Postcommunism from Within: Social Justice, Mobilization, and Hegemony by Jan Kub

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Explores not just how citizens respond to political and economic restructuring engineered at the top but also how people enact their own visions of life, politics, and justice by responding to daily challenges.

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While the decline of communism in the late twentieth century brought democracy, political freedom, and better economic prospects for many people, it also produced massive social dislocation and engendered social problems that were far less pronounced under the old regimes. The fall of state socialism led to enormously complex political, economic, social, and cultural transformations, and while political liberalization was a lofty goal, it was neither uniform in its effects nor unqualified in its benefits. Postcommunism from Within foregrounds the diversity of the historical experiences and current realities of people in the postcommunist region in examining how they are responding to these monumental changes at home. The original essays in this volume lay out a bold new approach to research on the postcommunist region, and to democratization studies more broadly, that focuses on the social and cultural microprocesses behind political and economic transformation. Thematic essays by eminent scholars of postcommunism from across the social sciences are supported by case studies to demonstrate the limitations of current democratization paradigms and suggest ways of building categories of research that more closely capture the role of vernacular knowledge in demanding, creating, and adapting to institutional change. A novel approach to understanding one of the greatest political and social transformations in recent history, Postcommunism from Within explores not just how citizens respond to political and economic restructuring engineered at the top but also how people enact their own visions of life, politics, and justice by responding to daily challenges.

Author Biography

Jan Kubik is Professor and Chair in the Department of Political Science at Rutgers University, New Brunswick. His publications include Anthropology and Political Science and The Power of Symbols against the Symbols of Power. Amy Linch is a lecturer in Political Theory at Pennsylvania State University. She is an editor of the International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest 1500-Present.

Table of Contents

List of Tables List of Figures Preface Seteney ShamiAcknowledgments Introduction. Postcommunism in a New Key Amy LinchPart One: General Approaches to Postcommunism1 From Transitology to Contextual Holism Jan Kubik2 Social Justice, Social Science, and the Complexities of Postsocialism Thomas C. Wolfe and John PicklesPart Two: Gender3 Social Justice, Hegemony, and Women's Mobilizations Joanna Regulska and Magdalena Grabowska4 Grounds for Hope? Voices of Feminism and Women's Activism in Romania Laura Lovinvi Contents5 Transformation to Democracy Medea BadashviliPart Three: Poverty6 Poverty and Popular Mobilization in Postcommunist Capitalist Regimes Ivan Szelenyi and Katarzyna Wilk7 "Scandalous Ethnicity" and "Victimized Ethnonationalism" Alina Vamanu and Iulian VamanuPart Four: Corruption8 A Critique of the Global Corruption "Paradigm" Alena V. Ledeneva9 Informal Payments to Doctors Rasma Karklins10 Informal Relations in Public Procurement Ase Berit Grodeland Afterword. Mobilizing Justice Across Hegemonies in Place Michael D. Kennedy About the Contributors Index

Review

"This is a much-needed collection. Studies of the political and economic transformation of the postcommunist countries have focused on the role of the state and market, obscuring both a full consideration of the role of society and the impact of change on society. Such a bottom-up perspective is necessary to understand the phenomenon of postcommunism. In bringing together a series of essays on focused gender, poverty, and corruption the book is a must for anyone who wants to develop a multifaceted and nuanced understanding of the far-reaching changes of the past two decades."-Michael Bernhard, Raymond and Miriam Ehrlich Chair, Department of Political Science, University of Florida

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Explores not just how citizens respond to political and economic restructuring engineered at the top but also how people enact their own visions of life, politics, and justice by responding to daily challenges.

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While the decline of communism in the late twentieth century brought democracy, political freedom, and better economic prospects for many people, it also produced massive social dislocation and engendered social problems that were far less pronounced under the old regimes. The fall of state socialism led to enormously complex political, economic, social, and cultural transformations, and while political liberalization was a lofty goal, it was neither uniform in its effects nor unqualified in its benefits. Postcommunism from Within foregrounds the diversity of the historical experiences and current realities of people in the postcommunist region in examining how they are responding to these monumental changes at home. The original essays in this volume lay out a bold new approach to research on the postcommunist region, and to democratization studies more broadly, that focuses on the social and cultural microprocesses behind political and economic transformation. Thematic essays by eminent scholars of postcommunism from across the social sciences are supported by case studies to demonstrate the limitations of current democratization paradigms and suggest ways of building categories of research that more closely capture the role of vernacular knowledge in demanding, creating, and adapting to institutional change. A novel approach to understanding one of the greatest political and social transformations in recent history, Postcommunism from Within explores not just how citizens respond to political and economic restructuring engineered at the top but also how people enact their own visions of life, politics, and justice by responding to daily challenges.

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"This is a much-needed collection. Studies of the political and economic transformation of the postcommunist countries have focused on the role of the state and market, obscuring both a full consideration of the role of society and the impact of change on society. Such a bottom-up perspective is necessary to understand the phenomenon of postcommunism. In bringing together a series of essays on focused gender, poverty, and corruption the book is a must for anyone who wants to develop a multifaceted and nuanced understanding of the far-reaching changes of the past two decades."-Michael Bernhard,Raymond and Miriam Ehrlich Chair, Department of Political Science, University of Florida

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Explores not just how citizens respond to political and economic restructuring engineered at the top but also how people enact their own visions of life, politics, and justice by responding to daily challenges.

Details ISBN0814724264 Publisher New York University Press Language English ISBN-10 0814724264 ISBN-13 9780814724262 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY 320.947 Short Title POSTCOMMUNISM FROM W/IN Year 2013 Imprint New York University Press Subtitle Social Justice, Mobilization, and Hegemony Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Edited by Amy Linch Birth 1953 Series Social Science Research Council Author Amy Linch Publication Date 2013-08-26 Series Number 8 UK Release Date 2013-08-26 NZ Release Date 2013-08-26 US Release Date 2013-08-26 Pages 453 Illustrations 28 black and white illustrations Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2013-08-25 We've got this

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