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Author: Publisher: BRILL ISBN: 9004493913 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 172
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This book explores the richness of contemporary philosophical reflection in Eastern and Central Europe. Philosophers from Poland, Russia, the Czech Republic, and the United States discuss the status of democracy, nationalism, language, economics, education, women, and philosophy itself in the aftermath of communism. Fresh ideas are combined with renewed traditions as poignant problems are confronted.
Author: Publisher: BRILL ISBN: 9004493913 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 172
Book Description
This book explores the richness of contemporary philosophical reflection in Eastern and Central Europe. Philosophers from Poland, Russia, the Czech Republic, and the United States discuss the status of democracy, nationalism, language, economics, education, women, and philosophy itself in the aftermath of communism. Fresh ideas are combined with renewed traditions as poignant problems are confronted.
Author: Francesco Trupia Publisher: Transnational Press London ISBN: 1912997452 Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 180
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At a time when the region of Central and Eastern Europe is considered a dominant example of democratic backsliding with authoritarian tendencies, this monograph aims to provide a critical approach to minority issues. By carving out the philosophical implications of the notion of subalternity, Trupia draws particularly on Antonio Gramsci’s philosophy of praxis and his scholarly legacy in order to debunk societal models of liberal multiculturalism and their hegemonic discourse. This monograph is not only an attempt to unravel power-centred fabrication of subordination resulting from hierarchic methods of doing politics and imposing cultural ascriptions upon certain segments of society. It also deals with subalternity as a “perspective of opportunity” through the lens of complex identity positions of minority groups and their changes through time. Contents PREFACE INTRODUCTION: Philosophy and Minority Studies. What is at Stake? Part I: GENESIS, MATERIALISATION, BOUNDARIES, AND MEANINGS OF “MINORITY” AS SUBALTERN OTHERNESS CHAPTER ONE. Setting the Scene CHAPTER TWO. Minority Identities in Central and Eastern Europe: A Critical Overview CHAPTER THREE. Post-Communism and Post-Colonialism: Do They Mirror Each Other? Part II: THE MAKING AND THE RE-MAKING OF SUBALTERNS: A GRAMSCIAN PERSPECTIVE CHAPTER FOUR. Antonio Gramsci and Subaltern Cultures: Fundamental Remarks CHAPTER FIVE. 1989 “Organic Crisis” and Post-Communist Positionality of Minority Groups CHAPTER SIX. “(Re-)thinking Subalternity and the Necessity of Hegemony CHAPTER SEVEN. Gramsci’s Way Out: Subaltern Mobilisation and the Role of Intellectuals CHAPTER EIGHT. The Paradox of Hegemonic (In-)Tolerance CHAPTER NINE. Gramscianism: Marxism Otherwise? OPEN CONCLUSIONS CHAPTER TEN. In Search of a New Praxis
Author: Costica Bradatan Publisher: Lexington Books ISBN: 0739136267 Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 303
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Despite its key role in the intellectual shaping of state socialism, Communist ideas are often dismissed as mere propaganda or as a rhetorical exercise aimed at advancing socialist intellectuals on their way to power. By drawing attention to unknown and unexplored areas, trends and ways of thinking under socialism, the volume examines Eastern Europe and Russian histories of intellectual movements inspired - negatively as well as positively - by Communist arguments and dogmas. Through an interdisciplinary dialogue, the collection demonstrates how various bodies of theoretical knowledge (philosophical, social, political, aesthetic, even theological) were used not only to justify dominant political views, but also to frame oppositional and nonofficial discourses and practices. The examination of the underlying structures of Communism as an intellectual project provides convincing evidence for questioning a dominant approach that routinely frames the post-Communist intellectual development as a 'revival' or, at least, as a 'return' of the repressed intellectual traditions. As the book shows, the logic of a radical break, suggested by this approach, is in contradiction with historical evidence: a significant number of philosophical, theoretical and ideological debates in post-Communist world are in fact the logical continuation of intellectual conversations and confrontations initiated long before 1989.
