scholarly journals The Paradox of Authenticity

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 153-157
Author(s):  
Nóra Kovács
Keyword(s):  
Folk Dance ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
East Central ◽  
Central European ◽  
American Scholar ◽  
Central European Region ◽  
The World ◽  
Folk Dancing ◽  
East Central European ◽  
Dance Anthropology

The book on the Slovakian authentic folklore movement by the American scholar Joseph Grim Feinberg working in the Czech Republic is a special treat for those interested in dance anthropology. It is always inspiring to look at social and cultural phenomena about the East-Central European region through the eyes of a researcher who is an outlander; this applies to the realm of music and dance, too. The title suggests two fundamental issues that may be interesting and important for Hungarian readers acquainted with the world of folk dancing. One of them is the authenticity of folk-dance related practices; the other is folk dance politics, a topic addressed extensively in the international world of dance anthropology.

Understanding the “footprint of state socialism” in east central European post-socialism

Human Affairs ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dieter Segert
Keyword(s):  
Political Order ◽  
State Socialism ◽  
East Central ◽  
Central European ◽  
The Core ◽  
The World ◽  
Late Socialism ◽  
East Central European ◽  
Additional Reason

AbstractThe paper outlines the debate on European state socialism as a social and political order. There are different attempts to obtain a better understanding of the core principles of this type of society and a continuing public debate on it. Following the end of the decade of the transition from “socialism to capitalism” we can observe a renewal in the debates on the “Ancient regime” and its heritage. There are different reasons for this phenomenon; these include new insights from the archives and the recent politics on history in post-socialist societies. The new “zeitgeist” following the world financial crisis of 2008 might be an additional reason. The issues that developed are discussions on the nature of state socialism, some hypotheses on the role of reformers within the changes to late socialism from the perspective of political science, and some assumptions on the methods adopted by former reform socialists after 1989.

scholarly journals Minority Civil Society

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-64
Author(s):  
Barna Bodó
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
History Of Ideas ◽  
East Central ◽  
Central European ◽  
Central European Region ◽  
History Of ◽  
East Central European ◽  
Unrealistic Expectations ◽  
Great Danger

Abstract Both the concept and the issue of civil society is a matter of dispute in respect of theory and practice alike. The present paper has a triple ambition: outlining the history of ideas behind the concept, providing an interpretation, and carrying out a distinct analysis of the processes characteristic of the East-Central European region. Owing to the unrealistic expectations formed around the concept, mystification poses a great danger to present-day civil society. In what follows, we will analyse the dilemmas evolved around the issue of civil society.

The Aesthetics of the Public Space

2003 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 63-67
Author(s):  
Mihály Szilágyi-Gál
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Public Space ◽  
East Central ◽  
Central European ◽  
The Public ◽  
The World ◽  
Art And Society ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
East Central European

AbstractThese words of Victor Burgin serve as the motto of the first issue of the Review. In fact, the very same sentences can be taken as the motto also of this review of the Review. One of the authors in Idea's first issue, Boris Groys recalls Greenberg's words, that the avant-gard imitates art, and art imitates the world itself - the avant-gard imitates art because art is part of the world. Idea leaves the impression of a report of an avant-gard renaissance in the present art of the East-Central European and Balkan regions. It does not commit itself to any particular artistic current: its foci are the aesthetic phenomena of everyday life, and the concordant relationship between art and society.

scholarly journals From Pennsylvania to Transylvania: August Ludwig Schlözer and the decentering of Enlightenment

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-26
Author(s):  
Benedek M. Varga
Keyword(s):  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
French Revolution ◽  
Historical Narrative ◽  
East Central ◽  
Central European ◽  
War Of Independence ◽  
Central European Region ◽  
History Of ◽  
East Central European ◽  
German Historian

This article analyzes the historical and political thinking of the eighteenth-century German historian August Ludwig Schlözer, in the context of the American War of Independence and the French Revolution. The article argues that Schlözer's disillusionment with these transformative events led him to identify the German settlers in medieval Transylvania as agents of a better Enlightenment. In doing so, Schlözer constructed the history of the Transylvanian German colony as an antithesis to American colonial endeavors, while redefining the frameworks and history of enlightened progress in both time and space. In this way, Schlözer translated the history of a marginal East–Central European region into a world-historical narrative.

