Valentina Gevorgyan is Assistant Professor at Yerevan State University. Her interest centres on state-society relations, cultural policy and democratisation processes in hybrid regimes. She holds PhD in Political Science from University of Fribourg (Switzerland), and MA in Political Science from American University of Armenia. Previously, she led the Public Policy Research Fellowship with Open Society Foundations (Armenia). Currently, she reads courses on Civil Society and Political Culture at Yerevan State University and University of Fribourg.

• Preface, Acknowledgements, Abbreviations, Chapter 1 About the Book and Methodology, Chapter 2 Post-Communist Civil Society and Politics in Armenia, Chapter 3 Legislation and Institutional Relations, Chapter 4 The Dynamics of Interplay and a Role for Civil Society, Chapter 5 Armenia Leaving Behind the 'Post-Soviet' Title

Valentina Gevorgyan is Assistant Professor at Yerevan State University. Her interest centres on state-society relations, cultural policy and democratisation processes in hybrid regimes. She holds PhD in Political Science from University of Fribourg (Switzerland), and MA in Political Science from American University of Armenia. Previously, she led the Public Policy Research Fellowship with Open Society Foundations (Armenia). Currently, she reads courses on Civil Society and Political Culture at Yerevan State University and University of Fribourg.

• Preface, Acknowledgements, Abbreviations, Chapter 1 About the Book and Methodology, Chapter 2 Post-Communist Civil Society and Politics in Armenia, Chapter 3 Legislation and Institutional Relations, Chapter 4 The Dynamics of Interplay and a Role for Civil Society, Chapter 5 Armenia Leaving Behind the 'Post-Soviet' Title

Valentina Gevorgyan is Assistant Professor at Yerevan State University. Her interest centres on state-society relations, cultural policy and democratisation processes in hybrid regimes. She holds PhD in Political Science from University of Fribourg (Switzerland), and MA in Political Science from American University of Armenia. Previously, she led the Public Policy Research Fellowship with Open Society Foundations (Armenia). Currently, she reads courses on Civil Society and Political Culture at Yerevan State University and University of Fribourg.

• Preface, Acknowledgements, Abbreviations, Chapter 1 About the Book and Methodology, Chapter 2 Post-Communist Civil Society and Politics in Armenia, Chapter 3 Legislation and Institutional Relations, Chapter 4 The Dynamics of Interplay and a Role for Civil Society, Chapter 5 Armenia Leaving Behind the 'Post-Soviet' Title