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