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, Department of Politics, University of Otago, New Zealand.
• Authors: Aliyev, Huseyn
• Contents: 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.
• Publisher Details: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 300.9475; Political science; Democratization -- Caucasus; Post-communism -- Caucasus; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Essays; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Reference; Democratization; Politics and government; Post-communism; Marxism & Communism -- Russia; Political structures: democracy -- Russia; Civil rights & citizenship -- Russia; Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) -- Russia; Politics and Government; Political Science -- Political Ideologies -- Democracy; Political Science -- General; Law -- International; Political structures: democracy; Politics & government; Political science & theory; Human rights; Democracy; Political communication; Caucasus -- Politics and government; Caucasus; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137489159; 1137489154; 9781349569380; 1349569380
• Related ISBNs: 9781137489142; 1137489146
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on print version record.
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