What 1989 can (and cannot) teach us
What 1989 can (and cannot) teach us
Author(s): Simona MerkinaitėSubject(s): Political history, Government/Political systems, Political behavior, Politics and society, Comparative politics, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Present Times (2010 - today), Political Essay
Published by: Kolegium Europy Wschodniej im. Jana Nowaka-Jeziorańskiego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: 1989; Democracy; Political history; democratic backsliding; Political plurality;
Summary/Abstract: In 2020 a research project dedicated to understanding the meaning of 1989 conducted a series of talks with intellectuals and scholars in Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Romania. It collected witness testimony of these events as well as interviewing the post-1989 generation in order to understand their relationship to the history of the transformation. This essay is based on the outcomes of these discussions, focusing primarily on the role and meaning of citizen actions.
Journal: New Eastern Europe
- Issue Year: 2021
- Issue No: 01+02 (45)
- Page Range: 57-61
- Page Count: 5
- Language: English
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