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Pokoleniowe uwarunkowania opinii na temat przemian politycznych w Polsce po 1989 roku w świetle danych Polpan 1993-2008

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Nyćkowiak J.

Rocznik Lubuski

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2011

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vol. 37

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issue 2

83-98

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The main aim of the article is to answer the question: to what extent the experiences of Martial Law and Polish Round Table Agreement differentiate the opinions concerning political transformations in Poland after 1989 among two categories of respondents. The first category are the people born between 1958-1962, and another one comprises respondents born between 1966-1970. They were selected in accordance with the assumption that experiencing key political and economic changes during adolescence would substantially influence formulating judgements about observed constitutional changes and opinions on the current situation in the country. The data used in the article comes from four rounds of testing POLPAN performed in the years 1993, 1998, 2003 an 2008. By analyzing the information about the respondents who took part in all four rounds of the research, it was possible to trace the changes in their opinions on political and economic transformations, as well as the determinants of the changes. Presented results confirm the thesis of the differentiation of the opinion on political changes determining life chances and the possibility to realize ambitions.

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Hipokryzja i narracja symboliczna w polityce

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Śledzińska K.

Seminare. Poszukiwania naukowe

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2012

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vol. 32

113-122

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Modern civilization changes have pointed out the necessity of redefinition of basic mechanisms that create the public space. When it comes to defining problems, the first idea generally, is to announce „the end” of certain values. So as it is claimed, there has already been the end of the history and the end of human. We are also experiencing the end of politics at the moment. However, the praxis sphere cannot disappear. It is the sphere of human activity that politics belong to. In this context, the necessity of arranging and organizing the public space would not also disappear. New standards for political actions are desirable. There is a new model of power, a new model of society, a new model of communication and a new model of symbolic narration and role of the politician – hypocrite. What is more, reflection upon reality determines the nature of changes and supports creating process of political tools, identification of new, political rationality – based on its well known standards. The article is an attempt to pre-reflection indicating a need for recognition of the present, methateoretical, broad contexts, as well as combining the past and present experiences.

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Lifestyle Migration to Bocas del Toro, Panama: Exploring Migration Strategies and Introducing Local Implications of the Search for Paradise

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Spalding A. K.

International Review of Social Research

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2013

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vol. 3

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issue 1

67-86

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Lifestyle migration, the flow of relatively affluent people from developed to developing countries, is characterized by the search for ‘lifestyle’ destinations with warm climates, reduced costs of living, and perceived higher quality of life. Mexico, Costa Rica, and Panama are three current major lifestyle migration destinations in Latin America. In this article I explore the emergence of this relatively new phenomenon in the Bocas del Toro Archipelago in Northwestern Panama by discussing the contradiction between lifestyle migrants’ idealized perception of place and local realities. I also introduce the implications of these contradicting versions of reality, and how they play out at the local level. Results show that, in general, foreign residents are attracted to Bocas del Toro as a physical manifestation of globally produced images and perceptions of tropical island living. However, an in-depth exploration reveals contradictions between expectations and reality. I suggest that foreigners exhibit a set of attitudes and behaviors towards their new home that are defined by a shared cultural and economic background that, on the ground, contribute to the creation of emerging markets, land conflicts, and changes in environmental practices. The ensuing narrative is contingent upon tensions between and within social, political, and ecological variables at the global and local levels.

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Myth, Utopia, and Political Action

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Mendel I.

Human Affairs

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2007

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vol. 17

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issue 2

209-219

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Starting from the premise that some form of "reality transcendence", i.e. the ability to imagine a different reality and reach out for the (un)thinkable, is necessary for political action, the aim of this paper is to analyse the concepts of myth and utopia elaborated by Georges Sorel and Karl Mannheim and to examine their possible contributions to a theory of political action and social change. By comparing the role the authors assign to rationality and irrationality in human affairs, methodological and conceptual differences between Sorel's and Mannheim's approaches to the political are illustrated. It turns out that due to its immunity to critique Sorel's concept of the social myth is highly problematic. Mannheim's concept of utopia, on the other hand, culminates in a technocratic understanding of the political. Though both approaches emphasise the collective dimension of political action, they ultimately exhibit elitist understandings of the political.

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Czy chronimy system, który nas wyklucza? Tendencja do usprawiedliwiania systemu oraz jej społeczne implikacje

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Potoczek A.

