledge series on Russian and East European studies ; 87
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| Contents |
Cover; Civil Society in Putin's Russia; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Note on spelling; Abbreviations and glossary; Preface; 1 Methodology, theoretical considerations and the structure of the study; 2 Public and private cycles of socio-political life in Russia; 3 The public sphere and the state in Russia; 4 A kind of society: the nature of political radicalism in modern Russia; 5 State-sponsored civic associations in Russia: systemic integration or a 'war of position'?; 6 Foreign-sponsored associations in Russia: themes and problems |
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7 Grassroots movements in modern Russia: a cause for optimism?8 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Unlike other books on civil society in Russia which argue that Russia's civil society is relatively weak, and that democratisation in Russia went into reverse following Vladimir Putin's coming to power, this book contends that civil society in Russia is developing in a distinctive way. It shows that government and elite-led drives to encourage civil society have indeed been limited, and that the impact of external promotion of civil society has also not been very successful. It demonstrates, however, that independent domestic grassroots movements are beginning to flourish, despite difficult |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Civil society -- Russia (Federation)
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Russia & the Former Soviet Union.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
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Civil society
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Russia (Federation)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781136679889 |
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113667988X |
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9780415656870 |
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0415656877 |
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9781299280151 |
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1299280153 |
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