Education and civic culture in post-communist countries / edited by Stephen Webber and Ilkka Liikanen.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction / Stephen Webber and Ilkka Liikanen -- 2. Reflections on Social Networks and Collective Action in Russia / Risto Alapuro -- 3. Educational and Political Capital and the Breakthrough of Voluntary Association in Russian Karelia / Ilkka Liikanen -- 4. The Intelligentsia and the 'Breakdown of Culture' in Post-Soviet Russia / Pentti Stranius -- 5. National Schools and National Identity in and after the Soviet Union / Jeremy Smith -- 6. Ethnic Minorities in the Czech Education System: Before and After Transition (1945-97) / David Canek -- 7. New Paradigms of National Education in Multi-Ethnic Russia / Gerlind Schmidt -- 8. Ethnographical Activism as a Form of Civic Education: a Case Study on School Museums in North-West Russia / Kaija Helkkinen -- 9. Gender Representation in Educational Materials in the Period of Transition in Hungary / Eva Thun -- 10. Gender Study and Civic Culture in Contemporary Russia / Anna Temkina --

11. Hypocritical Sexuality of the Late Soviet Period: Sexual Knowledge and Sexual Ignorance / Elena Zdravomyslova -- 12. The Struggle for the Souls of Young People: Competing Approaches to 'Spiritual' and Religious Education in Russia Today / James Muckle -- 13. The Abandoned Children of Russia: from 'Privileged Class' to 'Underclass' / Svetlana Stephenson -- 14. Psychological Development Programmes for Civil Society Building / Darejan Javakhishvili and Natalie Sarjveladze -- 15. The Culture of the Russian School and the Teaching Profession: Prospects for Change / Stephen Webber -- 16. Pedagogy in Transition: from Labour Training to Humanistic Technology Education in Russia / James Pitt and Margarita Pavlova -- 17. Political Aspects of Reforming the Higher Education System in Ukraine / Liubov Pivneva -- 18. Civic Education for Russia: an Outsider's View / Janet Vaillant.