Chmielewska-Szlajfer Reshaping Poland’s Community after Communism

Ordinary Celebrations
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-319-78735-0
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 191 Seiten

Reihe: Social Sciences

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

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chmielewska-Szlajfer, Helena

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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”.

Über Autor(innen)

Helena Chmielewska-Szlajfer is Assistant Professor at Kozminski University, Poland.