Reshaping Poland’s Community after Communism, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2019 Ordinary Celebrations
Auteur : Chmielewska-Szlajfer Helena
Harnessing a cultural sociological approach to explore transformations in key social spheres in post-1989 Poland, Chmielewska-Szlajfer illuminates shifts in religiosity, sympathy towards others, and civic activity in post-Communist Poland in the light of Western influence over elements of Polish life.
Reshaping Poland?s Community after Communism focuses on three major cases, largely ignored in Polish scholarship: (1) a hugely popular, faux-baroque Catholic shrine, which illustrates new strategies adopted by the Polish Catholic Church to attract believers; (2) Woodstock Station, a widely known free charity music festival, demonstrating new practices of sympathy towards strangers; and (3) the emergence of national internet pro-voting campaigns and small-town watchdog websites, which uncover changes in practical uses of civic engagement.
In exploring grass-roots, everyday negotiations of religiosity, charity, and civic engagement in contemporary Poland, Chmielewska-Szlajfer demonstrates how a country?s cultural changes can suggest wider, dramatic democratic transformation.
1. Introduction.- 2. Licheń Sanctuary: Practicing Aspirations of the Polish Church Community.- 3. Woodstock Station Festival: Practicing Recognition.- 4. National Internet Pro-voting Campaigns and Local Watchdog Websites: Practicing Civil Society Online.- 5. Conclusion: Ordinary Celebrations in a “Pluralistic Situation”.
Date de parution : 01-2019
Ouvrage de 191 p.
14.8x21 cm
Date de parution : 07-2018
Ouvrage de 191 p.
14.8x21 cm
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democracy in Poland; central eastern europe; cultural practices; social imaginary; sovereign nation-state; Polish national tradition; Communism; Post-communism Poland; Polish civic activity; Polish Catholic Church; Woodstock Station; democratic transition; fall of communism; right-wing nationalist; democratic performance; pro-democratic; anti-democratic; Poland; cultural sociology; Polish culture; russian and post-soviet politics