Cultural transformations after communism : central and eastern Europe in focus / edited by Barbara Törnquist-Plewa & Krzysztof Stala.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Törnquist Plewa, Barbara.

Stala, Krzysztof.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political culture--Former communist countries--Congresses.

Political culture.

Politics and government.

Former communist countries--Politics and government--Congresses.

Former communist countries.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

326 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lund, Sweden : Nordic Academic Press, [2011]

Summary:

Focusing on the profound transformation in Central and Eastern Europe since the fall of the Iron Curtain, this record analyzes complex cultural dimensions, such as lifestyles, habits, value markers, and identity. Written by a group of experts, it presents case studies from the former communist countries that are members of the European Union today and attempts to answer crucial questions about the constructions of a new identity in the region: "Have the processes of democratization and opening the borders produced mentality changes and new value systems?""Is there a convergence of values and cultures between the new and old EU-members? Have there been""backlashes in the processes of reconstructing national identities?" This book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in European integration, issues of national identity, and the politics and culture of the post-Communist countries.

Contents:

1 Eurosis - a critique of the EU discourse in Slovenia / Mitja Velikonja Velikonja, Mitja 17

2 Globalisation and mode of habitation in Hungary / Agnes Kapitany Kapitany, Agnes, Gabor Kapitany Kapitany, Gabor 59

3 From Soviet to a Western-dominated political scene the geopolitical context of politics in Poland / Tomas Zarycki Zarycki, Tomas 82

4 The Polish Christian Right and the idea of the West / Mattias Nowak Nowak, Mattias 109

5 Homo Sovieticus surviving democracy? Post-socialist nostalgia in Bulgaria / Daniela Koleva Koleva, Daniela 147

6 From regime legitimation to plurality of history? Europeanization in a Slovak museum / Barbara Lášticová Lášticová, Barbara, Andrej Findor Findor, Andrej 163

7 Looking back, going forward / Czech Slovak dominant historical narratives of 'the long 1990s', Tomas Sniegon Sniegon, Tomas 180

8 Nationalism in Romanian textbooks Change or continuity? / Anamaria Dutceac Segesten Segesten, Anamaria Dutceac 214

9 Estonian transformation from an eastern outpost in the West to a western outpost in the East / Heiko Pääbo Pääbo, Heiko 251

10 Lithuanian national identity Dimensions of closeness and openness / Jolanta Kuznecoviene Kuznecoviene, Jolanta 278

11 Ethnic minority schools and politics in post-Soviet Latvia An "ethnic rebirth" / Pascal Bonnard Bonnard, Pascal 298.

Notes:

Conference proceedings.

ISBN:

9789185509591

9185509590

OCLC:

726820828

Publisher Number:

99946402642