Challenging the State-Socialist Order: A New Social Movement in Poland
Challenging the State-Socialist Order: A New Social Movement in Poland
Author(s): Gillian WylieSubject(s): Civil Society, Government/Political systems, Social development, Social Theory, Sociology of Politics
Published by: SAGE Publications Ltd
Keywords: Poland; social movements; understanding new social movements; civil society; Polish peace movement;
Summary/Abstract: The overall goal of this discussion is to present a compelling case for refuting the preponderant theoretical view in social movement literature, epitomized by Inglehart, that understands new social movements exclusively as a response and challenge to the western political order. To support this challenge a study of one particular independent Polish peace movement, Wolnosc i Pokoj (Freedom and Peace), is the focus here. [...]
Journal: East European Politics and Societies
- Issue Year: 15/2001
- Issue No: 03
- Page Range: 698-721
- Page Count: 24
- Language: English
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