Institutions Of Civil Society Cross National Studies Russia And Kyrgyzstan

Author : Igor Kustov
Publisher : Cuvillier Verlag
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2007-08-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783736923249

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Institutions of Civil Society: Cross-National Studies (Russia and Kyrgyzstan) by Igor Kustov Pdf

This study examines the impact of civil society institutions, introduced by non-governmental organizations (NGOs), measured by concepts of political culture and public participation (political behavior), on the quality of politics measured by the level of corruption (power structure) and social discrimination (clusters of social structure) in Kyrgyzstan and Russia. The inquiry also aims at revealing the relationship between these variables. Three major research strategies are used: (1) a qualitative and quantitative analysis of country-level data, (2) cross-national case studies and (3) survey in the form of interviews and questionnaires (field research). Data has been also collected from archives, published reports, newspapers and other primary and secondary sources. The major focus of this study is on the units of analysis such as non-governmental organizations. It is based not only on original official and academic material but also on over 100 interviews and 300 questionnaires with leaders of the national and regional elite from both Kyrgyzstan and Russia.

Author : National Intelligence Council
Publisher : Cosimo Reports
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1646794974

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Global Trends 2040 by National Intelligence Council Pdf

"The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic marks the most significant, singular global disruption since World War II, with health, economic, political, and security implications that will ripple for years to come." -Global Trends 2040 (2021) Global Trends 2040-A More Contested World (2021), released by the US National Intelligence Council, is the latest report in its series of reports starting in 1997 about megatrends and the world's future. This report, strongly influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, paints a bleak picture of the future and describes a contested, fragmented and turbulent world. It specifically discusses the four main trends that will shape tomorrow's world: - Demographics-by 2040, 1.4 billion people will be added mostly in Africa and South Asia. - Economics-increased government debt and concentrated economic power will escalate problems for the poor and middleclass. - Climate-a hotter world will increase water, food, and health insecurity. - Technology-the emergence of new technologies could both solve and cause problems for human life. Students of trends, policymakers, entrepreneurs, academics, journalists and anyone eager for a glimpse into the next decades, will find this report, with colored graphs, essential reading.

Author : Janice Giffen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Asia, Central
ISBN : 1897748752

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The Development of Civil Society in Central Asia by Janice Giffen Pdf

This book considers the applicability and use of civil society, both as a concept and in practice, in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The volume examines whether civil society organisations (CSOs) are a progressive force for change, or a safety net. Various forms of CSOs are investigated: NGOs and community based organisations, trade unions, political parties and religious groups, as well as more long-standing soviet and traditional institutions and practices. The book contains lessons and perspectives about civil society growth across time, and considers future directions.

Author : Jefferey M. Sellers,Anders Lidström,Yooil Bae
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781108427784

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Multilevel Democracy by Jefferey M. Sellers,Anders Lidström,Yooil Bae Pdf

Explores ways to make democracy work better, with particular focus on the integral role of local institutions.

Author : Agustina Giraudy,Eduardo Moncada,Richard Snyder
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2019-06-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781108496582

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Inside Countries by Agustina Giraudy,Eduardo Moncada,Richard Snyder Pdf

Offers a groundbreaking analysis of the distinctive substantive, theoretical and methodological contributions of subnational research in the field of comparative politics.

Author : Marc Morjé Howard
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2003-03-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0521011523

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The Weakness of Civil Society in Post-Communist Europe by Marc Morjé Howard Pdf

Seeks to explain the weakness of civil society in the countries of post-Communist Europe.

Author : Charles E. Ziegler
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2014-12-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813150789

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Civil Society and Politics in Central Asia by Charles E. Ziegler Pdf

In the nineteenth century, Kentucky was one of the nation's leading producers of racehorses, whiskey, tobacco -- and new counties. By 1886 the three original Kentucky counties had been carved into 119 (belated 120th was to be formed in 1912). These small divisions commanded the fierce loyalty of their citizens and for most Kentuckians formed the center of political and community life. The County in Kentucky History shows the bitter strife of countywide feuds and the conviviality of court day, the sporadic outbreaks of ill-feeling between town and country and the high-spirited brawls that regularly accompanied elections. Robert M. Ireland traces the structural changes in county government from the days when justices of the peace made up a self-perpetuating county court to the more democratic period when the buying of votes replaced the buying of offices. The most beneficial change that could come to local government -- consolidation into fewer units -- Ireland sees as unlikely where the tradition of county loyalties and rivalries remains as strong as it does in Kentucky.

Author : Olena Nikolayenko
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017-10-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781108416733

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Youth Movements and Elections in Eastern Europe by Olena Nikolayenko Pdf

This book examines a dramatic rise of nonviolent youth movements on the eve of national elections in Eastern Europe.

Author : John Keane
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2003-04-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 052189462X

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Global Civil Society? by John Keane Pdf

John Keane, a leading scholar of political theory, tracks the recent development of a big idea with fresh potency - global civil society. In this timely book, Keane explores the contradictory forces currently nurturing or threatening its growth, and he shows how talk of global civil society implies a political vision of a less violent world, founded on legally sanctioned power-sharing arrangements among different and intermingling forms of socio-economic life. Keane's reflections are pitted against the widespread feeling that the world is both too complex and too violent to deserve serious reflection. His account borrows from various scholarly disciplines, including political science and international relations, to challenge the silence and confusion within much of contemporary literature on globalisation and global governance. Against fears of terrorism, rising tides of xenophobia, and loose talk of 'anti-globalisation', the defence of global civil society mounted here implies the need for new democratic ways of living.

Author : David Horton Smith,Alisa Moldavanova,Svitlana Krasynska
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789004380622

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The Nonprofit Sector in Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia by David Horton Smith,Alisa Moldavanova,Svitlana Krasynska Pdf

The Nonprofit Sector in Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia uniquely provides a timely overview of research on the nonprofit sector and nonprofit organizations in eleven former Soviet republics, with each central chapter written by local experts.

Author : UNESCO Office Almaty,Carlsen, Arne
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789231003684

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Ensuring lifelong learning for all in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan by UNESCO Office Almaty,Carlsen, Arne Pdf

Author : UNESCO,United Nations Children's Fund,United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2023-09-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789231006029

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Good Practices in South-South and Triangular Cooperation by UNESCO,United Nations Children's Fund,United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation Pdf

Author : Troy Sternberg,Kemel Toktomushev,Byambabaatar Ichinkhorloo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000461091

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The Impact of Mining Lifecycles in Mongolia and Kyrgyzstan by Troy Sternberg,Kemel Toktomushev,Byambabaatar Ichinkhorloo Pdf

This volume investigates how mining affects societies and communities in Mongolia and Kyrgyzstan. As ex-Soviet states, Mongolia and Kyrgyzstan share history, culture and transitions to democracy. Most importantly, both are mineral-rich countries on China’s frontier and epi-centres of resource extraction. This volume examines challenges communities in these countries encounter on the long journey through resource exploration, extraction and mine closure. The book is organised into three related sections that travel from mine licensing and instigation to early anticipation of benefit through the realisation of social and environmental impacts to finite issues such as jobs, monitoring, dispute resolution and reclamation. Most originally, each chapter will include a final section entitled "Notes from the field" that presents the voice of in-country researchers and stakeholders. These sections will provide local contextual knowledge on the chapter’s theme by practitioners from Mongolia and Central Asia. The volume thereby offers a distinctively grounded perspective on the tensions and benefits of mining in this dynamic region. Using Mongolia and Kyrgyzstan as case studies, the volume reflects on the evolving challenges communities and societies encounter with resource extraction worldwide. The book will be of great interest to students and scholars of mining and natural resource extraction, corporate social responsibility and sustainable development.

Author : David C. Hammack,Steven Heydemann
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2009-06-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780253353030

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Globalization, Philanthropy, and Civil Society by David C. Hammack,Steven Heydemann Pdf

The essays in this book reflect pioneering efforts to study the global movement of ideas and institutions. They deal with topics of significant contemporary importance: initiatives to address the AIDS epidemic in East Africa; to protect the peoples and ecosystems of the Amazon; to advance the "truth and reconciliation" process in South Africa and in other areas of great conflict; to promote "civil society" in Eastern Europe and Central Asia; to advocate for environmental protection in the United States, Great Britain, Germany, and Japan; and to spread Rotary Clubs and encourage "social entrepreneurship" throughout the world. These essays highlight a wide range of research, paying close attention to the realities of particular situations and to current thinking about general processes.

Author : Charles E. Ziegler
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2015-02-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780813150796

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Civil Society and Politics in Central Asia by Charles E. Ziegler Pdf

The five Central Asian states of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan constitute an area of increasing importance in global politics. The region currently serves as the main route for transporting American and NATO supplies and personnel into Afghanistan. Its Turkic Muslim peoples share ethnic and religious roots with China's Uighurs in neighboring Xinjiang, where some Uighurs have connections to the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan, fueling Beijing's already acute fears of terrorism and separatism. Perhaps most importantly, the Caspian basin holds immense reserves of oil and natural gas. Countries rich in hydrocarbons—like Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan—can benefit greatly from this wealth, but often they must rely on foreign companies (usually backed by foreign governments) to develop these resources. Revolts in Kyrgyzstan (in 2005 and 2010) and Uzbekistan (in 2005); Tajikistan's civil war (in the 1990s); and continued terrorist incidents (2010–2011), strikes, and suicide bombings in Kazakhstan (in 2011) have contributed to concerns about stability in the region. In Civil Society and Politics in Central Asia, a prominent group of scholars assesses both the area's manifold problems and its emerging potential, examining the often uneasy relationship between its states and the societies they govern. A meticulously in-depth study, the volume demonstrates the fascinating cultural complexity and diversity of Central Asia. Small, landlocked, and surrounded by larger powers, Central Asian nations have become adept at playing their neighbors against each other in order to maximize their own abilities to maneuver. The essays in this book look beyond the surface of Central Asian politics to discover the forces that are working for political change and continuity in this critical region of the world.