Prosopon. Europejskie Studia Społeczno-Humanistyczne

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2018

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issue 4(25)

279-289

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According to the System Justification Theory by Jost Banaji people are motivated to defend existing social arrangements, often at the expense of their personal and group interests. It can be seen in legitimation of the status quo, out-group favoritism and in increased system justification among members of groups that are most discriminated by that system. Although large body of research supports this theory, there is also growing evidence that the motivation to justify the system is not universal for all societies. In the following paper author discusses differences in need for system justification between citizens of countries with a long tradition of capitalism and citizens of post-communist countries and their possible political implications.

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Якість трудового життя: соціологічний вимір соціальних змін

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Новак І.

Prosopon. Europejskie Studia Społeczno-Humanistyczne

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2012

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issue 2(4)

117-126

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The author, on the basis of the results of the study, assesses the quality of working conditions in Ukraine. This is an argument for social policy to increase their efforts in the area of employment, income, population, development of services and social infrastructure.

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Changing Narratives: Civil Society as a Condition of Balanced Governance in Contemporary Taiwan

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Kościański A., Chang C.-M.

Warsaw Forum of Economic Sociology

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2017

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vol. 8

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issue 16

25-46

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The article delivers an extensive view on the genesis and development of civil society in Taiwan, and presents the results of the analysis of a role that civil society in Taiwan plays in the shaping of institutional order, co-governance (local and national), the intermediation and representation of the individual (also summed in group interest) as well as the public interest in relation to the other actors of the social system (the state, the market and family). Taiwanese socio-political transformation is a model example of the transition from authoritarian rule into a democratic system. Conglomeration of socio-economic prerequisites lays as the basis for specific political culture of Taiwanese society, which not only has a significant impact on the participation of different groups of citizens in the public sphere, on their position in the social and civil dialogue, but primarily on their relationships with state institutions.

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Dziecko jako twórca. Wpływ procesu twórczego na rzeczywistość dziecka na przykładzie realizacji projektu dziewczyńskiego „Teatru Mocy”

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Koperska M.

Facta Ficta. Journal of Theory, Narrative & Media

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2021

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vol. 8

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issue 2

135-150

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Cultural institutions become more and more open to the implementation of inclusive projects aimed at a large and constantly expanding group of recipients-creators. The potential of amateur creativity has also been noticed in the field of theater activity, and thus the understanding of art as a sphere in which only professional artists have a voice has been surpassed. The idea of a theater devoted to children's imagination was anticipated in Poland by a patron of theatre pedagogy, Jan Dorman. Children's theater, drawing on the natural creativity of a child, the unlimited potential of his imagination and the tendency to play, places in the center of the creative process a child, who is not only a performer or spectator, but a committed author of activities – theatrical events. Playing the theater becomes a space for the child's participation, in which his voice has the driving force. Through art, creating an imaginary world, and thus moving in the world of fiction, the young artist develops skills that are necessary for full participation in real social life. Socially engaged theater is based on the assumption that art can be a common act because it is a dialogical meeting in which everyone can express themselves. Theater provokes both reflection and action, it presents a creative dialogue between man and the world. Art understood in this way transcends its aesthetic function, focusing on the process that its creators go through and the change it causes, which goes far beyond the theatrical event. The Girls' „Theater of Power” is an example of theatrical work in which the participation of girls was at the core of all activities. By following the creative potential and unlimited imagination of children, it became possible to get to know their worlds and learn sensitivity to the environment from them. The girls reflected on the school reality and, using the tools of the theater, created an alternative „School for Children”. As a result of this cooperation, the voices of the participants were manifested in a project of the world which was not only directed at children but also created by children.

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Priestorová diverzita mesta a lokálna pamäť obyvateľov: prípad Bratislava

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Luther D.

Český lid: etnologický časopis (Český lid: Ethnological journal)

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2009

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vol. 96

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issue 4

381-394

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The social changes throughout the twentieth century had provoked uneven development of cities within the former Czechoslovakia. Each of the political regimes that alternated at the periodicity of approximately twenty years had marked, through the ideology, not only the ethnic and social profile of the city and its districts, but also their urbanistic and architectonical characteristics, symbolism and the outer appearance of the streets. As a result, important changes occurred in the spatial division of the city as well as the identity of city spaces. The author analyzes the impacts of social changes on the spatial diversity of the city and social composition of its districts from the beginning of the twentieth century, but focuses especially on the processes of transformation of the post-socialist city and its present state. Analyses the role of local memory in the politics of the self-government of the city and in the attitudes and activities of its inhabitants.

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ATTEMPTING TO REGISTER CHANGES: THE EDUCATIONAL DIMENTION OF CONTEMPORARY SOCIETIES

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BARANOWSKI M., ODROWĄŻ-COATES A.

