Democracy And Environmental Movements In Eastern Europe

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 in two former state socialist societies. Based on extensive research, Katy Pickvance offers us a study in contrasts: Russia stands as an example of con

Katy Pickvance is lecturer in sociology at the University of Nottingham.

Preface -- Introduction -- "A Little Bit to the East from the West and a Little Bit to the West from the East": Democratic Development in Hungary -- The Historical Absence of a Democratic Tradition: the Case of Russia -- Pluralism, Opposition and Civil Society in Soviet-Type Regimes: in Conceptual Debates and in Practice -- Hungarian Environmental Movements: Case Studies and Analysis -- Environmental Movements in Russia -- Local and National Authorities Versus Environmental Movements: the Hungarian Case -- Local and National Authorities Versus Environmental Movements: the Russian Case -- A Comparison of Russian and Hungarian Environmental Movements -- The Relevance of Western Theories in Eastern Europe -- Conclusion -- Appendix