Trans-National Issues, Local Concerns and Meanings of Post-Socialism: Insights from Russia, Central Eastern Europe, and Beyond - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761840559 ISBN 13: 9780761840558

Publisher: University Press of America, 2008

Synopsis

This volume examines societal change in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (C.E.E.) and Russia in a purposeful movement away from the generalized debated associated with 'transition' theory and a simultaneous engagement with the complexities of everyday life throughout the region at the local level. In addition to addressing the problematic nature of a discursive east-west divide, Trans-National Issues, Local Concerns and Meanings of Post-Socialism brings together a range of academics and practitioners working on specific locally-situated concerns including drug use, H.I.V./A.I.D.S., health, identity, and welfare as well as issues related to minority ethnic groups. While drawing attention to the salience of a common socialist past, these empirically-rich chapters highlight the importance of moving beyond simplistic east-west analytical framework in order to acknowledge the multifaceted societal realties evident with the former socialist countries of C.E.E. and Russia.

About this title

About the Author:

Moya Flynn holds a Ph.D. from the University of Birmingham and is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Central and East European Studies and the University of Glasgow. Rebecca Kay holds a Ph.D. from the University of Bradford and is Professor of Russian Gender Studies at the University of Glasgow. Jonathan D. Oldfield holds a Ph.D. from the University of Birmingham and is Senior Lecturer at the University of Glasgow.

Review:

This important book, based on an ESRC seminar series bringing together academics, policymakers and practitioners from the UK, central and eastern Europe, and Russia, is essential reading for anyone interested in the realities of everyday life at the local level in the countries concerned, and how they compare one with another. (Dr. Denis Shaw, Reader in Russian Geography, University of Birmingham, UK)

About this edition

• Publisher: University Press of America
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0761840559
• ISBN 13: 9780761840558
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Flynn Moya, Kay Rebecca, Oldfield Jonathan