Civil Society in Southeast Europe

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BRILL, 8 nov 2021 - 200 pagine
Since the fall of communism in 1989 Southeast Europe has been a site of far-reaching societal transformation, much of it marked by political crisis, economic upheaval, ethnic tension, and bitter war. The book comprises articles investigating the history and development of civil society in post-communist Southeast Europe. How is civil society to be grasped, what are the historical factors shaping the civil societies of the region?, what is the function of civil society in the transition to democracy and a market-economy?, and what are the prospects for the future development of the civil societies of the region in an age of globalization?, –these are just a few of the major questions addressed in this collection of articles. Many of the authors are social scientists, philosophers, and activists from the region, offering first-hand critical analysis of the state of civil society in Southeast Europe and suggesting theoretical and practical strategies for the future course of its development. The aim is to provide the reader with insight into the complex challenges that face the civil societies of the region.
 

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ONE Civil Society Against Balkanization
1
TWO Ethics and the Environment in Eastern Europe
23
THREE Can Civic Virtue be Taught?
37
FOUR Organizations Institutions and Reform
49
FIVE The War Constitution of Small Nations of the Balkans or Who Is to be Reconciled in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
61
SIX The Development of Civil Society in Kosovo After the Kosovo Conflict
67
SEVEN Concepts of Civil Society in Former Yugoslavia
75
EIGHT Traditionalism and Authoritarianism as Obstacles to the Development of Civil Society in Serbia
83
ELEVEN Tolerance and Alterity in Southeastern Europe
127
TWELVE The Intellectual and Society
135
Civil Society in Bulgaria Emerging from a Crisis
139
FOURTEEN Values and Stability During a Period of Social Polarization
147
Prospects for Reconciliation
153
About the Editors and Contributors
169
Index
175
VALUE INQUIRY BOOK SERIES
179

NINE Interests and Civil Action in Serbia in the Nineties
101
TEN Civil Society and Rule of the Law in MultiEthnic Communities
111
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Civil Society in Southeast Europe
Dane R. Gordon,David C. Durst
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Informazioni sull'autore (2021)

David C. Durst is Associate Professor of Philosophy in the Arts & Humanities Division at the American University in Bulgaria. He is author of a study of Hegel and Schiller under the title Die politische Őkonomie der Sittlichkeit bei Hegel und der ästhetischen Kultur bei Schiller. Eine Studie zur politschen Vernunft (1993). Recent publications include journal articles in The Germanic Review, Heidegger Studies, Continental Philosophy Review, Contemporary Political Theory, and Res Public, and review-essays in Political Theory and Philosophische Rundschau. His forthcoming monograph is entitled Weimar Modernism. Philosophy, Politics and Culture in Germany 1918–1933. His research focuses primarily on nineteenth and twentieth-century continental aesthetic and political thought.
Dane R. Gordon, born in London, England, served in the Royal Navy during World War II, graduated from the universities of Cambridge, London, and the University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, and is currently Emeritus Professor of Philosophy in the College of Liberal Arts, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York. He is editor of the VIBS Special Series, Post Communist European Thought, including this volume and Philosophy in Post Communist Europe (1998) and Criticism and Defense of Rationality in Contemporary Philosophy (with Josef Niznik, 1998). Other publications include Thinking and Reading in Philosophy of Religion (1994), The Old Testament in its Historical, Cultural, and Religious Context (1985/1994), Philosophy and Vision (1998), and Epicurus: His Continuing Influence and Contemporary Relevance (with David Suits, 2003). He is a Presbyterian minister with the Presbytery of Genesee Valley, New York.

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TitoloCivil Society in Southeast Europe
CollaboratoriDane R. Gordon, David C. Durst
EditoreBRILL, 2021
ISBN9004495827, 9789004495821
Lunghezza200 pagine
  
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