Institutions of Civil Society and Civic Participation in Public Opinion in the North Caucasus: the Example of Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia

  • Murat Z. Shogenov Kabardino-Balkarian State University, Nalchik mshogenov@gmail.com
  • Alexey N. Gunya Institute of Geography of Russian Academy of Sciences; Kabardino-Balkarian State University, Nalchik gunyaa@yahoo.com
  • Khyzyr V. Mashukov Institute of Social Work; Kabardino-Balkarian State University, Nalchik khiz@kbsu.ru
  • Aslan M. Chechenov Kabardino-Balkarian State University, Nalchik chechenov@mail.ru
  • Nazir A. Chemaev Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, Associate Professor nazir-che@yandex.ru
How to Cite
Shogenov M.Z., Gunya A.N., Mashukov K.V., Chechenov A.M., Chemaev N.A. Institutions of Civil Society and Civic Participation in Public Opinion in the North Caucasus: the Example of Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia. Humanities of the South of Russia. 2017. Vol. 6. No. 5. P. 232-245. DOI: https://doi.org/10.23683/2227-8656.2017.5.20 (in Russ.).

Abstract

This article discusses the results of a comprehensive sociological survey of public opinion on civil society institutions and civic participation in the North Caucasus on the example of the republics of Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia. On the basis of qualitative and quantitative empirical data, an analysis of the understanding of civil society by the population of the republics is made. Also the main goal of civic participation, and the relationship between civil society and social stability is revealed.
Keywords:
North Caucasus, civil society, regional policy, political stability

Author Biographies

Murat Z. Shogenov, Kabardino-Balkarian State University, Nalchik
Candidate of Psychological Sciences, Associate Professor
Alexey N. Gunya, Institute of Geography of Russian Academy of Sciences; Kabardino-Balkarian State University, Nalchik
Doctor of Geographical Sciences, Senior Researcher,  Institute of Geography of Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor, Kabardino-Balkarian State University, Nalchik
Khyzyr V. Mashukov, Institute of Social Work; Kabardino-Balkarian State University, Nalchik
Master's Degree Student,  Institute of Social Work, Service and Tourism, Kabardino-Balkarian State University, Nalchik
Aslan M. Chechenov, Kabardino-Balkarian State University, Nalchik
Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, Associate Professor
Nazir A. Chemaev, Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, Associate Professor
Kabardino-Balkarian State University, Nalchik

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Shogenov, M. Z., Gunya, A. N., Mashukov, K. V., Chechenov, A. M., & Chemaev, N. A. (2017). Institutions of Civil Society and Civic Participation in Public Opinion in the North Caucasus: the Example of Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia. Humanities of the South of Russia, 6(5), 232-245. https://doi.org/10.23683/2227-8656.2017.5.20
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SOCIAL STRUCTURE AND SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN MODERN SOCIETY