Civil Society and the Search for Justice in Russia

Christopher Marsh is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Baylor University. He is the author of Russia at the Polls (2001) and Making Russian Democracy Work: Social Capital, Economic Development, and Democratization (2000). Nikolas K. Gvosdev is Assistant Professor of Church-State Studies at Baylor University. He is the author of Imperial Policies and Perspectives towards Georgia, 1760-1819 (2000) and Reconciling Orthodox Tradition with Modern Democracy (2000).

• Chapter 1 Introduction: Civil Society and Russia's Elusive Search for Justice: Concepts, Traditions, and Contemporary IssuesPart 2 Lessons from History and CultureChapter 3 Revisiting the Russian "Constrained Autocracy": "Absolutism" and Natural Rights Theories in Russia and the WestChapter 4 A Russian Model of Development: What Novgorod Can Teach the WestPart 5 Freedom of Religion and Civil SocietyChapter 6 Nationalism and Religion in Russian Civil Society: An Inquiry into the 1997 Law "On Freedom of Conscience"Chapter 7 "Managed Pluralism" and Civil Religion in Post-Soviet RussiaPart 8 The Role of Media and EducationChapter 9 The Russian Press and Civil Society: Freedom of Speech vs. Freedom of MarketChapter 10 The Independent Press in Russia: Integrity and the Economics of SurvivalChapter 11 Higher Education and Russia's Dual Transition: Inequality, Inefficency, and Social JusticePart 12 Marginalized Voices in Civil SocietyChapter 13 Ethnic and Religious Minorities and their Search for Justice: The Case of ChechnyaChapter 14 Women's Experiences of Justice and Injustice in Russia

This is an exciting and timely collection that brings together historical, social scientific, cultural, and journalisitc perspectives on the nature of civil society and its problems and possibilities in contemporary Russia. . . . The authors fulfill their promise by uncovering deep connections between civil society and the idea of "justice."