IPF	Pavel Bayov

Civil Society and Civil Religion in Russia Context and background  ▪ Soros network initiatives EUMAP Religion and Schooling in Open Society  ▪ Relevant initiatives worldwide International Religious Liberty Association Russia Religion News Literature on Civil Religion Religion in Russia IRF Report on Russia Religious Freedom in Russia  ▪ Annotated papers Religiosity, Politics, and Civil Society International Religious Freedom State-Church Relationships Inter-Denominational Cooperation Islam in Mass-Media Space    Project objectives analysis of a legislation of the Russian Federation regulating the relations in religious sphere, and the actual day-to-day legislative practice concerning this sector study the role, significance and the character of social activity of the different churches in Russia since 1985 till our days analysis of the character of interrelations among the religious communities, federal and local governments, and the broad public in today's Russia; establishing of political, ethnic, racial, and economic connotations of such interrelations to write:· A series of articles in Russian as well as international journals, and/or· A book, devoted to the problems of state-church relations in today's Russian society;· Policy papers, to provide recommendations to the policy practitioners and developers in the field of religious activity in Russia

Fellow Website ▪ www.policy.hu/bayov    Fellow activities & publications ▪ Political ideology and religious tolerance in today’s Russia    The fellow ▪ Curriculum vitae ▪ Research proposal ▪ e-mail:    2005 Working Groups ▪ 2005 Working Group Summary ▪ Democratic Governance ▪ Wider Europe ▪ Public Health and Roma ▪ Policy Making ▪ Combatting Organized Crime ▪ Higher Education Reform ▪ Open Society in Former SU ▪ Open Society and Muslims    2006 Working Groups ▪ 2006 Working Group Summary ▪ Wider Europe ▪ Open Muslim Societies ▪ Open Society Threats ▪ Resource Curse ▪ Roma Exclusion ▪ Open Information Policy

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January 2006