Democracy Building and Civil Society in Post-Soviet Armenia

by Armine Ishkanian

This volume considers the challenges of democracy building in post-Soviet Armenia, and the role of civil society in that process.

It argues that, contrary to the expectations of Western aid donors, who promoted civil society on the assumption that democratization would follow from the establishment of civil society, democratic regimes have failed to materialize, and, moreover, a backlash has emerged in various post-Soviet states. Armine...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415541174
• ISBN13: 9780415541176
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"