Society Register

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2018

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vol. 2

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issue 2

7-10

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When registering the changes affecting our societies, which undoubtedly have a multidimensional character and occur at different speeds, it is impossible to disregard the issue of education. This is especially true in the context of the discourse focusing on so-called cognitive capitalism, creative industries, intangible work, gig/sharing economy, education is an extremely important element of not only “the personal troubles”, but also “the public issues of social structure”, to use C. Wright Mills (2000:8) terms.

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Large cities in Poland in face of demographic changes

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Gołata E., Kuropka I.

Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series

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2016

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vol. 34

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issue 34

17-31

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The growth of rural population, to the detriment of cities in Poland is caused mainly by agglomeration processes, including suburbanisation. Consequently, intense and sudden changes in demographic structure of large cities and surrounding regions are observed. The paper presents demographic changes in the largest Polish cities. The aim of the study was to verify whether the phenomenon of population aging was more distinct in large cities than in surrounding municipalities. We also aimed to answer the question of how changes in demographic processes should shape the social policy pursued by authorities in large cities. Discussion covers activities rising out of demographic challenges to meet the needs in the field of “services” for children and increasing demand for ventures related to care for the elderly. The analysis includes selected areas of the education, health care and social assistance fields.

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Jacy wolontariusze tworzą zmianę społeczną? Badanie porównawcze grup wolontariuszy pracujących z osobami niepełnosprawnymi

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Smulczyk M.

Kultura i Edukacja

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2014

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issue 2(102)

83-102

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The aim of the study was to compare two groups of volunteers who work with people with disabilities: volunteers working in organizations led by social innovators and volunteers who are not affiliated to such organizations. The results show a different picture of both groups in the area of the declared value, objectives and attitudes towards people with disabilities. Volunteers working with social innovators have lower rates of misanthropy, higher individual indicators of social capital, and a higher rate of partnership and innovative attitude. The paper presents guidelines how to work with people with disabilities to maximize their integration into society and create social change.

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From Medicine to Poison: Discursive Shifts in Nineteenth-Century Opium Advertisements in Small Town Newsprint in the United States

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Burns A.

Stan Rzeczy

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2021

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issue 2(21) Socjologia historyczna

169-203

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Before sweeping legal changes in the United States in the early twentieth century, opium and other psychoactive substances were publicly available and advertised in various media. This article analyses rhetoric relating to opium and opiate products in advertisements through the dynamic consideration of available newsprint advertising and adjacent news stories from a single community and geographic area, Sandusky, Ohio, between 1825 and 1909. The results illustrate non-linear trajectories for opium-based patent medicines from banal to heroic, to useful negation, to poison. The findings include deceptive ads fashioned to look like tragic news stories, non-opiate patent medicines, and local sanitaria promoting liquor and opium cures. This research illustrates the systematic use of print advertising content for micro-historical social analysis within a local context, providing depth to an otherwise forgotten social phenomenon.

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Starving Srebrenica and the Recipes for Survival in the Bosnian War (1992–1995)

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Slavková M.

Český lid: etnologický časopis (Český lid: Ethnological journal)

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2019

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vol. 106

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issue 3

297-316

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This article discusses the topic of food scarcity, hunger, and survival strategies in the context of the 1992–1995 Bosnian War. I open up the question of the role of food in the armed conflict using prevailingly the example of Srebrenica (and partially Sarajevo) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where I have undertaken long-term ethnographic fieldwork between 2013–2018. I argue that the people concentrated in the UN ‘Safe Area’ of Srebrenica were intentionally subjected to mass starvation prior to the genocide. One of the most commonly adopted strategies against the food insecurity was food self-provisioning. In particular, I focus on the everyday strategies that emerged during the armed conflict with a focus on humanitarian aid and the consumption of wild and semi-wild plants. I am trying to show that the bio-cultural knowledge of food and food self-sufficiency play an important role in increasing the individual survival chance in times of overall material scarcity and starvation.

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Teoria Krytyczna Herberta Marcusego, ruchy społeczne i dialektyka "klęski Nowej Lewicy"

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Pluciński P.

Nowa Krytyka

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2012

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issue 29

19-31

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The article addresses the problem of the relationship between critical theory of Herbert Marcuse and the nature of the New Left social movements that were born in the 60s of the twentieth century. Although the so-called New Left is a broader phenomenon for the purposes of this article we made some simplification, reducing it to anti-institutional, anti-hierarchical, critically-oriented social movements and the counterculture. The article also challenges the widespread myth 3M (Marx, Mao, Marcuse). The paper shows the dynamics of views of "late" Herbert Marcuse, above all portraying him as a thinker entangled in "praxis". It discusses the legacy of the New Left from the perspective of its defeats and victories, finally focusing on the latter. Marcuse himself treated all the struggles started by the New Left social movements with hope, as a prelude to the struggle for a better, more just and – what is the most important – possible world. Not without a reason on the Berlin tombstone of German-American thinker appear the words: Weitermachen!

