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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816580703321

Autore

Henry Laura A. <1971->

Titolo

Red to green : environmental activism in post-Soviet Russia / / Laura A. Henry

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ithaca, : Cornell University Press, 2010

ISBN

0-8014-5874-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (296 p.)

Disciplina

363.70947

Soggetti

Environmentalism - Russia (Federation)

Green movement - Russia (Federation)

Post-communism - Russia (Federation)

Social change - Russia (Federation)

Non-governmental organizations - Russia (Federation)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Citizen activism and political change -- Space for activism? Russia's political and economic transformation -- Environmental organizations in Russia's regions -- Seeking sustainability : dynamics of organizational survival -- Strategies for defending Russia's environment -- Environmentalism and state-society relations in Russia -- A greener future?

Sommario/riassunto

Red to Green is an organizational analysis of popular environmental mobilization that addresses the continuing role of the Soviet legacy, the influence of transnational actors, and the relevance of social mobilization theory to the Russian case.