Editors: ed. by Zbigniew Rau

Summary: The turmoil that shook Eastern Europe in the late 1980s and challenged traditional centers of power in the Soviet Union has touched off an intense debate about the forces behind the recent col­lapse of Soviet-type systems. Civil society, a key concept in the debate, is the focus of this thought-provoking volume, which contrasts the views of Eastern scholars and activists in independent movements against those of Western academics. The authors’ various perspectives on the struggle between the people and their governments highlight different facets of civil society, providing new insights into its definition, origin, and function within a nation’s public life.

ISBN 978-0367310936

Responsible institutions: Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the NAS of Ukraine et al.

Published: Routledge

Size in pages: 183

Additional information: International scientific edition