Post-communist civil society and the Soviet legacy : challenges of democratisation and reform in the caucasus /: challenges of democratisation and reform in the caucasus. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Huseyn Aliyev.
• Authors: Aliyev, Huseyn
• Contents: List of Figures and Tables; Note on Transliteration; Preface; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Outline of the argument; Relevance of research; Case study: Caucasus; Sources of data; Overview of contents; PART I: DEMOCRATISATION, CIVIL SOCIETY AND COMMUNIST LEGACIES; 1. Democracy In The Caucasus And The Former Soviet Union; 2. Structural Democratisation; 3. 'Transition' Theories; 4. Civil Society, Social Capital And Networking; 5. Why Is Civil Society Important?; 6. What Is Civil Society?; 7. Social Capital; 8. Informal Networking; 9. What Determines The Development Of Civil Society?; 10. Political System; 11. Armed Conflicts; 12. Economic Well-Being; 13. Antecedent Regime's Legacy; 14. Post-Totalitarian Legacy; 15. Soviet Legacy: Conceptual And Analytical Baseline; 16. Conclusion; PART II: HISTORY OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE CAUCASUS; 17. Pre-Communist Civil Sector; 18. The Caucasus's Civil Sector Under Soviet Rule; 19. Public Sphere Of Soviet Society; 20. Soviet Private Sphere; 21. Sovietisation; 22. 'Neformaly'; 23. Perestroika And The Birth Of Nationalist Civil Society; 24. Conclusion; PART III: POST-COMMUNIST CIVIL SOCIETY; 25. The Post-Communist NGO Sector; 26. Overview Of The NGO Sector; 27. Weaknesses Of The NGO Sector; 28. Membership And Participation; 29. Distribution; 30. Popular Trust Towards Ngos; 31. Operational Structure; 32. Ngos' Patron-Client Relations; 33. Post-Communist Informal Networks In The Caucasus; 34. Types Of Informal Networks; 35. Informal Networks As Providers Of Public Goods; 36. Limits Of Informal Networking; 37. Indigenous Social Capital; 38. Conclusion; PART IV: SOVIET LEGACY AND CIVIL SOCIETY; 39. Legacy Of The Soviet Public Sphere; 40. Institutional Legacy; 41. Individual Legacy; 42. Continuity Of Civic Traditions; 43. Informal Networks As Soviet Legacy; 44. How And Why Do Informal Civic Traditions Continue?; 45. Conclusion; PART V: ALTERNATIVE EXPLANATIONS; 46. Political System; 47. Impact Of Political System On Formal Civil Society; 48. Political System And Informal Networks; 49. Armed Conflicts; 50. Economic Well-Being; 51. Conclusion; Conclusion; Alternative Explanations; Contributions And Implications; Notes; Bibliography; Index; ; ; ;
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 300.9475; Civil society -- Caucasus; Democratization -- Caucasus; Post-communism -- Caucasus; Political Ideologies/Democracy; NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations); Civil rights & citizenship; Non-governmental organizations (NGOs); Caucasus -- Politics and government
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137489166; 1137489162
• Related ISBNs: 9781137489142
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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