
Moscow under Construction
City Building, Place-Based Protest, and Civil Society
Robert Argenbright(Author)
Academic Studies Press
Published on 1. June 2021
Book
Hardback
322 pages
978-1-64469-697-2 (ISBN)
Description
Moscow under Construction explores the growth of place-based opposition to redevelopment practices in Moscow and consequent changes in city's governance regime. Groups of citizens have struggled to defend homes, neighborhoods, heritage buildings, and historic districts. Although their aims typically have been specific and limited, an important consequence of their activism has been to create a culture of protest. In this way, without intending to, local protestors have been building civil society in the Russian capital. The proliferation of "initiative groups" and "social associations" has not only protected specific places in the city and but also changed the governance regime and planning process.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Brighton
United States
Product notice
Laminated cover
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
619 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-64469-697-2 (9781644696972)
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Robert Argenbright is an independent scholar specializing in urban, political, and historical geography. His research concerns post-Soviet Moscow and the Russian Federation, as well as the formation of the Soviet Union. He retired as Associate Professor (Lecturer) Emeritus in the Department of Geography at the University of Utah.