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In the 12 chapters of this book the authors argue for the universal
presence of music in public space and social relations. The
examples of American, British, Hungarian, Polish and Russian music
serve to elucidate two functions of political music, that of
legitimizing and contesting political power. Both satirical songs
with their ironic commentary on specific events and people as well
as protest songs undermining the system corroborate the universal
character of the legitimizing and delegitimizing function of music.
The book is addressed to readers interested in countercultural
movements and politically engaged music, especially to students of
political studies, sociology and cultural studies.
The volume explores the influence that music exerts on emotions and
on social and electoral mobilization. Music shapes social moods,
which is crucial both in times of political stabilization and
crisis. As corroborated by the presented research results, music
enhances group solidarity, loyalty toward the ruler and toward
ideas. The authors of individual chapters argue that both in past
and present contexts, a specific type of music can be
distinguished, namely political or engaged music. The volume aims
to address various uses of music in politics in differing political
and social circumstances. For this reason, the authors of the texts
included in the volume - political scientists, media scholars,
sociologists and historians - analyze Polish political music in
various historical periods.
This collection of essays offers a comprehensive analysis of the
political systems of post-Yugoslav states. The first three chapters
constitute a necessary introduction to subsequent analyses of
individual states, reflecting on the specificity of the Balkan
region, its political history, and the character of political
transformations that are still taking place. In their analyses of
the political systems of individual nation-states, the authors
follow a similar pattern, focusing on the following aspects: the
evolution of the political system, the constitution and basic
principles of the political system, the parliament, the head of
state, the government, the judiciary, and the system of political
parties.
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