| Scandals and Party Moots: Mass Protests During the Ceauşescu Regime in Romania Contributor(s): Kurczewska, Joanna (Editor), Mica, Ādriana (Author) |
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ISBN: 3631621825 ISBN-13: 9783631621820 Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W OUR PRICE: $75.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - General - Social Science | Sociology - General - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Policy |
| Dewey: 949.803 |
| Series: Polish Studies in Culture, Nations and Politics |
| Physical Information: 223 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is an attempt to investigate the mechanisms governing the evolution of scandals over mass protests in communist Romania. It could also be framed as a study of the social-psychology of regime preservation. The main inquiry presented herein deals with the manner in which Romanian communist authorities framed acts of mass protest. The author investigates the shaming practices and the ritualization of the party moots on mass protests which followed the outburst of such like scandals. The book puts forth a hypothesis, that the dynamics of these processes are determined by the unfolding and outcome of three phenomena: the attribution of fault, the admittance of guilt/fault and - to a certain extent - the moot bullying. |
