Focusing on Slovakia and East Central Europe, this book examines
the cultural economy of protest and considers how the origins of
political movements - progressive and reactionary - derive from
resilient agrarian features. It draws attention to how the legacy
of rural socialist modernization influences contemporary politics
and to the 'village' version of fascism developing in the region.
The chapters look at the interplay of post-peasant economic and
political habits and representations as a result of state-socialism
and with regard to the European project, as viewed through an
ethnographic lens. Juraj Buzalka describes the bulk of Slovak
citizens as post-socialist Europeans with a connection to the
countryside who feel that this is where real power in society
should be defined and based. He also observes the politicians who
are skillfully mobilizing post-peasants while exploiting the
political-economic context of the European Union. This volume will
be relevant to scholars with an interest in European society and
politics, particularly protest and populism, from disciplines
including anthropology, sociology, political science and history.
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