Symbolic Universes in Time of (Post)Crisis: The Future of European Societies

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This book investigates whether, how and where the cultural milieu of European societies has changed as a result of the socio-economics crisis. To do so, it adopts a psycho-cultural approach, which views the cultural milieu as a set of meanings, placing the generalized image social actors have of themselves, the world, events and their relationships in the context of the socio-political and institutional environment, including policies. By analyzing the changes in cultural milieu and social identity, the book develops strategic and methodological guidelines for the design of post-crisis policies, providing a concept of how the cultural dynamics are associated with certain individual characteristics and specific socio-economic phenomena. Front Matter ....Pages i-xv Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Post-democratic Crisis and Political Leadership. From Crisis Management to Crisis Creation (Anna Krasteva)....Pages 3-23 The Theoretical and Methodological Framework. Semiotic Cultural Psychology, Symbolic Universes and Lines of Semiotic Forces (Sergio Salvatore, Jaan Valsiner, Giuseppe Alessandro Veltri)....Pages 25-49 Front Matter ....Pages 51-51 The Cultural Milieu and the Symbolic Universes of European Societies (Sergio Salvatore, Evrinomy Avdi, Fiorella Battaglia, Marcos José Bernal-Marcos, Luke Joseph Buhagiar, Enrico Ciavolino et al.)....Pages 53-133 Distribution and Characteristics of Symbolic Universes Over the European Societies (Sergio Salvatore, Evrinomy Avdi, Fiorella Battaglia, Marcos José Bernal-Marcos, Luke Joseph Buhagiar, Enrico Ciavolino et al.)....Pages 135-170 Front Matter ....Pages 171-171 Cultural Rupture and Subjectivity: Tensions in the Personal and Professional Identity of Mental Health Professionals in Times of Crisis (Evrinomy Avdi, Ifigeneia Koutri, Anna Mylona)....Pages 173-190 Teachers’ Perceptions of Teacher Evaluation, Professional Identities and Educational Institutions: An Analysis Based on the Symbolic Universes Approach (Anastassios Matsopoulos, Artemis-Margarita Griva, Polivios Psinas, Irene Monasterioti)....Pages 191-214 Symbolic Universes, Semiotic Capital and Health. A Semiotic Cultural Psychological Analysis of the Vaccination Hesitancy Phenomenon in Italy (Alessia Rochira, Terri Mannarini, Viviana Fini, Sergio Salvatore)....Pages 215-233 The Embodiment of Cultural Meanings. Symbolic Universes as Forms of Life (Sergio Salvatore, Alessia Rochira, Nik Kharlamov)....Pages 235-253 Front Matter ....Pages 255-255 Symbolic Universes and (Post)Crisis Scenarios (Sergio Salvatore, Terri Mannarini, Evrinomy Avdi, Fiorella Battaglia, Marco Cremaschi, Gugliemo Forges Davanzati et al.)....Pages 257-270 Policies and Sensemaking (Viviana Andriola, Wike Been, Marco Cremaschi, Viviana Fini, Anastassios Matsopoulos, Joanie Willet et al.)....Pages 271-291 Front Matter ....Pages 293-293 “Homo Semioticus” Migrating Out of Area? (Martin Bohle)....Pages 295-307 Cultural Meaning—Generalized or Particularized? (Sven Hroar Klempe)....Pages 309-316 The Theory of Symbolic Universes and Cognitive Sociology (Patrick O’Mahony)....Pages 317-331