Post-Communist Civil Society and the Soviet Legacy

List of Figures and Tables<br>Note on Transliteration<br>Preface <br>List of Abbreviations <br>Introduction <br>Outline of the argument <br>Relevance of research <br>Case study: Caucasus<br>Sources of data<br>Overview of contents <br>PART I: DEMOCRATISATION, CIVIL SOCIETY AND COMMUNIST LEGACIES <br>1. Democracy In The Caucasus And The Former Soviet Union<br>2. Structural Democratisation <br>3. '' ''Transition '' '' Theories<br>4. Civil Society, Social Capital And Networking <br>5. Why Is Civil Society Important?<br>6. What Is Civil Society?<br>7. Social Capital <br>8. Informal Networking <br>9. What Determines The Development Of Civil Society?<br>10. Political System <br>11. Armed Conflicts<br>12. Economic Well-Being <br>13. Antecedent Regime '' ''s Legacy <br>14. Post-Totalitarian Legacy <br>15. Soviet Legacy: Conceptual And Analytical Baseline<br>16. Conclusion <br>PART II: HISTORY OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE CAUCASUS<br>17. Pre-Communist Civil Sector<br>18. The Caucasus '' ''s Civil Sector Under Soviet Rule<br>19. Public Sphere Of Soviet Society<br>20. Soviet Private Sphere <br>21. Sovietisation<br>22. '' ''Neformaly '' '' <br>23. Perestroika And The Birth Of Nationalist Civil Society<br>24. Conclusion <br>PART III: POST-COMMUNIST CIVIL SOCIETY<br>25. The Post-Communist NGO Sector<br>26. Overview Of The NGO Sector <br>27. Weaknesses Of The NGO Sector<br>28. Membership And Participation <br>29. Distribution <br>30. Popular Trust Towards Ngos<br>31. Operational Structure <br>32. Ngos '' '' Patron-Client Relations<br>33. Post-Communist Informal Networks In The Caucasus<br>34. Types Of Informal Networks <br>35. Informal Networks As Providers Of Public Goods<br>36. Limits Of Informal Networking <br>37. Indigenous Social Capital <br>38. Conclusion <br>PART IV: SOVIET LEGACY AND CIVIL SOCIETY<br>39. Legacy Of The Soviet Public Sphere<br>40. Institutional Legacy<br>41. Individual Legacy<br>42. Continuity Of Civic Traditions<br>43. Informal Networks As Soviet Legacy<br>44. How And Why Do Informal Civic Traditions Continue?<br>45. Conclusion <br>PART V: ALTERNATIVE EXPLANATIONS<br>46. Political System<br>47. Impact Of Political System On Formal Civil Society<br>48. Political System And Informal Networks<br>49. Armed Conflicts<br>50. Economic Well-Being<br>51. Conclusion <br>Conclusion <br>Alternative Explanations<br>Contributions And Implications <br>Notes<br>Bibliography <br>Index <br>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br><br>