Civil society and the search for justice in Russia

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Civil society and the search for justice in Russia

edited by Christopher Marsh and Nikolas K. Gvosdev

Lexington Books, c2002

  • : cloth
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

More than a decade has passed since path-breaking policies aimed at liberalizing post-Soviet society were first introduced in Russia. Today, these promises of freedom, equality, and justice remain largely unfulfilled and Russia's political system continues to exhibit signs of the deep-rooted problems that may well retard, if not completely derail, any possibility of future reform. Against this stark background, Civil Society and the Search for Justice in Russia explores the various dimensions of Russia's civil society: the meaning of, and search for, justice; the role of the Orthodox church as a principal unifier in civil society; the need for new freedoms for women and ethnic minorities; and the role of mass education and the free press in inculcating and articulating new civic values. Expertly blending the historical with the theoretical, the recent with the empirical this work offers new insight and analysis into the ability of a nascent Russian civil society to engage effectively with the twenty-first century Russian state to ensure social, religious, and political justice.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction: Civil Society and Russia's Elusive Search for Justice: Concepts, Traditions, and Contemporary Issues Part 2 Lessons from History and Culture Chapter 3 Revisiting the Russian "Constrained Autocracy": "Absolutism" and Natural Rights Theories in Russia and the West Chapter 4 A Russian Model of Development: What Novgorod Can Teach the West Part 5 Freedom of Religion and Civil Society Chapter 6 Nationalism and Religion in Russian Civil Society: An Inquiry into the 1997 Law "On Freedom of Conscience" Chapter 7 "Managed Pluralism" and Civil Religion in Post-Soviet Russia Part 8 The Role of Media and Education Chapter 9 The Russian Press and Civil Society: Freedom of Speech vs. Freedom of Market Chapter 10 The Independent Press in Russia: Integrity and the Economics of Survival Chapter 11 Higher Education and Russia's Dual Transition: Inequality, Inefficency, and Social Justice Part 12 Marginalized Voices in Civil Society Chapter 13 Ethnic and Religious Minorities and their Search for Justice: The Case of Chechnya Chapter 14 Women's Experiences of Justice and Injustice in Russia

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  • NCID
    BA59369435
  • ISBN
    • 073910358X
    • 0739103598
  • LCCN
    2002101686
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Lanham, Md.
  • Pages/Volumes
    ix, 189 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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