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OverviewIn much social scientific literature, Polish civil society has been portrayed as weak and passive. This volume offers a much-needed corrective, challenging this characterization on both theoretical and empirical grounds and suggesting new ways of conceptualizing civil society to better account for events on the ground as well as global trends such as neoliberalism, migration, and the renewal of nationalist ideologies. Focusing on forms of collective action that researchers have tended to overlook, the studies gathered here show how public discourse legitimizes certain claims and political actions as true civil society, while others are too often dismissed. Taken together, they critique a model of civil society that is 'made from above'. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Kerstin Jacobsson , Elzbieta KorolczukPublisher: Berghahn Books Imprint: Berghahn Books Volume: 9 ISBN: 9781785335518ISBN 10: 1785335510 Pages: 352 Publication Date: 01 June 2017 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList of Tables and Figures Preface Introduction: Rethinking Polish Civil Society Kerstin Jacobsson and Elzbieta Korolczuk PART I: CIVIL SOCIETY IN CONTEMPORARY POLAND: MYTHS AND REALITIES Chapter 1. Civil Society in Post-communist Europe - Poland in a Comparative Perspective Grzegorz Ekiert and Jan Kubik Chapter 2. (Mis)understanding Social Activism in Poland Anna Giza-Poleszczuk Chapter 3. Rethinking Civic Privatism in a Postsocialist Context: Individualism and Personalization in Polish Civil Society Organizations Kerstin Jacobsson Chapter 4. Defining In/Defining Out. Civil Society through the Lens of Elite NGOs Katarzyna Jezierska PART II: (DE)LEGITIMIZATION OF CIVIC ACTIVISM: NEW ACTORS AND MARGINALIZED GROUPS Chapter 5. When Parents Become Activists. Exploring the Intersection of Civil Society and Family Elzbieta Korolczuk Chapter 6. On the Disappearing Mother. Political Motherhood, Citizenship and Neoliberalism in Poland Renata Ewa Hryciuk Chapter 7. Marginalizing Discourses and Activists' Strategies in Collective Identity Formation: The Case of the Polish Tenants' Movement Dominika V. Polanska Chapter 8. Voice and Insecurity. Political Participation Among Members of the Precariat Anna Kiersztyn PART III: CIVIL SOCIETY MAKING: BETWEEN THE PAST AND THE PRESENT Chapter 9. Between Tradition and Modernity: The Case of Rural Women's Organizations in Poland Ilona Matysiak Chapter 10. Ethnic Bonding and Homing Desires: The Polish Diaspora and Civil Society Making Gabriella Elgenius Chapter 11. Mobilizing on the Extreme Right in Poland: Marginalization, Institutionalization and Radicalization Daniel Platek and Piotr Plucienniczak Conclusion: Empirical and Theoretical Lessons from the Volume Kerstin Jacobsson and Elzbieta Korolczuk IndexReviewsEmpirically grounded, methodologically plural, gender aware, theoretically rich, and sufficiently provocative, the editors of this volume have assembled interpretations of Polish civil society that ought not only draw in those dedicated to Polish scholarship. This volume needs to be engaged by everyone who wants to appreciate how social science matters in figuring social change. - Slavic Review Author InformationKerstin Jacobsson is Professor of Sociology at the University of Gothenburg. Recent publications include Animal Rights Activism: A Moral-Sociological Perspective on Social Movements (co-authored with Jonas Lindblom, 2016) and the edited volume Urban Grassroots Movements in Central and Eastern Europe (2015). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |