Following a public sphere approach to civil society research, we develop a working definition of Critical Capacity to … stress the value added of differentiating more explicitly between the nonprofit sector, the third sector and civil society …

As part of Russia’s transformation process of the last decade, the preconditions for the emergence of philanthropic …-demographic factors that influence it. Empirical data were collected within the framework of the monitoring of Russian civil society that … has been conducted since 2006. We found that giving is a rather well-developed civic practice in Russia, even based on the …

This paper analyzes the Shia-Sunni interactions in northeastern Iran (Khorasan) and Central Asia. The Shia …-Sunni disputes in the region date back to the Middle Ages after the establishment of the Safavids (1501 – 1722) in Iran and the … overview of both the Sunni and Shi’ite religious community status in Iran, in Mawara al-Nahr, has become particularly important …

We examine the impact of natural resources on economic growth in Russia’s regions since the introduction of the mineral …

addressed this problem in the context of emerging market economies. This paper uses the case of Russia to address the ways in … discussion of the history of skill formation in Russia from the Soviet era through the present, we present four case studies of …

policies in Russian manufacturing subsidiaries of MNCs during the anticipated period of economic recession in Russia. …