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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherRoutledge
ISBN-100813335183
ISBN-139780813335186
eBay Product ID (ePID)521484
Product Key Features
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameDemocracy and Environmental Movements in Eastern Europe : a Comparative Study of Hungary and Russia
SubjectEnvironmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Environmental Conservation & Protection, General, Public Policy / Environmental Policy
Publication Year1998
TypeTextbook
AuthorKaty Pickvance
Subject AreaNature, Political Science, Science
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight17.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal333.7/2/09439
SynopsisDemocracy and Environmental Movements in Eastern Europe: A Comparative Study of Hungary and Russia is a systematic comparison of environmental activism--and more broadly, collective democratic action--in two former state socialist societies. Based on extensive research, Katy Pickvance offers us a study in contrasts: Russia stands as an example of continuing state centralization, while Hungary has democratized more successfully due to encouraged citizen action. This book sheds light on the differences between these relatively antithetical regimes and shows how such differences shape larger trends of civil and social action in democratizing nations. The result is a wide-ranging investigation of the development of democratic institutions, civic action and environmental movements in the East-European context., Democracy and Environmental Movements in Eastern Europe: A Comparative Study of Hungary and Russia is a systematic comparison of environmental activism--and more broadly, collective democratic action--