Sociology in Central and Eastern Europe in the 1990s: A Decade of Reconstruction

Keen, Mike Forrest; Mucha, Janusz

doi:10.1080/14616690410001690736

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“…Especially in the 1980s it seemed that the march of democracy in Central and Eastern Europe had started to bring new possibilities to (former) socialist countries. Many respected social scientists in these countries played a visible role in such processes (Keen & Mucha, 2004). They were engaged in civil society movements, theoretically thematised what was going on, and articulated the need for a political change.…”

Section: The Crisis Of Sociology and The Search For New Utopiasmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…From the standpoint of "Western" sociology, the abolition of the one-party system and social ownership in the former socialist societies was viewed as an act of "creative destruction" (Keen & Mucha, 2004). Yet, despite the elimination of much of the non-democratic ballast and the enabling of some important democratic and economic innovations in the face of economic globalization and the struggle for a new world order, many of the gains of democracy such as the welfare state, media autonomy, social movements, civil society and trade suddenly appeared not to be functioning.…”

Section: The De-construction Of Sociology In Transitional Societiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Here Keen and Mucha quoted the Nemedi and Robert article "More Evolution than Revolution: Sociology in Hungary 1990-2000": "Sociology, which was once conceived as the critical consciousness and conscience of 'its' society, is becoming an international research machine" (seeKeen & Mucha, 2004).…”

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The Reconstruction of Sociology in Eastern Europe—Expectations and Dilemmas

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2014

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The article raises two questions: why do sociologists in Western Europe hold expectations of theoretical innovations in sociology in (post-)transitional Eastern European countries, and why is it that sociologists from Eastern Europe do not meet these expectations. The assumption is that these expectations are primarily a response to the theoretical crisis of modern sociology itself, rather than the effect of its knowledge of changes in transitional countries or its willingness to really listen to sociologists from those countries and accept them as equal partners. The attempt to answer the second question involves an analysis of the multilayered reality of sociology in postsocialism, including the loss of the socialist and civil-society utopias which have been replaced by pragmatic endeavors to re-establish a market society and its institutions. Despite the differences between the social situations in the East and West, today's "Eastern" and "Western" social scientists are confronted by similar global problems and challenges. While the present crisis of the capitalist economy and neo-liberalism certainly has its structural causes, what needs to be questioned here are the very assumptions underlying the world order and the key mechanisms of its functioning.

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Section: The Crisis Of Sociology and The Search For New Utopiasmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The De-construction Of Sociology In Transitional Societiesmentioning

confidence: 99%