Series | Book
Dissidents in communist central Europe
human rights and the emergence of new transnational actors
Abstract
This monograph traces the history of the dissident as a transnational phenomenon, exploring Soviet dissidents in Communist Central Europe from the mid-1960s until 1989. It argues that our understanding of the transnational activist would not be what it is today without the input of Central European oppositionists and ties the term to the global emergence and evolution of human rights. The book examines how we define dissidents and explores the association of political resistance to authoritarian regimes, as well as the impact of domestic and international recognition of the dissident figure. Turning to literature to analyse the meaning and impact of the dissident label, the book also incorporates interviews and primary accounts from former activists. Combining a unique theoretical approach with new empirical material, this book will appeal to students and scholars of contemporary history, politics and culture in Central Europe.
Details | Table of Contents
setting the transnational stage for dissidence
pp.87-117
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22613-8_5resistance and performance
pp.163-181
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22613-8_8can dissidentism explain post-dissident politics?
pp.207-229
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22613-8_10Publication details
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Place: Basingstoke
Year: 2019
Pages: 242
Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Social Movements
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-22613-8
ISBN (hardback): 978-3-030-22612-1
ISBN (digital): 978-3-030-22613-8
Full citation:
Szulecki Kacper (2019) Dissidents in communist central Europe: human rights and the emergence of new transnational actors. Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan.