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Perceptions and Drivers of Civic Activism: The Cases of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Poland
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Communist and Post-Communist Studies
Communist and Post-Communist Studies (2025)
Published: 16 April 2025
... civic space by passing laws curtailing the functioning of and financial support for independent civil society organizations (CSOs) considered not sufficiently loyal and by denigrating or harassing them ( Korolczuk 2023 ), there are vibrant, resilient, and impactful examples of activism ( McMahon...
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Communist and Post-Communist Studies (2023) 56 (1): 152–165.
Published: 13 January 2023
...Dorota Pietrzyk-Reeves; Aleksandra Samonek One of the main motivations for measuring the weakness or strength of civil society is to obtain a reliable basis for understanding the dynamics of its development as well as its social and political potential. In this article, we argue that the paradox...
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Communist and Post-Communist Studies (2022) 55 (1): 131–154.
Published: 01 March 2022
...Marcin Ślarzyński Recent scholarship points to a growing political prominence of various non-liberal civil society organizations in many countries around the world. In Poland, this phenomenon is simultaneous with the emergence of political division in civil society driven by the policies...
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Solidarity and Implications of a Leaderless Movement in Hong Kong: Its Strengths and Limitations
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Communist and Post-Communist Studies (2020) 53 (4): 41–67.
Published: 01 December 2020
... and risks of such movements. © 2020 by the Regents of the University of California 2020 leaderless movement democratization civil society Hong Kong China In 2019, what began in Hong Kong as a series of rallies against a proposal to permit extraditions to mainland China grew into a raft...
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When civil engagement is part of the problem: Flawed anti-corruptionism in Russia and Ukraine
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Communist and Post-Communist Studies (2018) 51 (3): 245–255.
Published: 17 July 2018
..., unlikely without sustained pressure from civil society. In the absence of empirical analyses, scholars and practitioners have, therefore, assumes that civil society plays an unequivocally positive role in anticorruptionism. In this article, we challenge this dominant assumption. Instead, we show...
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An oasis of democracy in an authoritarian sea? Civil society, social, and institutional trust in Georgia
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Communist and Post-Communist Studies (2018) 51 (1): 19–26.
Published: 01 February 2018
...John Ishiyama; Lia Mezvrishvili; Nina Zhgenti We examine whether the existence of civil society in Georgia has promoted social and institutional trust in the population. As much of the literature suggests, Georgia is different from its neighbors in that civil society development is more advanced...
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Civil society development in Russia and Ukraine: Diverging paths
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Communist and Post-Communist Studies (2017) 50 (3): 207–220.
Published: 01 September 2017
...Susan Stewart; Jan Matti Dollbaum The authors compare civil society development in Russia and Ukraine in recent years in terms of civil society’s structure and relationships with the state and the broader society. They find major differences in 1) the treatment of civil society by state actors...
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The Eastern partnership in Georgia: Europeanizing civil society?
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Communist and Post-Communist Studies (2017) 50 (2): 113–123.
Published: 11 May 2017
... and impact of civil society within Georgian politics and society has remained limited. © 2017 The Regents of the University of California. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved. 2017 The Regents of the University of California Europeanization Civil society Georgia Eastern...
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Introduction to the special issue: Citizens’ participation in post-communist Europe
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Communist and Post-Communist Studies (2016) 49 (3): 201–206.
Published: 09 July 2016
...Timofey Agarin © 2016 The Regents of the University of California. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved. 2016 The Regents of the University of California Citizen participation Postcommunist Europe Civil society Democratization Protest Development ernment, which...
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Development of citizen participation in Central and Eastern Europe after the EU enlargement and economic crises
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Communist and Post-Communist Studies (2016) 49 (3): 219–231.
Published: 08 July 2016
...Petra Guasti The main focus of this article is the role of organized civil society in facilitating citizen engagement in Central and East European new EU member states after the EU accession and the recent economic crises. Using international comparative methodologies and data this article analyses...
