The role of dissident-intellectuals in the formation of civil society in (post-) communist East-Central Europe

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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 languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProtest Beyond Borders
Subtitle of host publicationContentious Politics in Europe since 1945
EditorsHara Kouki, Eduardo Romanos
Place of PublicationNew York
Chapter10
Pages177-187
Number of pages11
ISBN (Electronic)9781845459956
Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2011

Keywords

  • Eastern Europe
  • civil society
  • social movements
  • dissident intellectuals
  • socialism
  • post-socialism
  • transitions

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