Democratization and gender in contemporary Russia
By: Suvi Salmenniemi
Series: BASEES/Routledge series on Russian and East European studies; BASEES/Routledge series on Russian and East European Studies
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780415674980
Subjects: Politics and government; Women in politics; Democratization; Civil society; Sex differences; Political participation; Masculinity
Description: This text examines civic activism, democratisation and gender in contemporary Russian society. It describes the character and central organising principles of Russian democratic civic life, considering how it has developed since the Soviet period, and analysing the goals and identities of important civic groups.
Notes: Originally published: 2008.

Includes bibliographical references and index.