Civil society and the search for justice in Russia / edited by Christopher Marsh and Nikolas K. Gvosdev.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Marsh, Christopher, 1969-
Gvosdev, Nikolas K., 1969-
Warhola, James W. (James Walter), 1953-
Petro, Nicolai N.
Trepanier, Lee
Bovt, Georgy
Owens, Brad
Kljutcharev, Grigori A.
Marsh, Melissa A.
Miller, Justin
Weir, Kimberly
Language:English
Published: Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, [2002], ©2002.
Subjects:
Civil society > Russia (Federation)
Civil rights > Russia (Federation)
Russia (Federation) > Social conditions > 1991-
Physical Description:ix, 189 pages ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction. Civil society and Russia's elusive search for justice: concepts, traditions, and contemporary issues / Christopher Marsh and Nikolas K. Gvosdev.
  • Part 1. Lessons from history and culture.
  • Revisiting the Russian "constrained autocracy"; "absolutism" and natural rights theories in Russia and the West / James W. Warhola.
  • A Russian model of development: what Novgorod can teach the West / Nicolai N. Petro.
  • Part 2. Freedom of religion and civil society.
  • Nationalism and religion in Russian civil society: an inquiry into the 1997 law "On Freedom of Conscience" / Lee Trepanier.
  • "Managed pluralism" and civil religion in Post-Soviet Russia / Nikolas K. Gvosdev.
  • Part 3. The role of media and education.
  • The Russian press and civil society: freedom of speech versus freedom of market / Georgy Bovt.
  • The independent press in Russia: Integrity and the economics of survival / Brad Owens.
  • Higher education and Russia's dual transition: inequality, inefficiency, and social justice / Grigori A. Kljutcharev and Melissa A. Marsh.
  • Part 4. Marginalized voices in civil society.
  • Ethnic and religious minorities and their search for justice: the case of Chechnya / Justin Miller.
  • Women's experiences of justice and injustice in Russia / Kimberly A. Weir.