LEADER 01896nam a22003017a 4500003 hubpceuo 005 20190314145437.0 007 ta 008 190314b2017 ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 040 hubpceuo |bEnglish |chubpceuo 041 eng 082 306.2 100 Brechenmacher, Saskia. 245 Civil society under assault : |brepression and responses in Russia, Egypt, and Ethiopia / |cSaskia Brechenmacher. 260 Washington, DC : |bCarnegie Endowment for International Peace, |c2017. 300 vii, 133 pages : |billustrations ; |c26 cm. 520 "The closing of civic space has become a defining feature of political life in an ever-increasing number of countries. Civil society organizations worldwide are facing systematic efforts to reduce their legitimacy and effectiveness. Russia, Egypt, and Ethiopia have been at the forefront of this global trend. In all three countries, governments' sweeping assault on associational life has forced civic groups to reorient their activities, seek out new funding sources, and move toward more resilient organizational models. Competing security and geopolitical interests have muddled U.S. and European responses, with governments divided over the value of aggressive pushback versus continued engagement"--Publisher's web site. 580 HU OSA 207 - Donation of the Open Society Institute-Budapest 650 Civil society |zRussia (Federation). 650 Civil society |zEgypt. 650 Civil society |zEthiopia. 710 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 942 |2ddc |cBK 952 |00 |10 |2ddc |40 |6306_200000000000000_BRE |70 |8GEN |9127571OSA |bOSA |d2019-03-14 |eSOROSHU |l0 |o306.2 BRE |r2019-03-14 |w2019-03-14 |yBK |cOSA Repository 920 01 xY6zmPYJ 992 01 306_200000000000000_BRE |bWZT_XZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ_O8L 966 |cIn the Research Room