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Stryjek, Tomasz; Konieczna-Sałamatin, Joanna

doi:10.4324/9781003017349-1

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“…As we already know, these struggles not only in Central Europe are mainly associated with three areas (Hesová 2021b) – identity politics (mainly in relation to migration; e.g., Kalmar 2018), moral politics (primarily the topics of gender or sexual minorities; e.g., Żuk and Żuk 2020 1 ), and memory politics (mainly, though not exclusively, in relation to the Second World War and the former communist regime; e.g., Naxera and Krčál 2021). The large-scale controversies about memory politics that are of primary interest to us in this article can be seen in all Central European countries – they have resonated most strongly and for the longest time in Poland (e.g., Stryjek and Konieczna-Sałamatin 2021; Belavusau 2018) and Hungary (e.g., Benazzo 2017), and somewhat less strongly in Slovakia and the Czech Republic (e.g., Tomczuk 2016).…”

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Post-Socialist Political Necromancy: Weaponization of Dead Bodies in Czech Culture Wars

Naxera

Krčál²

2022

Nationalities Papers

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This article contributes to discussions on culture wars, memory politics, and the politics of dead bodies. It uses the example of the annual celebration of the liberation of the city of Pilsen by the American army in 1945 to demonstrate the use of the concept of “political necromancy.” The Pilsen celebrations are one of the events during which participating politicians use fallen (or suffering) soldiers as an argument to support current political goals. Metaphorically, the politician as a necromancer brings the fallen back to life and sends them as an army of the dead to fight in culture wars and memory wars. The article focuses on introducing the different strategies used in this process (depersonalizing the fallen or creating a ghost hero) and shows how dead bodies and the appropriate use of memory politics are used to bolster foreign policy ties to the US and to lash out against Russia and communism.

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Section: Culture Wars Memory Politics and Czech Post-socialist Experi...mentioning

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Post-Socialist Political Necromancy: Weaponization of Dead Bodies in Czech Culture Wars

Naxera

Krčál²

2022

Nationalities Papers

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“…Finally, the transformation has manifested itself in a broad change in the sphere of values and memory. The latter involved, among other things, a turn in the public debate about the Ukrainian nation’s past ( 43 ). At the same time, phenomena indicative of state dysfunctionality, such as demographic collapse, corruption ( 44 ), the inefficiency of the judicial system ( 45 ), and the privatization of violence, extended significantly in the border regions of the armed conflict in the Donbas ( 46 ), and the influence of big business on legislative bodies persisted ( 47–49 ).…”

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Acute Stress Disorder among 2022 Ukrainian war refugees: a cross-sectional study

Kordel,

Rządeczka,

Studenna-Skrukwa

et al. 2024

Front. Public Health

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IntroductionFleeing from war can be terrifying and result in Acute Stress Disorder (ASD), a mental health condition that can occur in the first month after a traumatic event. The study aimed to identify the prevalence of ASD among Ukrainian refugees and identify its risk factors to create a profile of the most vulnerable refugees.MethodsThis cross-sectional study of 637 Ukrainian war-displaced persons and refugees in 2022 used the Acute Stress Disorder Scale.ResultsThe prevalence of ASD among participants was high (93.5%). Several factors increasing the risk of developing ASD in the sample were identified, e.g., witnessing Russian attacks (OR 2.92, 95% CI 1.26–6.78), insufficient financial resources (OR 3.56, 95% CI 1.61–7.91), and feeling of loneliness in the host country (OR 3.07, 95% CI 1.58–8.69). Pre-existing depression and the death of a close person, among others, were found to significantly (p < 0.05) exacerbate the ASD symptoms. At the same time, neither age, the distance traveled, time spent on fleeing the country, nor the type of companionship during refuge (escaping alone, with children, pets or the older adults) correlate with the severity of symptoms.ConclusionThe study shows extreme levels of trauma among Ukrainian war refugees and displaced persons. Knowledge regarding ASD vulnerabilities in the present conflict may facilitate prompt and adequate psychological help. Since ASD can be an antecedent of PTSD and several autoimmune disorders, these results may also serve as a predictor of future challenges for Ukrainian society.

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Post-Socialist Political Necromancy: Weaponization of Dead Bodies in Czech Culture Wars

Post-Socialist Political Necromancy: Weaponization of Dead Bodies in Czech Culture Wars

Acute Stress Disorder among 2022 Ukrainian war refugees: a cross-sectional study

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