State against Civil Society - 9781138926301

Name: State against Civil Society - 9781138926301
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

State against Civil SocietyContentious Politics and the Non-Systemic Opposition in Russia\nAuthor(s): Cameron Ross\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138926301, 978-1138926301\nSynopsis\nOver the period December 2011-July 2013, a tidal wave of mass protests swept through the Russian capital and engulfed scores of cities and regions. These demonstrations came as a great shock to the Russian political establishment. After decades of passive acceptance of the status quo, it appeared that civil society was at last awakening. The protests came in the wake of the \""Arab Spring\"" revolts which toppled authoritarian dictators in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya. However, by the end of 2013 the number of mass protests in Russia, and their size, had declined precipitously. President Putin, on returning to office in 2012, had quickly regained the upper hand over the protestors. \n\nThis book examines the reasons for the rise and fall.