ocruz's Podcast

Dr. Igor Kokarev, Senior Community Development Fellow at Community Partners (www.communitypartners.org, discuss the development and future of civil society in Russia.

Contact Email: fcitizen@mail.ru

Date: July 11, 2008.
Note: Interview by Oscar E. Cruz (ocruz01@yahoo.com)

Dr. Igor Kokarev has more than 20 years of experience studying community development and civil society in Russia and in the United States. He received his Ph.D. from the Academy of Social Science in Moscow and has worked with numerous organizations in the area of community development. Dr. Kokarev is the President of the Community Development Training Center in Moscow and Political Science Professor at the State University High School of Economy. From 1991 to 1996, he was President of the Citizen Initiative Development Council in New York. He is the author of eight books and numerous articles on democracy, community development, and civil society.