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Tożsamość w czasach zmiany. Polska lokalna w procesie integracji integracji europejskiej

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Kubicki P.

Politeja : Pismo Wydziału Studiów Miedzynarodowych i Politycznych Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego

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2015

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issue 2(33)

83-109

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The article concerns the problem of dynamics of collective identities in local Poland after the accession to the European Union in 2004. The conclusions presented in the article are based on the results of field research conducted in 2012‑2014, within six municipalities in three different regions. The author focuses primarily on the analysis of the symbolic frame of reference in local Poland, which are the defining reason for action of social actors. The article examines three key variables affecting the formation of new symbolic frames of reference: the impact of EU funds on the local community, the role of local social memory and the social and cultural capital. The author concludes that, despite the fact that the changing symbolic frame of reference are creating the possibility to redefine the traditional identity in local Poland, as a result of mass migration there are no social actors who would be leaders of the change. The author’s primary focus is the analysis of the symbolic frames of reference in local Poland, which can only be described as dynamic and ever‑changing, and as such constituting the defining reason for social actors’ action. In the conclusion the author states that, despite the changes in the symbolic frames of reference, as well as the possibility of redefining the traditional identities in the local Poland, due to the mass migration there are no social actors suitable for leading the change.

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Polityka kanonu a kształtowanie się wielokulturowego społeczeństwa obywatelskiego

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Błeszyńska K.

Pogranicze. Studia Społeczne

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2017

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vol. 30

EN

Canons in education are social projects nested in a dynamic national tradition. Social and cultural changes as well as challenges of globalization result in changes of educational canons. Challenges of Polish transformation as well as requirements of the future enforce modifications of the current Polish canon of the romantic origin. The suggested changes are following: 1) changes in the meaning: transition from the ethnic meaning of “a nation” category to the civic one; 2) transition from the politics of a cultural domination to the politics of pluralism; 3) transition from communitarian democracy towards liberal democracy; 4) developing of a global, European, civic and intercultural dimensions in education; 5) redefining categories of “patriotism” and “the patriotic education”. The aforementioned changes should apply however evolutionary approach reinterpreting and modifying the contents of the current educational canon.

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Pluralism in Political Science: From Tocqueville to Putnam

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Pasquino G.

Politologická revue (Czech Political Science Review)

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2015

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issue 2

5-14

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This keynote speech was proffered by Gianfranco Pasquino at the opening of the VI. Congress of the Czech Political Science Association which took place in Prague, 9–11 September 2015. It covers the theoretical reflection of pluralism as a social and political phenomenon and a methodological concept in works of Tocqueville, Wright Mills, Dahl, Putnam and others. Prof. Pasquino points out several milestones in the way pluralism was used and studied in political science and ends by suggesting that distorted and shrinking pluralism opens the way to inequalities.

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Disorder and Civilization: The Future(s) of Ukrainian Medicine

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Bazylevych M.

Sociologický časopis. Czech Sociological Review

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2014

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vol. 50

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issue 6

821-838

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Post-socialist societies are full of uncertainty, fragmentation, and competing discourses on social justice [Steinberg and Wanner 2008; Zigon 2011]. This article focuses on how Ukrainian physicians envision the future, present, and past of the health-care system and make sense of social change in their professional lives and society more broadly. The Ukrainian healthcare system has remained largely untouched by post-socialist reforms, but it is nevertheless undergoing profound changes. These changes are occurring on the level of everyday practice and are shifting responsibility away from the state and onto the individual. The author traces how physicians navigate the persisting structures of the old system, and what hopes they carry for the present and the future. Post-socialist health care is bursting with competing interests, commitments, and notions of how health-care providers should relate to each other, their patients, administrations, and the state in general. This article therefore draws on physicians’ narratives of the disorder in health care through the interpretive prism of ‘ruination … as a process that weighs on the future and shapes the present’ and that represents a ‘vital reconfi guration’ [Stoler 2008: 194] or crafting of ‘hope’ [Lindquist 2006].

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Klasy społeczne to mit! z Davidem Ostem rozmawia Przemysław Pluciński

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Pluciński P., Ost D.

Nowa Krytyka

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2011

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issue 26-27

392–407

EN

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