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Politics of Time

Dynamics of Identity in Post-communist Poland

By: Leszek Koczanowicz

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Politics of Time

Dynamics of Identity in Post-communist Poland

By: Leszek Koczanowicz

What has really happened in Poland since the election of 2005? After such spectacular events as the practice of lustration and the questioning of solidarity with the European Union, one has to ask: what is the nature of this newly emerging society? As with many of the recent developments in former communist countries that seem to be mysterious and irrational, the situation and ensuing problems are complex and the answers neither trivial nor easy. This book, by the distinguished Polish philosopher, addresses these complexities through the role of the communist past in post-communist Poland. It describes the events that led to the collapse of the Solidarity program and the growing influence of the nationalistic and religious parties in the government. The author investigates the nature of social and political temporality and develops a theoretical framework that allows him to apply his conclusions not only to Poland but also to other formerly communist countries. Leszek Koczanowicz is Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Cultural Studies Department at University of Lower Silesia (DSW) in Wroclaw. His previous affiliations include Wroclaw University (1977-1997), Opole University (1997-2002), SUNY/Buffalo (1998-1999 and 2000-2001), and Columbia University (2004-2005) where he was Distinguished Professor at the School of International and Public Affairs. He is an author and editor of six books and numerous articles in Polish and English.

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184545510X

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9781845455101

Democracy in Dialogue, Dialogue in Democracy

The Politics of Dialogue in Theory and Practice

By: Katarzyna Jezierska,Leszek Koczanowicz

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Democracy in Dialogue, Dialogue in Democracy

The Politics of Dialogue in Theory and Practice

By: Katarzyna Jezierska,Leszek Koczanowicz

It is widely accepted that the machinery of multicultural societies and liberal democratic systems is dependent upon various forms of dialogue - dialogue between political parties, between different social groups, between the ruling and the ruled. But what are the conditions of a democratic dialogue and how does the philosophical dialogic approach apply to practice? Recently, facing challenges from mass protest movements across the globe, liberal democracy has found itself in urgent need of a solution to the problem of translating mass activity into dialogue, as well as that of designing borders of dialogue. Exploring the multifaceted nature of the concepts of dialogue and democracy, and critically examining materializations of dialogue in social life, this book offers a variety of perspectives on the theoretical and empirical interface between democracy and dialogue. Bringing together the latest work from scholars across Europe, Democracy in Dialogue, Dialogue in Democracy offers fresh theorizations of the role of dialogue in democratic thought and practice and will appeal to scholars of sociology, political science and social and political theory.

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Routledge

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1317153138

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9781317153139

The Emancipatory Power of the Body in Everyday Life

Niches of Liberation

By: Leszek Koczanowicz

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The Emancipatory Power of the Body in Everyday Life

Niches of Liberation

By: Leszek Koczanowicz

The COVID-19 pandemic has powerfully highlighted the tight knot of bodiliness and politics. This relationship lies at the heart of this book. The author explores how events in everyday life take on a deeply political dimension, and how the body becomes a site of political practice. Subject to regulation, the body functions as a vehicle of oppressive social influences, and has been studied as such by philosophers within the framework of biopolitics. However, the body is also a locus of resistance and rebellion against the entrenched rules, a quality which the author refers to as somapower. The revolt of the body usually begins and develops beyond political spaces – in emancipatory cultural niches, which may gradually accrue political resonance. While this microphysics of emancipation, with its potential for remodeling political life, is particularly important in authoritarian and totalitarian regimes, it is also a relevant force in democracies, where it may foster social change.

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Springer Nature

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3031448332

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9783031448331

Anxiety and Lucidity

Reflections on Culture in Times of Unrest

By: Leszek Koczanowicz

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Anxiety and Lucidity

Reflections on Culture in Times of Unrest

By: Leszek Koczanowicz

This book explores the nature of modern culture as a culture of anxiety, analyzing the modes in which such anxiety presents itself. Drawing on sociological and philosophical concepts of modernity, the author builds on the work of Marx, Nietzsche, and Freud to offer an understanding of modern anxiety culture as the reverse side of risk culture, which stabilizes itself by concealing or making familiar the social phenomena of risk society. Through explorations of memory, politics, art, clairvoyance, notions of national community, and identity, this volume sheds light on the fissures in our culture where anxiety appears, thus revealing its underlying volatility. A study of the ruptures in our modern culture, Anxiety and Lucidity will appeal to scholars of sociology, social theory, anthropology, and philosophy with interests in late modern culture.

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Routledge

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042956130X

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9780429561306

Anxiety and Lucidity

Reflections on Culture in Times of Unrest

By: Leszek Koczanowicz

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Reflections on Culture in Times of Unrest

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Democracy in Dialogue, Dialogue in Democracy

The Politics of Dialogue in Theory and Practice

By: Katarzyna Jezierska,Leszek Koczanowicz

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The Politics of Dialogue in Theory and Practice

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Book's by Leszek Koczanowicz

Politics of Time

Politics of Time

Democracy in Dialogue, Dialogue in Democracy

Democracy in Dialogue, Dialogue in Democracy

The Emancipatory Power of the Body in Everyday Life

The Emancipatory Power of the Body in Everyday Life

Anxiety and Lucidity

Anxiety and Lucidity

Anxiety and Lucidity

Anxiety and Lucidity

Democracy in Dialogue, Dialogue in Democracy

Democracy in Dialogue, Dialogue in Democracy

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