The Maidan and Beyond

Civil Society and Democratization

Bibliographic Data

ID6288313
AuthorsLucan A Way (0000-0001-9702-9034, corresponding author), Lucan Way
Year2014
Volume25
Issue3
Pages35-43
Publication date2014-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of democracy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1045-5736 • E-ISSN: 1086-3214
PublisherProject MUSE (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1353/jod.2014.0042
OpenAlexW2082955863
LanguageEN
Citations received33
References cited5

The current crisis in Ukraine raises key questions about the relationship between civil society, protest, and democracy in hybrid or competitive authoritarian regimes. How can we know when civil society is strong or weak? What role does it play in mobilizing antiregime protest? When does civil society aid democratic development, and when does it threaten to harm that process? A closer look at the crisis shows both that Ukraine’s civil society is weaker than it may seem and that not all civil society is good for democracy. In particular, as Ukraine faces potential civil war, civil society must find ways to mobilize society without splintering the polity and encouraging greater violence

Civil society · Democracy · Democratization · Development economics · Economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Political Economy and Marxism · Religion and Society Interactions

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