Postsocialism

Postsocialism
Author: Maruška Svašek
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2006-03-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0857455591

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In many parts of post-socialist Europe the tumultuous political and economic developments have generated strong emotions, ranging from hope and euphoria to disappointment, envy, disillusionment, sorrow, loneliness, and hatred. Yet these aspects have been largely neglected in analyses of the profound transformations that have taken place in Central and Eastern Europe since 1990. Based on a wide variety of ethnographic case studies focusing on Russian, Siberian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Slovenian, Croatian, Czech, and Polish communities, this volume proves the significance of emotions to post-socialist political processes as an inherent part of the transformations and sheds new light on the impact of local, national, and transnational political forces that have given rise to the resurgence of nationalist sentiments, increasing poverty and marginalization, conflicts arising from the restitution of state property, constitutional changes, and economic deprivation.

Postsocialist Pathways

Postsocialist Pathways
Author: David Stark
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 304
Release: 1998-02-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780521589741

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This book, first published in 1998, analyzes democratization and economic change in the postsocialist societies of East Central Europe.

Postsocialist Europe

Postsocialist Europe
Author: László Kürti
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Total Pages: 342
Release: 2009
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781845454746

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Now that nearly twenty years have passed since the collapse of the Soviet bloc there is a need to understand what has taken place since that historic date and where we are at the moment. Bringing together authors with different historical, cultural, regional and theoretical backgrounds, this volume engages in debates that address new questions arising from recent developments, such as whether there is a need to reject or uphold the notion of post-socialism as both a necessary and valid concept ignoring changes and differences across both time and space. The authors' firsthand ethnographies from their own countries belie such a simplistic notion, revealing, as they do, the cultural, social, and historical diversity of countries of Central and Southeastern Europe.

Growth and Change in Post-socialist Cities of Central Europe

Growth and Change in Post-socialist Cities of Central Europe
Author: Waldemar Cudny
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 303
Release: 2021-12-29
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1000514668

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This book presents multidimensional socio-economic transformations taking place in the post-socialist cities located in selected countries of the Central European region. The analysis includes case studies from the Eastern part of Germany (Chemnitz, Leipzig), Poland (Łódź, Kielce, Katowice conurbation, and peripheral urban centres from Eastern Poland), Slovakia (Bratislava, Nitra), the Czech Republic (Olomouc, Brno), and from Hungary (Pécs). The analysed urban areas have undergone far-reaching political and socio-economic changes in the last 30 years. These changes began with the collapse of communism and the centrally planned economy system in the region of Central Europe. The beginning of this period, often referred to as post-socialist transformation, dates back to 1989. The consequence of the aforementioned political processes was the multifaceted socio-economic and demographic changes that significantly affected urban areas in Central Europe. This book presents an attempt to summarize the main long-term processes of changes taking place in these urban areas and to identify contemporary and future trends in their socio-economic development. The book will be valuable to undergraduate and postgraduate students in human geography, urban studies, economy, and city marketing, especially with an interest in Central Europe.

The Urban Mosaic of Post-Socialist Europe

The Urban Mosaic of Post-Socialist Europe
Author: Sasha Tsenkova
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 395
Release: 2006-12-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3790817279

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This book explores urban dynamics in Europe fifteen years after the fall of communism. The ‘urban mosaic’ of the title expresses the complexity and diversity of the processes and spatial outcomes in post-socialist cities. Emerging urban phenomena are illustrated with case studies, focusing on historical themes, cultural issues and the socialist legacy. Among the cities analyzed are Kazan, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Warsaw, Prague, Komarno, Budapest, Belgrade, Bucharest, Sofia and Tirana.

Class Cultures in Post-Socialist Eastern Europe

Class Cultures in Post-Socialist Eastern Europe
Author: Dražen Cepić
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2018-10-26
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0429840101

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This book investigates the extent to which social class has changed in Eastern Europe since the fall of communism. Based on extensive original research, the book discusses how ideas about class are viewed by both working class and middle class people. The book examines how such people’s social identities are shaped by various factors including economic success, culture and friendship networks. The present class situation in Eastern Europe is contrasted to what prevailed in Communist times, when societies were officially classless, but nevertheless had Communist party elites.

On the Social Life of Postsocialism

On the Social Life of Postsocialism
Author: Daphne Berdahl
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2010
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0253221706

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Anthropologist Daphne Berdahl was one of the leading scholars of the transition from state socialism to capitalism in central and eastern Europe. From her pathbreaking ethnography of a former East German border village in the aftermath of German reunification, to her insightful analyses of consumption, nostalgia, and citizenship in the early 21st century, Berdahl's writings probe the contradictions, paradoxes, and ambiguities of postsocialism as few observers have done. This volume brings together her essays, from an early study of memory at the Vietnam War memorial in Washington, D.C., to research on consumption and citizenship undertaken in Leipzig in the years before her untimely death. It serves as a superb introduction to the development of the field of postsocialist cultural studies.

Post-Socialist Political Graffiti in the Balkans and Central Europe

Post-Socialist Political Graffiti in the Balkans and Central Europe
Author: Mitja Velikonja
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 329
Release: 2019-10-30
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1000702251

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This theoretically and empirically grounded book uses case studies of political graffiti in the post-socialist Balkans and Central Europe to explore the use of graffiti as a subversive political media. Despite the increasing global digitisation, graffiti remains widespread and popular, providing with a few words or images a vivid visual indication of cultural conditions, social dynamics and power structures in a society, and provoking a variety of reactions. Using qualitative and quantitative methods, as well as detailed interdisciplinary analyses of "patriotic," extreme-right, soccer-fan, nostalgic, and chauvinist graffiti and street art, it looks at why and by whom graffiti is used as political media and to/against whom it is directed. The book theorises discussions of political graffiti and street art to show different methodological approaches from four perspectives: context, author, the work itself, and audience. It will be of interest to the growing body of literature focussing on (sub)cultural studies in the contemporary Balkans, transitology, visual cultural studies, art theory, anthropology, sociology, and studies of radical politics.

Taking Stock of Shock

Taking Stock of Shock
Author: Kristen Ghodsee
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2021
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0197549233

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Introduction: Transition from communism - qualified success or utter catastrophe? -- The plan for a J-curve transition -- Plan meets reality -- Modifying the framework -- Counter-narratives of catastrophe -- Where have all the people gone? -- The mortality crisis -- Collapse in fertility -- Outmigration crisis -- Disappointment with transition -- Public opinion of winners and losers -- Evaluations shift over time -- Towards a new social contract? -- Portraits of desperation -- Resistance is futile -- Return to the past -- The patriotism of despair -- Conclusion: Towards an inclusive prosperity.

Remigration to Post-Socialist Europe

Remigration to Post-Socialist Europe
Author: Caroline Hornstein Tomic
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Total Pages: 467
Release: 2018-07
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 3643910258

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Returning migrants have been involved in post-socialist transformation processes all across Eastern and Southeastern Europe. Engaged in politics, the economy, science and education, arts and civil society, return migrants have often exerted crucial influence on state and nation-building processes and on social and cultural transformations. However, remigration not only comprises stories of achievements, but equally those of failed integration, marginalization, non-participation and lost potential - these are mostly stories untold. The contributions to this volume shed light on processes of return migration to various Eastern and Southeastern European countries from multidisciplinary perspectives. Particular attention is paid to anthropological approaches that aim to understand the complexities of return migration from individual perspectives.