عنوان
پدید آورنده
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رده
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
TLets539310
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Investigating the democratic effects of state-sponsored youth participation in Russia :
General Material Designation
[Thesis]
First Statement of Responsibility
Atwal, Maya
Title Proper by Another Author
Nashi and the Young Guard of United Russia
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
University of Birmingham
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2011
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree
Ph.D.
Body granting the degree
University of Birmingham
Text preceding or following the note
2011
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This study investigates the relative impact of state sponsorship on the democratic effects of participation in the case of two Russian youth organisations - Nashi and the Young Guard, which were established with Kremlin support in 2005. In doing so this study questions the assumption that state involvement necessarily has a corrosive influence on participation and asserts the value of studying state-sponsored participatory initiatives. It concludes that the potential democratic effects of state-sponsored participation should not be disregarded solely on the basis of state involvement for two reasons: Firstly, the impact of state sponsorship on the democratic effects of participation is shaped by other factors, including the socio-political environment and the agency of participants. The state may have a vested interest in supporting some positive democratic effects of participation to further its own aims. Secondly, there are limits to the state's power to determine the democratic effects of participation. In particular, the state is unable to control the significance attached to participation by those involved. Without rejecting scholarly work on the Kremlin's questionable democratic credentials or on the pro-regime youth movements' numerous negative tendencies, this study contends that there is much more to these Kremlin-sponsored youth movements than existing portrayals allow.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
AI Indexes (General)
JA Political science (General)
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Atwal, Maya
CORPORATE BODY NAME - SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITY
University of Birmingham
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