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Book SynopsisSince the fall of communism in 1989 Southeast Europe has been a site of far-reaching societal transformation, much of it marked by political crisis, economic upheaval, ethnic tension, and bitter war. The book comprises articles investigating the history and development of civil society in post-communist Southeast Europe. How is civil society to be grasped, what are the historical factors shaping the civil societies of the region?, what is the function of civil society in the transition to democracy and a market-economy?, and what are the prospects for the future development of the civil societies of the region in an age of globalization?, –these are just a few of the major questions addressed in this collection of articles. Many of the authors are social scientists, philosophers, and activists from the region, offering first-hand critical analysis of the state of civil society in Southeast Europe and suggesting theoretical and practical strategies for the future course of its development. The aim is to provide the reader with insight into the complex challenges that face the civil societies of the region.
Trade Review"Description of regimes is coupled to the identification of problems and the search for solutions. The value of such an interactive approach consists in privileging a dynamic analysis that allows readers to participate in the debate by reflecting on a large variety of possible solutions to the problem of constituting a strong and active civil society in South Eastern Europe." - in: Studies in East European Thought, Vol. 57, Issue 2 (2005)
Table of ContentsEditorial Foreword by Dane R. Gordon Editors’ Introduction Acknowledgments ONE Georgi FOTEV: Civil Society Against Balkanization TWO Dane R. GORDON, Ann HOWARD: Ethics and the Environment in Eastern Europe THREE Scott BROPHY, Charles TEMPLE, Kurtis MEREDITH: Can Civic Virtue be Taught? FOUR Edward F. McCLENNEN: Organizations, Institutions, and Reform FIVE Ugo VLAISAVLJEVIC: The War Constitution of Small Nations of the Balkans, or “Who Is to be Reconciled in Bosnia and Herzegovina?” SIX Agon DEMJAHA, Lulzim PECI: The Development of Civil Society in Kosovo After the “Kosovo Conflict” SEVEN Obrad SAVIC: Concepts of Civil Society in Former Yugoslavia EIGHT Zagorka GOLUBOVIC: Traditionalism and Authoritarianism as Obstacles to the Development of Civil Society in Serbia NINE Silvano BOLCIC: Interests and Civil Action in Serbia in the Nineties TEN Vojislav STANOVCIC: Civil Society and Rule of the Law in Multi-Ethnic Communities ELEVEN Aleksandar BOSKOVIC: Tolerance and Alterity in Southeastern Europe TWELVE Maria DIMITROVA: The Intellectual and Society THIRTEEN Alexander GUNGOV: Wonderland in Southeast Europe: Civil Society in Bulgaria Emerging from a Crisis FOURTEEN Assen I. DIMITROV: Values and Stability During a Period of Social Polarization FIFTEEN David C. DURST: Civil Society in Bulgaria: Prospects for Reconciliation About the Editors and Contributors Index
