scholarly journals Agendas of Non-discrimination on Ethnic Grounds in the Post-Soviet Space

Intersections ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Osipov
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Group Relations ◽  
Effective Application ◽  
Ethnic Inequalities ◽  
Human Equality ◽  
Ruling Elites ◽  
Soviet Space ◽  
Universal Applicability ◽  
The Given ◽  
Post Soviet Space

The article analyses discursive and practical activities by governmental and non-governmental actors in Russia and Ukraine aimed at the conceptualization and promotion of human equality on ethnic grounds as non-discrimination. The author aims at analyzing the reasons why anti-discrimination instruments are in low demand vis-à-vis concerns about ethnic xenophobia and conflicts. The author argues that the given societies have limited incentives and institutional capabilities for the creation and effective application of anti-discrimination mechanisms. The ruling elites have no reason to regard ethnic inequalities as a challenge; civil society activists and ordinary claimants might not treat non-discrimination as an efficient remedy; and there is no commonly accepted image of injustice in inter-group relations. Moreover, the marginality of anti-discrimination agenda in the post-Soviet space begs questions about the said mechanisms’ universal applicability, since the latter require pre-conditions that are not guaranteed.

scholarly journals The Main Problems and Directions of Achieving the Consolidation of Russian Society

2020 ◽  
pp. 24-31
Author(s):  
Tatiana Nikolayevna Samsonova ◽  
Diana Nikolayevna Tsygankova
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
Political Processes ◽  
Imple Mentation ◽  
Soviet Space ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
Sociological Studies ◽  
Post Soviet Space ◽  
Modern Russian

The authors of the paper analyze the main directions of the consolidation of modern Russian society, as well as the problems that hinder the implementation of this process. The main factors explaining the fea-tures of the processes of consolidation of Russian society in the XXI century are considered. The col-lapse of the USSR, the resulting crises, the specifics of socio-political processes in the post-Soviet space, the formation of a national idea to a large extent affect the level of cohesion of the country's citizens. It is concluded that for the effective imple-mentation of the process of consolidation of society in modern Russia, it is necessary to overcome a number of problems. In this regard, it is of supreme importance to eliminate socio-economic inequality, corruption in all spheres of life, and optimize the activities of government bodies. The authors em-phasize that the consolidation of modern Russian society is the most important task of the ongoing national policy and requires targeted efforts on the part of both the state and civil society. The im-portance of further sociological studies of the con-solidation processes of Russian society is noted.

Eurasian Integration and Problems of Civil Society

2020 ◽  
pp. 117-134
Author(s):  
Elena Stetsko
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Political Thought ◽  
Political Integration ◽  
Eurasian Economic Union ◽  
Independent States ◽  
Soviet Space ◽  
Economic Union ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Post Soviet Space ◽  
Discussion Topic

The сhapter studies the relationship between the development of integration processes and the development of civil society in the post-Soviet space and, in particular, in the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union. It consists of five parts. The introduction presents the main trends and vectors of integration processes in the post-Soviet space. The first part considers the concept of “civil society” and its features in Western and Russian political thought. The second part highlights the features of building a civil society in the independent states of the EAEU. General points and differences in the emerging civil societies of the EAEU countries are revealed. Further, in the fourth part, the “Eurasian idea” is considered in terms of its compatibility with the peculiarities of the development of civil society in the post-Soviet space. The final part proposes a discussion topic on the possibility of political integration within the EAEU.

Managing Society: Protest, Civil Society, and Regime in Putin's Russia

Slavic Review ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 68 (3) ◽  
pp. 528-547 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graeme B. Robertson
Keyword(s):  
Social Movements ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Authoritarian Regimes ◽  
The State ◽  
Hybrid Regimes ◽  
Soviet Space ◽  
The Stability ◽  
New System ◽  
Post Soviet Space

Postcommunist Russia has become a paradigmatic case of contemporary authoritarianism in which elections coexist with autocratic rule. In this paper, Graeme B. Robertson argues that it is vital for the stability of such hybrid regimes for incumbents to maintain an image of political invincibility. This means intensively managing challenges both during elections and in the streets. To do this, Vladimir Putin's regime has built on the Soviet repertoire of channeling and inhibiting protest, creating a new system for licensing civil society and crafting ersatz social movements that rally support for the state. This contemporary style of repression has become a model for authoritarian regimes in the post-Soviet space and elsewhere.

scholarly journals Russian Approach to Soft Power Promotion: Conceptual Approaches in Foreign Policy

2014 ◽  
pp. 30-35
Author(s):  
Y. Nikitina
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Soft Power ◽  
Present Stage ◽  
Political Values ◽  
Policy Documents ◽  
Models Of Development ◽  
Soviet Space ◽  
World Development ◽  
Post Soviet Space

