Suchergebnisse

Rupnik, J.: The implications of changes in East-Central Europe for European integration. - S. 7-24 Hassner, P.: The European Union and the Balkans. - S. 25-46 Tatu, M.: Russia and the world. - S. 47-84 Brands, M. C.; Havenaar, R.: De central plaats van Duitsland in de Europese politiek : bindende kracht of bron van divergentie? - S. 85-136

Mungiu-Pippidi, A.: EU accession is no "end of history". - S. 8-16 Rupnik, J.: From democracy fatigue to populist backlash. - S. 17-25 Jasiewicz, K.: The political-party landscape. - S. 27-33 Tismaneanu, V.: Leninist legacies, pluralist dilemmas. - S. 34-39 Greskovits, B.: Economic woes and political disaffection. - S. 40-46 Bútora, M.: Nightmares from the past, dreams of the future. - S. 47-55 Krastev, I.: The strange death of the liberal consensus. - S. 56-63

In many ways what is identified today as "cultural globalization" in Eastern Europe has its roots in the Cold War phenomena of samizdat ("do-it-yourself" underground publishing) and tamizdat (publishing abroad). This volume offers a new understanding of how information flowed between East and West during the Cold War, as well as the much broader circulation of cultural products instigated and sustained by these practices. By expanding the definitions of samizdat and tamizdat from explicitly political print publications to include other forms and genres, this volume investigates the wider cultural sphere of alternative and semi-official texts, broadcast media, reproductions of visual art and music, and, in the post-1989 period, new media. The underground circulation of uncensored texts in the Cold War era serves as a useful foundation for comparison when looking at current examples of censorship, independent media, and the use of new media in countries like China, Iran, and the former Yugoslavia.

The tenth anniversary of the collapse of communism in Central and Eastern Europe is the basis for this text which reflects upon the past ten years and what lies ahead for the future. An international group of academics and public intellectuals, including former dissidents and active politicians, engage in an exchange on the antecedents, causes, contexts, meanings and legacies of the 1989 revolutions. The contributors address various issues including liberal democracy and its enemies; modernity and discontent; economic reforms and their social impact; ethnicity; nationalism and religion; geopolitics; electoral systems and political power; European integration; and the demise of Yugoslavia

The key values of the Open Society – freedom, justice, tolerance, democracy, and respect for knowledge – are increasingly under threat in today's world. As an effort to uphold those values, this volume brings together some of the key political, social and economic thinkers of our time to re-examine the Open Society closely in terms of its history, its achievements and failures, and its future prospects. Based on the lecture series Rethinking Open Society, which took place between 2017 and 2018 at the Central European University, the volume is deeply embedded in the history and purpose of CEU, its Open Society mission, and its belief in educating skeptical, but passionate citizens