Author: Petr Kopecky Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1136766936 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 171
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It is not possible to understand the nature and functioning of post-communist political parties without understanding their relationship with the state. On the one hand, few parties in the region would be able to survive and perform without state resources as they lack strong roots within the wider society. On the other hand, the relatively weak states inherited from the communist period offer parties and elites opportunities for various forms of rent-seeking within state institutions. But how can we understand the relationship between parties and the state? How do the party-state links work in practice and do they exhibit any cross-national or cross-party variation? Are there any discernible patterns of party-state linkages among the post-communist democracies? Previously published as a special issue of The Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics, this volume addresses these questions. The party-state linkages are analyzed alongside three analytical dimensions: state financing of parties, their legal regulation, and party patronage within the state institutions. The contributors bring together case studies of post-communist countries, as well as cross-country comparative analysis, each addressing at least one of these analytical dimensions. Besides providing a framework within which studies of party-state relationship can be undertaken, the book brings comparative evidence on the extent and the manner in which parties in the region use the state for their own purposes.
Author: James Patrick Scanlan Publisher: M.E. Sharpe ISBN: 9781563243882 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 262
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An examination of Russia's philosophical heritage. It extends from the Slavophiles to the philosophers of the Silver Age, from emigre religious thinkers to Losev and Bakhtin and assesses the meaning for Russian culture as a whole.
Author: G. Jeffrey Love Publisher: ISBN: 9781783488643 Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 375
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This important collection reveals a hitherto neglected aspect of Heidegger's impact, adding to our knowledge of the interaction between Western philosophy and Russia as well as the often neglected East European milieu.
Author: Wojciech Sadurski Publisher: Springer ISBN: 9789048169788 Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 0
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The accession of eight post-communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe (and also of Malta and Cyprus) to the European Union in 2004 has been heralded as perhaps the most important development in the history of European integration so far. While the impact of the enlargement on the constitutional structures and practices of the EU has already generated a rich scholarly literature, the influence of the accession on constitutionalism, democracy, human rights and the rule of law among the new member states has been largely ignored. This book fills this gap, and addresses the question of the consequences of the "external force" of European enlargement upon the understanding and practice of democracy and the rule of law and among both the main legal-political actors and the general public in the new member-states. A number of leading legal scholars, sociologists and political scientists, both from Central and Eastern Europe and from outside, address these issues in a systematic and critical way. Taken together, these essays help answer a fundamental question: does the European Union have the potential of promoting and consolidate democracy and human rights?
Author: Liviu Damşa Publisher: Springer ISBN: 9783319839639 Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 311
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This volume examines the property transformations in post-communist Central Eastern Europe (CEE) and focuses on the role of restitution and privatisation in such transformations. It argues that the theorisation of ‘restitution’ in post-communist CEE is incomplete in the transitional justice scholarship and in the literature on correction of historical wrongs. The book also argues that, for a more complete theorisation of (post-communist) restitution, the transformations of property in post-communist societies ought to be studied in a more holistic way. The main legal vehicles used for such transformations, privatisation and restitution, should not be studied separately and in abstract, but in their reciprocal relationship, and in connection to the dimension of justice which each could achieve. Finally, the book integrates ‘privatisation’ in a theory of post-communist transformation of property.
Author: Nanette Funk Publisher: ISBN: 9780415904780 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 349
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In the wake of communism's decline, women's concerns have become increasingly important in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. The issue of abortion, for example, has been bitterly contested in virtually all the countries. Women's role in Eastern European societies has been central to the post-communist restructuring, yet most discussions of post-communist changes have neglected women's experiences. Gender Politics and Post-Communism is the first collection of its kind, presenting original essays by women scholars, politicians, activists, and former dissidents from Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. They discuss gender politics during the often turbulent transition and crises of post-communism, offering vivid accounts and analyses of the conditions facing women in each country. These essays provide the philosophical, economic, historical, cultural, and sociological contexts needed to understand women's position and the possibilities for women's activities in post-communism. The book aims to provoke public discourse on the myriad issues facing women in the East, including nationalism, the economic transformation, women and the state, abortion, and sexuality. They expose the anti-feminism of state socialism and discuss what women have gained and lost with the fall of communism. They also ask whether Western feminism has any place in post-communist countries. The book includes controversial critiques of Western feminism by post-communist women as well as essays by Western feminists and scholars. Exploring misunderstandings between women in the East and West, the book will stimulate reflection on the global implications of feminist theories.
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Author: János Kristóf Nyíri
Author: Francesco Trupia
Author: Costica Bradatan
Author: Petr Kopecky
Author: James Patrick Scanlan
Author: G. Jeffrey Love
Author: Wojciech Sadurski
Author: Liviu Damşa
Author: Nanette Funk