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Informationen zum Autor 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). Klappentext Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada. Zusammenfassung This book is a comparative study of civil society and democratization across Russia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, including quantitative survey data, qualitative interviews and case study research. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Introduction Previous Research on Post-Soviet Civil Society The Research Problem Research Design Outline of the Book 2: Democratization and Civil Society: A Framework for Analysis Democracy and Democratization Civil Society Civil Society and Democracy Conclusion 3: Civil Society and the Fall of Communist Rule Civil Society before and under Communism? The Emergence of Civil Society in Russia under Gorbachev Independence Movements in the Baltic Republics The Establishment of Civil Society Groups in the USSR: Further Empirical Indicators Conclusion 4: Actors and Activities in Post-Soviet Civil Society The "NGOization" of Civil Society in Post-Communist Russia and the Baltic States Civil Society Sectors Civil Society Activists Resource Mobilization Civil Society Activities Civil Society in Three Russian Regions Conclusion 5: Civil Society, the State, and Other Arenas: Conflict, Cooperation, and Unclear Boundaries Civil Society and the State in Russia Political Opportunities and Political Influence State-Civil Society Relations in Three Russian Regions Civil Society and Political Society Civil Society and Economic Society Conclusion 6: The Transnationalization of Local Civil Society Transnational Funding Transnational Networking Conclusion 7 : Civil Society and Democratization: A Multilevel Analysis The Development of Post-Soviet Civil Society Qualitative and Quantitative Indicators of Democracy Civil Society and Democratization Three Models of Civil Society and Democracy Conclusion ...
