Five papers with basis in the Netgovru project were presented at the 2014 Aleksanteri Conference in Helsinki in October 2014.
One panel was devoted to theories and findings from the project:
1C: Network Governance and Social Policies in Russia (Hall 8)
Chair: Anni Kangas (University of Tampere, Finland)
The Discursive Construction of Non-State Actors Roles in Russian Policy-Formation and Policy-Implementation
Marthe Handå Myhre (Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research, Norway)
Applying Network Governance on Russia
Jørn Holm-Hansen (Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research, Norway)
The Role of NGOs in the Sphere of Children Protection in Contemporary Russia
Elena Bogdanova (Centre for Independent Social Research, Russia)
Discussant: Regina Smyth (University of Indiana, USA)
In addition, two individual papers were presented:
5D: New Practices of Public Administration (Hall 17)
Chair: Sari Autio-Sarasmo (Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki, Finland)
The Role of Governance Networks in Handling Complex Social Issues in Russia’s Regions
Aadne Aasland (The Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research, Norway) and Elena Bogdanova (Centre for Independent Social Research, Russia)
6D: Opposition Politics in Russia (U40, Hall 8)
Chair: Vladimir Gel’man (Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki, Finland)
Migration Policies and Acts of Citizenship: Problems of Cooperation
Alexander Kondakov (Centre for Independent Social Research; European University at Saint Petersburg, Russia)
