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Civil Society in Russia

Civil Society in Russia. Christos Mouzakitis, Rahima Khatun, Donald Tran, and Junaid Esa Saleh. What is a Civil Society?. The way citizens organize and define themselves and their interests Includes religious groups, social organizations, and charities

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Civil Society in Russia

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  1. Civil Society in Russia Christos Mouzakitis, Rahima Khatun, Donald Tran, and Junaid Esa Saleh

  2. What is a Civil Society? • The way citizens organize and define themselves and their interests • Includes religious groups, social organizations, and charities • Success depends on rule of law, respect for others, and honest performance of duties

  3. Open Civil Society

  4. Aim: To what extent is Russia’s civil society open? How do civil society and interest groups in Russia compare with civil society and interest groups in other countries?

  5. Beliefs & Attitudes • Transition from Marxism to Stalinism • Mistrust of the government • Statism • Westernization

  6. Political Participation • 100% voter turnout during Soviet rule • Emergence of competitive elections • Non-violent protests

  7. Voter Turnout in Russia

  8. Voter Turnout in Britain

  9. Voter Turnout in Mexico

  10. Civil Society in Russia • Relatively undeveloped • Dominated by state corporatism • Glasnost led to growth of civil society • Restrictions placed by the government

  11. Nashi Youth Groups http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeA6y2vFXgU (3:00-5:43)

  12. The Orthodox Church

  13. Interest Group System • Only allowed under state corporatism and controlled by the government • Declining influence of oligarchs on policymaking • Government has established vast, state-owned holding companies • Insider privatization

  14. The Russian Mafia http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAF33jj61vY (0:00-0:37)

  15. Genuine Pluralism? • Interest Group Pluralism: when autonomous groups compete with each other and with government for influence over state policies • To what extent does Russia exhibit genuine pluralism? How does this compare with British pluralism?

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