Weathering the storm? Constative and performed political and economical identities
Weathering the storm? Constative and performed political and economical identities
Author(s): Felix NicolauSubject(s): History, Cultural history, Economic history, Local History / Microhistory, Political history, Recent History (1900 till today), Post-Communist Transformation
Published by: Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti
Keywords: collective memory; nostalgia; communism; neoliberalism; performativity; constative speech;
Summary/Abstract: It is obvious that western democracies have a different profile than the fresher eastern ones. The past "performativity" of the communist societies has turned towards a new "constative" agenda. Nostalgia and memory haunt the former communist area. Neoliberalism with its ruthless economic approach is stronger in the southeastern part of Europe and foments, after thirty years of freedom deprived of a true system of social protection, frustration and naive adoration of recent past dictatorial history. Some references to the Romanian, Russian, Slovenian and Serbian post-communist societies highlight some common social and economic data, regardless of their integration into various international structures. Collective memories are reinvented and are fueled by similar challenges.
Journal: Romanoslavica
- Issue Year: LV/2019
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 72-81
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English