Post-Soviet Civil Society

Democratization in Russia and the Baltic States
1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-415-44405-7
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 348 g

Reihe: BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies

The development of civil society has varied greatly across the former Soviet Union. The Baltic states have achieved a high level of integration with the West and European Union membership, while some regions in Russia lag far behind.

Now for the first time there is a comparative study of civil society and democratization across post-Soviet national borders. Acknowledging the enormous variation throughout the region, the book offers unique data on developments in Russia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Applying an innovative analytical framework derived from theories of democratization, civil society, social movements and transnational relations, the researchers have formulated broader comparisons and generalisations without neglecting the specific post-Soviet context. The book provides a systematic comparison across sectors as well as nations, and includes chapters on NGOs, the state and conflict, and transnationalisation. Quantitative survey data is combined with qualitative interviews and case study research to both confirm previous findings about the weakness of post-communist civil society and to qualify previous research.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Uhlin, Anders

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Friedens- und Konfliktforschung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politikberatung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Konflikt- und Friedensforschung, Rüstungskontrolle, Abrüstung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Methodenlehre

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Introduction 2 Democratization and Civil Society: A Framework for Analysis 3 Civil Society and the Fall of Communist Rule 4 Actors and Activities in Post-Soviet Civil Society 5 Civil Society, the State, and Other Arenas 6 The Transnationalization of Local Civil Society 7 Civil Society and Democratization: A Multilevel Analysis

Über Autor(innen)

Anders Uhlin is associate professor of political science at Lund University, Sweden. His main fields of research are democratization, civil society and transnational relations. Previous publications include Indonesia and the ‘Third Wave of Democratisation’ (1997) and Transnational Activism in Asia (2004) (co-edited with Nicola Piper).