ABSTRACT
This chapter explores an increasingly common form of activism driven by the engagement of ordinary citizens in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), which is called everyday activism. It does so by looking at the case of everyday environmentalism, which is tied to locally experienced environmental problems. The stories of an activist from Bosnia-Herzegovina fighting for clean air and one from Russia seeking to build sustainable rural communities provide examples at different ends of the spectrum of everyday activism in terms of how they engage average citizens; the issue of concern; their level of organizational structure; and their interaction with domestic and international networks, donors, and political authorities. These activists reveal shared commitments but different strategies for addressing opportunities and obstacles to achieving their goals.
