{"product_id":"civil-society-revisited-lessons-from-poland-9781785335518","title":"Civil Society Revisited: Lessons from Poland","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tIn much social scientific literature, Polish civil society has been portrayed as weak and passive. This volume offers a much-needed corrective, challenging this characterization on both theoretical and empirical grounds and suggesting new ways of conceptualizing civil society to better account for events on the ground as well as global trends such as neoliberalism, migration, and the renewal of nationalist ideologies. Focusing on forms of collective action that researchers have tended to overlook, the studies gathered here show how public discourse legitimizes certain claims and political actions as “true” civil society, while others are too often dismissed. Taken together, they critique a model of civil society that is ‘made from above’.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“The book\u003c\/em\u003e Civil Society Revisited \u003cem\u003eis relevant not only for Polish readers, but for all scholars of civil society and social movements in the region. This is a collection of interesting texts with a strong methodological thesis and equally strong message …. The authors of the chapters challenge a common view that civil society in Poland and other post-socialist countries is underdeveloped: they question the biased image of passive societies, lacking in social capital and ‘intermediary bodies’, in which citizens are poorly educated, unaware of their own rights, deprived of the culture of participation and the necessary resources needed for social activity.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Przegląd Socjologiczny\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“Empirically grounded, methodologically plural, gender aware, theoretically rich, and sufficiently provocative, the editors of this volume have assembled interpretations of Polish civil society that ought not only draw in those dedicated to Polish scholarship. This volume needs to be engaged by everyone who wants to appreciate how social science matters in figuring social change.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Slavic Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Tables and Figures\u003cbr\u003e \tPreface\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction: \u003c\/strong\u003eRethinking Polish Civil Society\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eKerstin Jacobsson and Elżbieta Korolczuk\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART I: CIVIL SOCIETY IN CONTEMPORARY POLAND: MYTHS AND REALITIES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e Civil Society in Post-communist Europe – Poland in a Comparative Perspective\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eGrzegorz Ekiert and Jan Kubik\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e (Mis)understanding Social Activism in Poland\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAnna Giza-Poleszczuk\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e Rethinking Civic Privatism in a Postsocialist Context: Individualism and Personalization in Polish Civil Society Organizations\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eKerstin Jacobsson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e Defining In\/Defining Out. Civil Society through the Lens of Elite NGOs\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eKatarzyna Jezierska\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART II: (DE)LEGITIMIZATION OF CIVIC ACTIVISM: NEW ACTORS AND MARGINALIZED GROUPS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e When Parents Become Activists. Exploring the Intersection of Civil Society and Family\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eElżbieta Korolczuk\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/strong\u003e On the Disappearing Mother. Political Motherhood, Citizenship and Neoliberalism in Poland\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eRenata Ewa Hryciuk\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/strong\u003e Marginalizing Discourses and Activists’ Strategies in Collective Identity Formation: The Case of the  Polish Tenants’ Movement\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eDominika V. Polanska\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/strong\u003e Voice and Insecurity. Political Participation Among Members of the Precariat\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAnna Kiersztyn\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART III: CIVIL SOCIETY MAKING: BETWEEN THE PAST AND THE PRESENT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/strong\u003e Between Tradition and Modernity: The Case of Rural Women’s Organizations in Poland\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eIlona Matysiak\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10.\u003c\/strong\u003e Ethnic Bonding and Homing Desires: The Polish Diaspora and Civil Society Making\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eGabriella Elgenius\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \tThis research was funded by the Swedish Research Council (2010-01706, PI Jacobsson). Earlier data collection was funded by the British Academy and John Fell at the University of Oxford (2007–2012, PI Elgenius). This chapter is available under a CC BY license thanks to the Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare (2018-00181). Not for resale.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 11.\u003c\/strong\u003e Mobilizing on the Extreme Right in Poland: Marginalization, Institutionalization and Radicalization\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eDaniel Platek and Piotr Plucienniczak\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eConclusion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Empirical and Theoretical Lessons from the Volume\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eKerstin Jacobsson and Elżbieta Korolczuk\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042397356375,"sku":"9781785335518","price":96.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781785335518.jpg?v=1750954029","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/civil-society-revisited-lessons-from-poland-9781785335518","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}