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From 'Civil Society' to 'Europe' (International Studies in Sociology and Social Anthropology)

By Grazyna Skapska

Book information

Publisher
BRILL
Year
2011
ISBN
9004192077, 9789004192072
ISSN
0074-8684
LCC
JN6760 .S56 2011
Open Library ID
OL25053569M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1677240 bytes)
Series
International Studies in Sociology and Social Anthropology
Pages
268\268
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00
Социологические дисциплины;Социология политики

Description

In East Central Europe, constitutionalism comprises an effort by postcommunist societies to consolidate around certain values, principles, and rules that would facilitate the formation of a new political architecture as well as a new political identity for their countries. Based primarily on the experience of Poland - in comparison with other East Central European countries - this book debates the specific features of postcommunist constitutionalism. The result is a theory of reflexive constitutionalism (informed by the sociological theory of reflexive modernization) which assesses critically the intellectual resources as well as the consolidating potential of the classic foundations of liberal democracy within the reality of postcommunist transformation.

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