Civil Society, Social Change, and a New Popular Education in Russia From Comrades to Citizens

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Synopsis

Civil Society, Social Change and a New Popular Education in Russia is a detailed account of contemporary issues that draws upon recent survey research conducted by the Institute of Sociology, Russian Academy of Sciences, as well as from secondary published work in both Russian and English. The book explores how social change and developments in civil society are occurring in Russia and the role played by a new popular education. The right to lifelong learning is guaranteed by the Russian state, as it was by the Soviet Union, where formal education, based on communist ideology, emphasised the needs of the state over those of individuals. In practice a wide range of educational needs, many of which relate to coping with changing economic, social and technological circumstances, are being met by non-governmental providers, including commercial companies, self-help groups, and community and neighbourhood clubs. This book discusses how this new popular education is both an example of developing civil society and stimulates its further development. However, as the book points out, it is also part of a growing educational divide, where motivated, articulate people take advantage of new opportunities, while disadvantaged groups such as the unemployed and the rural poor continue to be excluded.

Book details

Series:
Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series
Author:
W. John Morgan, Irina N. Trofimova, Grigori A. Kliucharev
ISBN:
9781134625680
Related ISBNs:
9781315885711, 9780415709132, 9780367533687
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Pages:
188
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2023-09-17
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2019
Copyright by:
W. John Morgan, Irina N. Trofimova, Grigori A. Kliucharev 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Nonfiction, Social Studies