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Democracy and environmental movements in Eastern Europe : a comparative study of Hungary and Russia

Title: Democracy and environmental movements in Eastern Europe : a comparative study of Hungary and Russia / Katy Pickvance.
Author: Láng-Pickvance, Katy.
Publication: Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1998.

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Description

244 pages; 24 cm

Summary

This is a systematic comparison of environmental activism - and, more broadly, collective democratic action - in Russia and Hungary. It aims to shed light on the differences between these relatively antithetical regimes.

Subject

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-242) and index.

Contents

1. Introduction 2. "A Little Bit to the East from the West and a Little Bit to the West from the East": Democratic Development in Hungary 3. The Historical Absence of a Democratic Tradition: the Case of Russia 4. Pluralism, Opposition and Civil Society in Soviet Type Regimes: in Conceptual Debates and in Practice 5. Hungarian Environmental Movements: Case Studies and Analysis 6. Environmental Movements in Russia 7. Local and National Authorities Versus Environmental Movements: the Hungarian Case 8. Local and National Authorities versus Environmental Movements: the Russian Case 9. A Comparison of Russian and Hungarian Environmental Movements 10. The Relevance of Western Theories in Eastern Europe 11. Conclusion.

ISBN

0813335183
9780813335186

OCLC

ocm39964476
39964476
SCSB-381696

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library