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ISBN: 9780814724262

Note: Includes bibliographical references and index , A joint publication of the Social Science Research Council and New York University Press. - Includes bibliographical references and index

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Postcommunism from within New York : New York University Press, 2013 ISBN 9780814724255

Additional Edition: ISBN 0814724256

Language: English

Subjects: Political Science

Keywords: Osteuropa ; Postkommunismus ; Aufsatzsammlung

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ISBN: 9780814724255

Series Statement: Social Science Research Council ; 8

Content: While the decline of communism in the late twentieth century brought democracy, political freedom, and better economic prospects for many people, it also produced massive social dislocation and engendered social problems that were far less pronounced under the old regimes. The fall of state socialism led to enormously complex political, economic, social, and cultural transformations, and while political liberalization was a lofty goal, it was neither uniform in its effects nor unqualified in its benefits. Postcommunism from Within foregrounds the diversity of the historical experiences and current realities of people in the postcommunist region in examining how they are responding to these monumental changes at home. The original essays in this volume lay out a bold new approach to research on the postcommunist region, and to democratization studies more broadly, that focuses on the social and cultural microprocesses behind political and economic transformation. Thematic essays by eminent scholars of postcommunism from across the social sciences are supported by case studies to demonstrate the limitations of current democratization paradigms and suggest ways of building categories of research that more closely capture the role of vernacular knowledge in demanding, creating, and adapting to institutional change. A novel approach to understanding one of the greatest political and social transformations in recent history, Postcommunism from Within explores not just how citizens respond to political and economic restructuring engineered at the top but also how people enact their own visions of life, politics, and justice by responding to daily challenges.

Note: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Tables -- , Figures -- , Preface -- , Acknowledgments -- , introduction. Postcommunism in a New Key: Bottom Up and Inside Out -- , Chapter One. From Transitology to Contextual Holism: A Theoretical Trajectory of Postcommunist Studies -- , Chapter Two. Social Justice, Social Science, and the Complexities of Postsocialism -- , Chapter Three. Social Justice, Hegemony, and Women’s Mobilizations -- , Chapter Four. Grounds for Hope? Voices of Feminism and Women’s Activism in Romania -- , Chapter Five. Transformation to Democracy: The Struggles of Georgian Women -- , Chapter Six. Poverty and Popular Mobilization in Postcommunist Capitalist Regimes -- , Chapter Seven. “Scandalous Ethnicity” and “Victimized Ethnonationalism”: Pejorative Representations of Roma in the Romanian Mainstream Media After January 2007 -- , Chapter Eight. A Critique of the Global Corruption “Paradigm” -- , Chapter Nine. Informal Payments to Doctors: Corruption or Social Protest? -- , Chapter Ten. Informal Relations in Public Procurement: The Case of East Central and South Eastern Europe -- , Afterword. Mobilizing Justice Across Hegemonies in Place: Critical Postcommunist Vernaculars -- , Contributors -- , Index , In English.

Language: English

DOI: 10.18574/9780814724255

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Content: While the decline of communism in the late twentieth century brought democracy, political freedom, and better economic prospects for many people, it also produced massive social dislocation and engendered social problems that were far less pronounced under the old regimes. The fall of state socialism led to enormously complex political, economic, social, and cultural transformations, and while political liberalization was a lofty goal, it was neither uniform in its effects nor unqualified in its benefits. This book foregrounds the diversity of the historical experiences and current realities of people in the postcommunist region in examining how they are responding to these monumental changes at home.

Additional Edition: Print version : ISBN 9780814724262

Language: English

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Format: 1 online resource (457 p.)

ISBN: 0-8147-2425-6

Series Statement: Social Science Research Council ; 8

Content: While the decline of communism in the late twentieth century brought democracy, political freedom, and better economic prospects for many people, it also produced massive social dislocation and engendered social problems that were far less pronounced under the old regimes. The fall of state socialism led to enormously complex political, economic, social, and cultural transformations, and while political liberalization was a lofty goal, it was neither uniform in its effects nor unqualified in its benefits. Postcommunism from Within foregrounds the diversity of the historical experiences and current realities of people in the postcommunist region in examining how they are responding to these monumental changes at home. The original essays in this volume lay out a bold new approach to research on the postcommunist region, and to democratization studies more broadly, that focuses on the social and cultural microprocesses behind political and economic transformation. Thematic essays by eminent scholars of postcommunism from across the social sciences are supported by case studies to demonstrate the limitations of current democratization paradigms and suggest ways of building categories of research that more closely capture the role of vernacular knowledge in demanding, creating, and adapting to institutional change. A novel approach to understanding one of the greatest political and social transformations in recent history, Postcommunism from Within explores not just how citizens respond to political and economic restructuring engineered at the top but also how people enact their own visions of life, politics, and justice by responding to daily challenges.

Note: "A joint publication of the Social Science Research Council and New York University Press." , pt. 1. General approaches to postcommunism -- pt. 2. Gender -- pt. 3. Poverty -- pt. 4. Corruption. , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-8147-2426-4

Language: English

DOI: 10.18574/9780814724255

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ISBN: 978-0-8147-2426-2 , 9780814724255

Note: "A joint publication of the Social Science Research Council and New York University Press.". - Includes bibliographical references and index

Language: English

Subjects: Political Science

Keywords: Postkommunismus ; Aufsatzsammlung