Abstract
This chapter is not going to answer the question of what was the role of intellectuals in the formation, transformation, or deformation of civil society in East-Central Europe in the transition from communism to post-communism. Instead, by avoiding unidirectional answers, I introduce the multiplicity of arguments voiced in the debate. I demonstrate how it split along the lines of civil society theory and practice, of pre– and post–1989 developments of civic activism in the region, and of divergent disciplinary approaches to the problem. On this basis, I suggest that the analysis of civil society as a frame of protest can be an insightful approach on how to research this complex question
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Protest Beyond Borders |
Subtitle of host publication | Contentious Politics in Europe since 1945 |
Editors | Hara Kouki, Eduardo Romanos |
Place of Publication | New York |
Chapter | 10 |
Pages | 177-187 |
Number of pages | 11 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781845459956 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Mar 2011 |
Keywords
- Eastern Europe
- civil society
- social movements
- dissident intellectuals
- socialism
- post-socialism
- transitions