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State-society relations: Proper balance. Civil society. Political society. Functioning state. Rule of law. Economic society. State-society relations: Russian case. Hypertrophied state. Civil society. Political society. Rule of law. Economic society. A Challenge for the EU.
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State-society relations: Proper balance Civil society Political society Functioning state Rule of law Economic society
State-society relations: Russian case Hypertrophied state Civil society Political society Rule of law Economic society
A Challenge for the EU • Working at the margins • Building up the capacity of non-state sponsored civil society without antagonizing the state • Decentralized, networking attitudes (Soros model?) • Being aware of the growing distrust of the civil society (Soldiers’ Mothers) and of Western assistance • Dual-track approach • work with the non-state civil society • educational work with the state: explaining why the state needs an independent civil society to implement reform (fighting poverty, fighting terrorism, fighting corruption, military reform…)