Foreign policy is one of the instruments of promoting soft power of a state. According to Joseph Nye, civil society is the main source of a state's international attractiveness. The article analyses how Russian official foreign policy documents present interaction between the state and civil society in order to promote Russian soft power. At the present stage Russian civil society is perceived by state structures as an instrument and not a source of soft power. The article also analyses political values and models of developments as elements of soft power as they are presented in official documents. Russia has a coherent normative model of regional development for the post-Soviet space. For the global level Russia formulates rules of behavior that it would like to see at the international arena, but Russia does not formulate how Russian or regional post-Soviet models of development can contribute to world development.

Production and Consumption of Fruit and Berry Products in the CIS Countries in the Context of Globalization and Regional Integration

2020 ◽  
pp. 63-71
Author(s):  
Yu.I. Agirbov ◽  
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R.R. Mukhametzyanov ◽  
G.K. Dzhancharova ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Regional Integration ◽  
Food And Agriculture ◽  
Eurasian Economic Union ◽  
Food And Agriculture Organization ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
Ruling Elites ◽  
Soviet Space ◽  
Economic Union ◽  
Cis Countries ◽  
Post Soviet Space

The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) emerged in the early 90s in the post-Soviet space, and 12 former Soviet republics participated or were members of its activities. Currently, it includes Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Turkmenistan is an associate member, while Ukraine does not participate in the work of the Commonwealth. Given the contradictions within the CIS, some of the states were forced to develop integration processes within the Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC), and then the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). The largest size of the consumer market, both in terms of population, and the size of the economy and average per capita income among the countries participating in the CIS and the EAEU, belongs to Russia. It is also one of the world’s largest importers of fruits, berries and nuts. Based on the use of statistical data from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the physical volumes of production and consumption of fruit and berry products in the CIS countries in the period 1992-2018 were analyzed. A general trend was revealed for the CIS countries of a decrease in the production and consumption of fruits, berries and nuts in the 90s of the last century, followed by their growth in the first and second decades of the XXI century in almost all states, except for Georgia (by both indicators) and Moldova (by consumption). Prospects for improving the situation with both the production and consumption of fruit and berry products created in the EAEU countries, as well as an increase in the scale of mutual trade in fruits, berries and nuts as part of the Eurasian Economic Union, including other interested CIS states, depends, on the one hand, on stimulating the development of national fruit and berry subcomplexes, on the other hand, on the desire of the ruling elites to expand regional integration in the post-Soviet space.

scholarly journals Introduction – 25 Years of Development in the Post-Soviet Space: Civil Society and Participatory Democracy

Der Donauraum ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 56 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 7-10
Author(s):  
Sergiu Musteață ◽  
Ludmila Coadă ◽  
Sebastian Schäffer
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Participatory Democracy ◽  
Soviet Space ◽  
Post Soviet Space

scholarly journals Institutional stakeholder perceptions on mobile number portability implementations in Georgia and Belarus

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Armen Ghalumyan
Keyword(s):  
Policy Making ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Regulatory Policy ◽  
Important Condition ◽  
Number Portability ◽  
Soviet Space ◽  
Views And Perceptions ◽  
Institutional Stakeholders ◽  
The Given ◽  
Post Soviet Space

Mobile number portability (MNP) is considered an important condition for ensuring full competition in the telecommunications sector, enabling mobile subscribers to change their service providers any time without altering their phone numbers. In global existence already since 1997, within the post-Soviet space it was first introduced only in 2011 and 2012, in Georgia and Belarus respectively. The given article summarises views and perceptions on MNP implementations of relevant institutional stakeholders from those two countries, i.e., mobile operators and national regulatory/ policy-making authorities in charge of the telecommunications field. It was part of a larger research project that studied also the perspective of final consumers (mobile users), which is outside the scope of the present publication.

scholarly journals The place and role of national and cultural organizations in the political space of Saratov border zone

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 218-225
Author(s):  
Vladimir A. Mitrokhin ◽  
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Erbulat T. Uteshev ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Political Process ◽  
Border Zone ◽  
The Political ◽  
Saratov Region ◽  
Cultural Organizations ◽  
Public Survey ◽  
Soviet Space ◽  
Post Soviet Space

The article analyzes the influence of ethnic factor in the post-Soviet space using the example of the Saratov region. On the basis of a public survey conducted in eight districts of the region, the activities of national and cultural organizations as subjects of civil society and the regional political process are considered. Their interaction with the authorities, difficulties, and contradictions arising in the process of implementing the programs and goals of national and cultural organizations are studied.

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