Abstract
The escalation around Ukraine calls
for a larger historical re-assessment
of social change in Eastern Europe –
and indeed of the European project at
large. The current moment of historical
re-assessment requires a full-fledged
competitor to liberal theory. The article
will explore how a theory of ‘double
polarizations’ anchored in global
anthropology and Marxism, and with a
relational theory of culture and politics
at its heart, can explain unexpected
outcomes that must now appear as a
shock to liberal audiences.
for a larger historical re-assessment
of social change in Eastern Europe –
and indeed of the European project at
large. The current moment of historical
re-assessment requires a full-fledged
competitor to liberal theory. The article
will explore how a theory of ‘double
polarizations’ anchored in global
anthropology and Marxism, and with a
relational theory of culture and politics
at its heart, can explain unexpected
outcomes that must now appear as a
shock to liberal audiences.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 17-29 |
| Journal | Baltic Worlds |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 3-4 |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Keywords
- Transition
- Postsocialism
- The new Right