Unintended transformation? Organizational responses to regulative crackdown on civil society in Azerbaijan.
Whereas nearly half of the world's countries have imposed restrictions on civil society organizations (CSOs) since the 1990s, little is known about how those regulations reshape the civic space and actors. This article delves into the patterns of transformation of organizational behaviours of tradit...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Southeast European & Black Sea Studies Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 229 - 249 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jun2025
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