CfP: Warsaw East European Conference
The Centre for East European Studies of the University of Warsaw (STUDIUM EUROPY WSCHODNIEJ UW) is organizing the Warsaw East European Conference, Thirteenth Annual Session, to be held in Warsaw, July 18-21, 2016. DEADLINE FOR PAPER PROPOSALS: MAY I5, 2016 INFO THE WARSAW EAST EUROPEAN CONFERENCE will be held under the distinguished patronage of the Rector Magnificus of the University of Warsaw, Professor Marcin Pałys. Below we...
Civil Society in Communist Eastern Europe
Matt Killingsworth Civil Society in Communist Eastern Europe As well as promoting debates about liberal democracy, the dramatic events of 1989 also brought forth a powerful revival in the interest of the notion of civil society. This revival was reflected mainly in two broad tracts of literature. The first was primarily focused on the events surrounding the Solidarity movement in Poland and the tumultuous events of 1980–81. The...
