Creating organisational strength from operationalising restrictions : welfare non-profit organisations in the Russian Federation

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The work of non-profit organisations (NPOs) in non-democratic country contexts tends to be judged on their contribution to the democratisation process rather than the activities they undertake. This neglects the potential impact NPOs have on societies within such contexts. In this study, we highlight that NPOs can influence public policy deployment in the Russian Federation even if they cannot affect public policy itself. By operationalising the very restrictions placed upon them, NPOs use their relationships with the state to effect change within their immediate environment and scope of their operational remit, even if they cannot hold authorities to account or influence policy development. Key to this is strong organising capabilities and engagement with the Russian public. We reflect on the implications of our findings to the understanding of civil society development and NPOs in Russia and in other similar nondemocratic contexts.

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Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	Crotty, J. Ljubownikow, S. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7312-4050
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information:	© The Author(s) 2020. Open Access: This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
Keywords:	Hybrid Regimes; Russia; NPOs
Dates:	Accepted: 2 September 2020 Published (online): 15 September 2020 Published: December 2020
Institution:	The University of Sheffield
Academic Units:	The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Management School (Sheffield)
Funding Information:	Funder Grant number British Academy SG111936
Depositing User:	Symplectic Sheffield
Date Deposited:	15 Sep 2020 06:37
Last Modified:	26 Jan 2022 16:56
Status:	Published
Publisher:	Springer
Refereed:	Yes
Identification Number:	10.1007/s11266-020-00271-0
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID):	oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:165131

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Creating organisational strength from operationalising restrictions : welfare non-profit organisations in the Russian Federation

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