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Mapping the substance of the EU’s civil society support in Central Asia: From neo-liberal to state-led civil society
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Communist and Post-Communist Studies (2016) 49 (3): 207–217.
Published: 04 July 2016
...Vera Axyonova; Fabienne Bossuyt Over the years, civil society empowerment has become an integral part of the European Union’s (EU) external and internal governance as a way to advance democracy and enhance citizen participation. While there has been increasing scholarly attention to the instruments...
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Protest and participation in post-transformation Poland: The case of the Committee for the Defense of Democracy (KOD)
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Communist and Post-Communist Studies (2016) 49 (3): 255–267.
Published: 30 June 2016
... “between elections”. The paper tries to take a snapshot of the KOD movement and to examine it in the context of civil society concept. The paper argues that the KOD movement is located between civil and political society on the one hand. On the other hand, it draws strongly on the symbolism of the civil...
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Power and Public Chambers in the development of civil society in Russia
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Communist and Post-Communist Studies (2014) 47 (3-4): 409–419.
Published: 30 October 2014
...Kirsti Stuvøy Embodying a state vision of how civil society ought to function and be designed by the authorities, Public Chambers in Russia have been criticized as means of state control. This state dominance is the starting point in this article, which asks what room to manoeuvre a regional Public...
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Protests and civil society in Russia: The struggle for the Khimki Forest
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Communist and Post-Communist Studies (2012) 45 (3-4): 233–242.
Published: 11 October 2012
... seems to be an important factor that helps a group to evoke a favorable response toward its actions among broad circles of the general public. For those doing scholarly research, to interpret the development of civil society in Russia mainly in terms of the struggles of human rights groups and political...
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Assessing civil society in Putin’s Russia: The plight of women’s crisis centers
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Communist and Post-Communist Studies (2011) 44 (1): 41–52.
Published: 01 March 2011
...Janet Elise Johnson; Aino Saarinen The article assesses civil society in Putin’s Russia through the lens of the small social movement working against gender violence. Based on questionnaires distributed to movement organizations in 2008–2009, we find significant retrenchment among the NGO segment...
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Membership in voluntary organizations and democratic performance: European post-Communist countries in comparative perspective
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Communist and Post-Communist Studies (2009) 42 (1): 1–21.
Published: 13 March 2009
... and robustness of civil society. A possible consequence of this provocative finding would be re-evaluating the well-established concepts in social sciences. © 2009 The Regents of the University of California. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved. 2009 The Regents of the University...
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Decline and revitalization in post-communist urban context: A case of the Polish city—Gdansk
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Communist and Post-Communist Studies (2008) 41 (3): 359–374.
Published: 23 July 2008
... of the city. © 2008 The Regents of the University of California. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved. 2008 The Regents of the University of California Post-communist cities Decline Revitalization Urban planning Urban policy Civil society private investments as well...
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Rose, Orange, and Tulip: The failed post-Soviet revolutions
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Communist and Post-Communist Studies (2007) 40 (3): 315–342.
Published: 13 August 2007
... forced to accept cohabitation with leaders of the previous regime. This article argues that despite internationally acclaimed civic mobilisation, civil society's weakness seriously affected the three revolutionary processes. These were in fact initiated, led, controlled, and finally subordinated...
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From universal system of social policy to particularistic? The case of the Baltic States
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Communist and Post-Communist Studies (2003) 36 (4): 405–426.
Published: 01 December 2003
... The Regents of the University of California Baltic States Social policy Distributive justice Civil society Communist and Post-Communist Studies 36 (2003) 405 426 From universal system of social policy to particularistic? The case of the Baltic States Jolanta Aidukaite BEEGS, University College...
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Trust and the politics of postcommunism
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Communist and Post-Communist Studies (2001) 34 (1): 27–38.
Published: 01 March 2001
...David W. Lovell The citizens of postcommunist states have relatively low levels of trust in their basic political institutions. This paper argues that to consolidate the advances towards civil society and democracy particular attention must be paid to strengthening trust. Trust requires not just...
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