Dissidents in communist central Europe

Szulecki Kacper

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Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke

2019

242 Pages

ISBN 978-3-030-22612-1

Palgrave Studies in the History of Social Movements

Dissidents in communist central Europe

human rights and the emergence of new transnational actors

Kacper Szulecki

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 asthe 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.

Publication details

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-22613-8

Full citation:

Szulecki, K. (2019). Dissidents in communist central Europe: human rights and the emergence of new transnational actors, Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Szulecki Kacper

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