scholarly journals Examining Illiberal Trends and Anti-EU Politics in East Central Europe from a Domestic Perspective: State of Research and Outline of the Book

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-25
Author(s):  
Lisa H. Anders ◽  
Astrid Lorenz
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Central Europe ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
East Central Europe ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
East Central ◽  
Central European ◽  
The Subject ◽  
State Of Research ◽  
East Central European

Abstract This opening chapter introduces the subject matter and objectives of the book. It first explains central terms and provides an overview of the different illiberal trends in Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It then sketches recent conflicts between EU actors and the four East Central European states and explains why these conflicts are of a new quality. Next, it summarises the state of research on illiberal backsliding and on the EU’s tools against it and identifies shortcomings and gaps in the literature. Finally, it outlines the aims as well as the overall structure of the book and provides an overview of the contributions.

Varieties of Capitalist Democracy: What Difference Does East-Central Europe Make?

2004 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 259-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
IAIN McMENAMIN
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Central Europe ◽  
The European Union ◽  
East Central Europe ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
East Central ◽  
Central European ◽  
Internal Politics ◽  
Capitalist Democracies ◽  
East Central European

The establishment of capitalist democracies in East-Central Europe raises the question of whether existing accounts of varieties of capitalist democracy need to be revised. This article provides a systematic quantitative comparison of varieties of capitalist democracy in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland with 19 other OECD countries. It finds that the East-Central European cases constitute a distinctive cluster; that they have much in common with Greece, Iberia and Ireland and that they are closer to the continental European than the liberal variety of capitalist democracy. These results have important implications for the internal politics of the European Union, prospects of an East-Central European repeat of the relative success of Ireland and the Mediterranean in the European Union, and debates about the influence of neo-liberalism on public policy.

scholarly journals Prevalence of generalised joint hypermobility in school-aged children from east-central European region

2016 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Gocentas ◽  
N. Jascaniniene ◽  
M. Pasek ◽  
W. Przybylski ◽  
E. Matulyte ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Joint Hypermobility ◽  
European Region ◽  
East Central ◽  
Central European ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Central European Region ◽  
East Central European

scholarly journals Under Western Eyes, or Can Polish Literature just be European Literature?

2021 ◽  
pp. 63-79
Author(s):  
Marta Skwara
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
Language Poetry ◽  
East Central ◽  
Central European ◽  
Polish Literature ◽  
European Literature ◽  
The World ◽  
The One ◽  
East Central European

While being a European literature in its own eyes, Polish literature is usually described by outsiders as being one of the Eastern European (East-Central European) or Slavonic literatures. Such umbrella terms not only deprive it of its individual features but also of the Western European and transatlantic connections which have always been important for its development. In this article I scrutinize some of such umbrella terms on the one hand, whereas on the other I present the manners in which Polish authors functioning in the world used to define themselves. Finally, I discuss two examples of recent Polish poetry presented in an English-language poetry anthology in order to ask about a need of discussing European literature under outdated political concepts.

Introduction: Poland’s Wars of Symbols

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 423-434 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Lewis ◽  
Magdalena Waligórska
Keyword(s):  
Special Section ◽  
Political Conflict ◽  
The Political ◽  
East Central ◽  
Central European ◽  
Religious Symbolism ◽  
Central European Region ◽  
Political Events ◽  
National Symbols ◽  
East Central European

This introduction to the special section on Poland’s wars of symbols analyzes the symbolic contestation that has characterized the country in recent years, studying a range of phenomena including nation, gender, memory, and religious symbolism within the overall framework of political conflict. In doing so, it offers a multidisciplinary view on political fractures that have resonated throughout Europe and the “West.” Overall, the four case studies in this section study ways in which national symbols, topoi, and narratives have been deployed as tools in drawing and redrawing boundaries within society, polarizing and mobilizing the political camps as well as contesting and resisting power. These studies enable us to situate recent political events in a historical perspective, mapping the rise of populism in Poland against the background of legacies specific to the East-Central European region.

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