Armenian Civil Society: Explaining the Post-Communist Weakness

Yevgenya Paturyan () and Valentina Gevorgyan ()
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Yevgenya Paturyan: American University of Armenia
Valentina Gevorgyan: University of Fribourg

Chapter Chapter 5 in Armenian Civil Society, 2021, pp 59-77 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter explores public perceptions towards both formal (NGOs) and informal (activism campaigns) elements of Armenian civil society using public opinion surveys and original qualitative data. The survey data show distrust towards civil society, but they also reveal overall low levels of confidence in various social institutions. Qualitative interviews and focus groups with various representatives of civil society and the broader public add content to the question of trust towards civil society. People distrust “NGOs in general” as abstract entities they know little about. Their perceptions are more positive when discussing specific civil society entities they have personally encountered.

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-63226-7_5

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