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Beyond the Iron Curtain: The emergence and causation of the Green movement in the USSR
Beyond the Iron Curtain
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Abstract The last decade of the Soviet Union witnessed unprecedented sociological and political change following the advent of Mikhail Gorbechev’s policies of glasnost and perestroika. Shifting tectonic plates of political opportunities provided the space for social movements to emerge that were critical of... view more
The last decade of the Soviet Union witnessed unprecedented sociological and political change following the advent of Mikhail Gorbechev’s policies of glasnost and perestroika. Shifting tectonic plates of political opportunities provided the space for social movements to emerge that were critical of the status quo for the first time. The birth of political toleration allowed public acknowledgement that Soviet industrialisation had led to widespread environmental degradation and catastrophe – and an environmental movement emerged which opposed it.... view less
Keywords
USSR; environmental protection; social movement; Glasnost; Perestroika; democratization; social structure; political system; social system; political activity; social change; social actor
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
Soviet Union; Environmentalism; Green Movement
Document language
English
Publication Year
2007
City
London
Page/Pages
39 p.
Status
Primary Publication; reviewed