VLAST I JAVNOST U HRVATSKOJ 1945-1952
THE AUTHORITY AND THE PUBLIC IN CROATIA 1945-1952
Author(s): Katarina SpehnjakSubject(s): Civil Society, Political history, Social history, Government/Political systems, Politics and society, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Communism
Published by: Hrvatski institut za povijest
Keywords: Authority and public; Croatia; 1945-1952; Civil society; Communist system;
Summary/Abstract: Even though the Communist systems controlled all institutions of civil society, their role was only representative, as the decisive role had the Party organs. ln that sense the public did not have any intermediary role between the stale and society, but its activities were primarily filled with propaganda. The basic factors of creating the public were the Party "agitprops" (agitation and propaganda) and stale offices for information. Their assignment was in the first place to form a Party public, that was to ideologically and politically educate the members of the Communist Party and additionally to "educate masses", the widest parts of society through a networked propaganda system, all in order to reach the goal of mobilizing the public for supporting the goals of the authorities. A similar role was meant for the means of mass communication, especially the newspapers and radio.
Journal: Časopis za suvremenu povijest
- Issue Year: 32/2000
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 507-514
- Page Count: 8
- Language: Croatian
