scholarly journals Pasikowski’s Pigs as an illustration of vetting in a transitional society

2021 ◽  
pp. 100-111
Author(s):  
Mateusz Grabarczyk
Keyword(s):  
Transitional Justice ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Political Transformation ◽  
General Outline ◽  
Normative Model ◽  
Transitional Society ◽  
Artistic Representation ◽  
Political Economic

Pigs, a 1992 movie directed by Władysław Pasikowski, has become an iconic picture over the years, growing into a source of quotes and becoming a cult classic. The film, while remaining commercially attractive, outlines many problems within transitional justice and opens a discussion regarding the vetting of the SB officers carried out at that time, including the selected model. The plot of the film takes place in 1990, the period of political transformation in Poland after the fall of communism. Before the purely sensational action comes to the fore, the movie is largely about a reform of the MSW and the SB, about vetting of its officers and their fate while trying to find themselves in the new reality. It also shows that it is remarkably difficult to carry out reforms simultaneously in many fields: political, economic and social, and that it may be the source of a crisis. The aim of this article is to present Pasikowski’s Pigs as a film that demonstrates the practical issues related to one of the mechanisms used in the framework of transitional justice, namely the vetting process. The movie as an artistic representation of individuals subjected to vetting opens discourse on transitional justice and the problem of dealing with undemocratic system. The paper concentrates on a general outline of the movie, paying attention to the vetting committees and their function within the framework of transitional justice. While presenting the normative model of officers’ vetting and juxtaposing it with the image shown in the film, the author displays basic moral and social problems related to the vetting.

Commemorating Martial Law as Treason

2021 ◽  
pp. 088832542110498
Author(s):  
Ela Rossmiller
Keyword(s):  
Transitional Justice ◽  
Discourse Theory ◽  
Political Polarization ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Transformation ◽  
Ruling Elite ◽  
Martial Law ◽  
Politics Of Memory ◽  
State Institutions ◽  
Official Discourse

How and why have Polish state institutions constructed an official public memory of martial law (1981–1983) despite plural interpretations and growing apathy and amnesia in the broader society? Between 1992 and 2018, parliament passed eight commemorative resolutions endorsing a single interpretation of martial law as treason. This political consensus is surprising given not only the lack of social consensus but also the political polarization that existed between and among post-communist and post-Solidarity parties. Drawing on LaClau and Mouffe’s discourse theory as well as Brian Grodsky’s theory of transitional justice measures as political goods, this article analyzes the official discourse of martial law as articulated in commemorative resolutions, transcripts of parliamentary deliberations, parliamentary journals, court rulings, and reports of committees, subcommittees, special commissions, and governmental offices. It considers how this discourse has been deployed to legitimate the ruling elite, attack political rivals, and justify controversial initiatives, policies, and reforms. It contributes to the literature on the politics of memory during times of political transformation by examining a case of surprising stability despite factors that would seem to favor change over time.

Martyrdom in North Africa Following the Arab Spring and the Process of Transitional Justice

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas DeGeorges
Keyword(s):  
Political Violence ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Transitional Justice ◽  
Arab Spring ◽  
Political Transformation ◽  
Security Forces ◽  
State Security ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Arab Spring

In Chapter 7, Thomas DeGeorges argues that martyrdom has played an important role in the transitional justice processes both before and after the Arab Spring of Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco. While martyrdom and transitional justice are not traditionally associated with one another, he makes the case that martyrs involve people who are victims of what may be framed as political violence, whether committed by state security forces or unknown perpetrators. In this context, martyrs may be understood in the frame of victims addressed by transitional justice, but also as icons for social or political transformation. Broadly speaking, claims regarding martyrdom were important in these countries insofar as martyrs were held up as symbols for whom reform must be pursued.

The Marxist Origins of Qadhafi's Economic Thought

1982 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 361-375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sami G. Hajjar
Keyword(s):  
Economic Theory ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Economic Thought ◽  
Primary Interest ◽  
Green Book ◽  
Political Economic

My aim is to provide an exposition and a critical analysis of Mu'ammar al-Qadhafi's economic theory as derived from Part II of his Green Book, and since it is basically an essay of conclusions, sweeping generalisations, and ‘final’ or ‘ultimate’ solutions to man's political, economic, and social problems, my primary interest is to examine his intellectual sources.

scholarly journals Minimalisasi Ruang Intervensi Kekuatan Bisnis Retail Indomaret terhadap Pembangunan Desa Arjowilangun, Kabupaten Malang, Jawa Timur

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 258
Author(s):  
Ira Permata Sari
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Transformation ◽  
The Political ◽  
Market Forces ◽  
Political Transformation ◽  
Qualitative Research Study ◽  
Retail Business ◽  
The Government ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
Study Intervention ◽  
The Village

<p>Intervention of market forces, such as Indomaret retail business, becomes a mainstream and given space as a major force by the government in development in Indonesia. In practice, various government policies places intervention of market forces as driving actors for the political, economic, social, and cultural transformation. Using the case of Indomaret's rejection in Arjowilangun Village, Malang Regency in 2015 and using qualitative research study, this paper explains how villagers do not give space for market in the village development process. From this study, intervention of market forces that had been the mainstream of government policy in development is not placed by villagers as the only force able to carry out development in the village. This situation is due to the collision between market forces that come from outside with the economic power of the villagers that not only change the economy, society, and culture of the village, but also influence the political transformation of the village. Thus, when market forces tried to intervene village development, they have to face the major force of the village that have been built slowly since the village experienced economic slump in the 1970s. <br /><br /></p>

scholarly journals The Republic of Serbia: Stuck in the grey zone of democratization?

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 173-194
Author(s):  
Wiktor Hebda
Keyword(s):  
State Power ◽  
Grey Zone ◽  
Political Transformation ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Democratic State ◽  
Short Period ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
Progressive Party

The Republic of Serbia is a state overburdened with complex issues regarding its political transformation. These problems are a consequence of the dynamic changes which have occurred over the last 30 years. It should be remembered that Serbia underwent a transformation from an authoritarian to a democratic state in a relatively short period of time. Unfortunately, these dynamic political, economic, and social modifications coincided with serious systemic changes and this had an adverse impact on Serbian democracy. The political problems which directly influence the process of democratization are becoming more and more visible over time. One such problem is undoubtedly the fact that state power is in the hands of one political party: the Serbian Progressive Party. For states going through a transformation, such a concentration of power could have negative effects on the quality of democracy. This article evaluates the non-democratic trends in Serbia which stem from the strengthening of the Serbian Progressive Party, especially on the level of state power. The article also suggests that this development might lead to Serbia being categorized as a country which has become stuck in the so-called grey zone of democratization.

Myanmar in 2004: Another Year of Uncertainty

Asian Survey ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 174-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyaw Yin Hlaing
Keyword(s):  
Social Problems ◽  
National Convention ◽  
The Government ◽  
Political Economic

In spite of some short-lived positive developments in the first three months of 2004 as well as the resumption of the National Convention, lingering political, economic, and social problems continue to beset Myanmar. Recent changes within the government have further complicated the situation in the country.

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