Post-transformation and the civil sphere in Central and Eastern Europe / Bernadette Nadya Jaworsky, Susann Worschech, Jeffrey C. Alexander, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jaworsky, Bernadette N., editor.

Worschech, Susann, editor.

Alexander, Jeffrey C., 1947- editor.

EBSCOhost

Series:

Cultural sociology 2946-3580

Cultural sociology, 2946-3580

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil society--Europe, Eastern.

Civil society.

Civil society--Europe, Central.

Europe, Central--Politics and government--1989-.

Europe, Central.

Europe, Eastern--Politics and government--1989-.

Europe, Eastern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiii, 333 pages) : illustrations (some color).

Place of Publication:

Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, [2026]

System Details:

text file PDF

Contents:

Part I Introduction.-1. Post-transformation and the Civil Sphere in Central and Eastern Europe: A Conceptual Approach

Part II Polarization and Democratic Backsliding in the Civil Sphere

2. From Civil Brothers to Anticivil Others: Cohabitation, Civility, and Orientalism in Czech Discursive Perceptions of the Slovak Political Crisis

3. Societalizing the Energy Crisis: How Germany and Austria's Far Right Delegitimized Support for Ukraine After February 24, 2022

4. Transformation as Incorporation: The Civil Sphere and Collective Identity in Post-socialist East Germany

5. The Polluting Colony: The Uses of Postcolonial Argument in Present-Day Serbia

Part III Democratic Resilience in the Civil Sphere

6. From Ideals to Reality: Civil Society Autonomy Under Authoritarian Rule

Lessons from Russia for Post-communist Contexts

7. Deliberative Innovations and the Civil Sphere: Insights from Polish Climate Movements

8. Metamorphoses of Civil Solidarity in Wartime: Ukraine and its Dynamic Civil Sphere

Part IV Memory, Social Practices, and Emotions in the Civil Sphere

9. Literature in Dialogue with the Civil Sphere: (De)Constructing Historical Continuity in Post-soviet Czechoslovakia

10. Surva Winter Carnivals, Civil Repair, and Nested Solidarity: Including Rurality into the Bulgarian, the European, and the Global Civil Spheres

11. Polarization, Moral Binaries, and Antagonistic Emotions in the Lithuanian Civil Sphere

Part V Conclusion

12. The Struggle Between Liberal Democracy and Illiberal Autocracy: A Civil Sphere Theory Perspective.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed July 22, 2026).

Other Format:

Print version :

Print version: Jaworsky, Bernadette Nadya Post-Transformation and the Civil Sphere in Central and Eastern Europe

ISBN:

9783032265197

3032265193

Publisher Number:

90104762042

CIPO000400490

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