Research Catalog

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Description

1. 244 pages; 24 cm

Summary

1. 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

1. Since 1989
2. Environmentalism > Hungary
3. Environmentalism > Russia (Federation)
4. Democracy > Hungary
5. Democracy > Russia (Federation)
6. Democracy
7. Environmentalism
8. Politics and government
9. Demokratisierung
10. Ökologische Bewegung
11. Ecologische beweging
12. Democratie
13. Hungary > Politics and government > 1989-
14. Russia (Federation) > Politics and government > 1991-
15. Hungary
16. Russia (Federation)
17. Ungarn
18. Russland
19. Hongarije
20. Rusland

Contents

1. 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.

Owning institution

1. Princeton University Library

Bibliography (note)

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