Civil society inSyria and Iran :activism in authoritarian contexts Paul Aarts and Francesco Cavatorta (eds.) , Boulder, CO : Lynne Rienner, 2012.
This text was written just before the revolution, can give an general overview on Syrian civil society in this period. Best regards Salam
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