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Has the Russian state managed to lay the institutional groundwork
for long-term stability and democratic governance? In Building the
Russian State, Valerie Sperling assembles a group of cutting-edge
scholars to critically assess the crises in Russia's transitional
institutions. Part I of the book shows that Russia's political
elites are less focuse
Has the Russian state managed to lay the institutional groundwork
for long-term stability and democratic governance? In "Building the
Russian State," Valerie Sperling assembles a group of cutting-edge
scholars to critically assess the crises in Russia's transitional
institutions. Part I of the book shows that Russia's political
elites are less focused on serving public interests than on
enriching themselves, and examines how these elites are ruling
Russia. Part II focuses on the growth of organized crime, the decay
of the military, the precariousness of the Russian Federation, the
weakness of the labor movement, the corruption of the courts, the
challenges facing international reformers, and the authoritarianism
of the super-presidential political system. By focusing on the
challenges, failures, and occasional successes of the Russian
political system, this volume offers upper-level undergraduates and
other scholars valuable insight into post-Soviet politics,
state-building, and transitions to democracy.
Women and the LGBT community in Russia and Turkey face pervasive
discrimination. Only a small percentage dare to challenge their
mistreatment in court. Facing domestic police and judges who often
refuse to recognize discrimination, a small minority of activists
have exhausted their domestic appeals and then turned to their last
hope: the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). The ECtHR,
located in Strasbourg, France, is widely regarded as the most
effective international human rights court in existence. Russian
citizens whose rights have been violated at home have brought tens
of thousands of cases to the ECtHR over the past two decades. But
only one of these cases resulted in a finding of gender
discrimination by the ECtHR-and that case was brought by a man. By
comparison, the Court has found gender discrimination more
frequently in decisions on Turkish cases. Courting Gender Justice
explores the obstacles that confront citizens, activists, and
lawyers who try to bring gender discrimination cases to court. To
shed light on the factors that make rare victories possible in
discrimination cases, the book draws comparisons among forms of
discrimination faced by women and LGBT people in Russia and Turkey.
Based on interviews with human rights and feminist activists and
lawyers in Russia and Turkey, this engaging book grounds the law in
the personal experiences of individual people fighting to defend
their rights.
Is globalization good for democracy? Or has it made our governing
institutions less accountable to citizens? Located at the
intersection of international relations and comparative politics,
this book explores the effects of globalization on national
governance. Under what circumstances do the transnational forces
that embody globalization encourage or discourage political
accountability? Among the transnational forces discussed in the
book are the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank,
multinational corporations, the United Nations, private military
contractors, peacekeepers, the European Court of Human Rights, and
several transnational social movements. Using in-depth case studies
of situations in which these transnational institutions interact
with national governments and citizens, Valerie Sperling traces the
impact of economic, political, military, judicial, and civic
globalization on state accountability and investigates the degree
to which transnational institutions are themselves responsible to
the people whose lives they alter.
This book offers the first comprehensive analysis of the
contemporary Russian women's movement and of the social, political,
economic, historical, and international contexts that surround it.
Valerie Sperling paints a vivid portrait of the women's movement's
formation and development, paying particular attention to the key
challenges facing a social movement in post-communist society,
including the virtual absence of civil society, constant flux in
political institutions, wrenching economic changes, and the
movement's own status in a changing transnational environment. The
author also addresses the specific challenges facing women's
organizations by discussing societal attitudes towards feminism in
Russia. Based on participant observation, primary source materials,
and dozens of interviews conducted in Moscow (as well as two
smaller Russian cities), the narrative brings alive the activists'
struggle to build a social movement under difficult conditions, and
sheds new light on the troubled and complex process of Russia's
democratization.
Is globalization good for democracy? Or has it made our governing
institutions less accountable to citizens? Located at the
intersection of international relations and comparative politics,
this book explores the effects of globalization on national
governance. Under what circumstances do the transnational forces
that embody globalization encourage or discourage political
accountability? Among the transnational forces discussed in the
book are the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank,
multinational corporations, the United Nations, private military
contractors, peacekeepers, the European Court of Human Rights, and
several transnational social movements. Using in-depth case studies
of situations in which these transnational institutions interact
with national governments and citizens, Valerie Sperling traces the
impact of economic, political, military, judicial, and civic
globalization on state accountability and investigates the degree
to which transnational institutions are themselves responsible to
the people whose lives they alter. To listen to Valerie Sperling's
interview with New Hampshire Public Radio, visit http:
//www.nhpr.org/node/26440 (Windows users) http:
//www.nhpr.org/audio/audio/wom-2009-08-12-vp3.mp3 (Mac users) Also,
hear her interview with KOPN radio in Columbia, Missouri on live
audio stream http: //kopn.org/dc/ac/08-20-09%20A%20Chautauqua.mp3
This book offers the first comprehensive analysis of the
contemporary Russian women's movement and of the social, political,
economic, historical, and international contexts that surround it.
Valerie Sperling paints a vivid portrait of the women's movement's
formation and development, paying particular attention to the key
challenges facing a social movement in post-communist society,
including the virtual absence of civil society, constant flux in
political institutions, wrenching economic changes, and the
movement's own status in a changing transnational environment. The
author also addresses the specific challenges facing women's
organizations by discussing societal attitudes towards feminism in
Russia. Based on participant observation, primary source materials,
and dozens of interviews conducted in Moscow (as well as two
smaller Russian cities), the narrative brings alive the activists'
struggle to build a social movement under difficult conditions, and
sheds new light on the troubled and complex process of Russia's
democratization.
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