Buch, Englisch, 191 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 276 g
Ordinary Celebrations
Buch, Englisch, 191 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 276 g
ISBN: 978-3-030-08774-6
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
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.
Zielgruppe
Research
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Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Staatsbürgerkunde, Staatsbürgerschaft, Zivilgesellschaft
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Demokratie
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Politische Soziologie
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Transformationsprozesse (Politikwiss.)
- Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Kultur- und Sozialethnologie: Politische Ethnologie, Recht, Organisation, Identität
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
Weitere Infos & Material
1. Introduction.- 2. Lichen 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”.
