{"id":4767,"date":"2026-06-23T14:41:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T10:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socioscope.am\/?p=4767"},"modified":"2026-06-23T14:47:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T10:47:10","slug":"the-politics-behind-the-question-where-is-civil-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/socioscope.am\/en\/archives\/4767","title":{"rendered":"The Politics Behind the Question \u201cWhere Is Civil Society?\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The study aims to provide a systematic examination of the discursive and structural mechanisms employed to target civil society and the media landscape in the lead-up to the forthcoming parliamentary elections. 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The views expressed in this publication may not necessarily reflect those of the study participants or of the Heinrich Boell Foundation Yerevan Office-South Caucasus Region.<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the full research <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/socioscope.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Where-is-civil-society_article_eng.pdf\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/socioscope.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Where-is-civil-society_article_eng.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The study aims to provide a systematic examination of the discursive and structural mechanisms employed to target civil society and the media landscape in the lead-up to the forthcoming parliamentary elections. 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