Civil Society and Social Capital in the Post-Socialist Russian North

Social capital is a concept that has become popular in describing and understanding the content of civil society networks and their relationship to democratic practice. Two theories of social capital are discussed and applied to democratization initiatives in the Russian North. Although the theories...

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Published in:Polar Geography
Main Author: Murphy, Jonathan Richard
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Taylor & Francis 2003
Subjects:
DK Russia. Soviet Union. Former Soviet Republics
H Social Sciences (General)
HM Sociology
HS Societies secret benevolent etc
HT Communities. Classes. Races
JA Political science (General)
JC Political theory
Polar Geography
Russian North
Online Access:https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/39035/
https://doi.org/10.1080/789610234
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Summary:Social capital is a concept that has become popular in describing and understanding the content of civil society networks and their relationship to democratic practice. Two theories of social capital are discussed and applied to democratization initiatives in the Russian North. Although the theories are useful in understanding problems of democratic transition in Russia, their applicability as models for democratization projects remains limited unless they are incorporated within a robust theory and practice of democratic politics.

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