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Rethinking the Social
Sociology of Crisis Experience in Central and Eastern Europe
Series: - Studies in Critical Social Sciences, Volume: 297
The book casts a spotlight on Central and Eastern European societies, making their experiences visible and meaningful within the postcolonial discourse. The modernization theory overlooks important aspects of postsocialist transformation. Consequently, sociological knowledge has drifted apart from the social production of knowledge, and sociology has become alarmingly irrelevant to the people it studies. Therefore, the book departs from preconceived notions of ânormalâ and âmodernâ to foreground the importance of actual social experience. After all, Central and Eastern Europe is a valuable yet underestimated social laboratory. Thus, the contributors experiment with new theoretical and methodological approaches to bridge the gap between social research and real people.
Contributors are: Izabella Bukraba-Rylska, Jacek Burski, Grzegorz Ekiert, Kaja Gadowska, Anna Giza, MaÅgorzata GÅowacka-Grajper, MichaÅ Kaczmarczyk, Krzysztof T. Konecki, MirosÅawa Marody, Adam Mrozowicki, Joanna Wawrzyniak, Anne White, Renata WÅoch, Tomasz Zarycki, and Marek Zirk-Sadowski.
Contributors are: Izabella Bukraba-Rylska, Jacek Burski, Grzegorz Ekiert, Kaja Gadowska, Anna Giza, MaÅgorzata GÅowacka-Grajper, MichaÅ Kaczmarczyk, Krzysztof T. Konecki, MirosÅawa Marody, Adam Mrozowicki, Joanna Wawrzyniak, Anne White, Renata WÅoch, Tomasz Zarycki, and Marek Zirk-Sadowski.
Kaja Gadowska is Professor of Sociology at Jagiellonian University and Vice President of the European Sociological Association. She studies the public sphere in postcommunist countries and is co-editor of Legal Change in Post-Communist States: Progress, Reversions, Explanations (Ibidem Verlag, 2019).
Anna Giza is Professor of Sociology at the University of Warsaw. Her interests include social research methodology and theories of social change. She co-authored Transformations of Social Bonds: The Outline of the Theory of Social Change (Peter Lang, 2018).
Anna Giza is Professor of Sociology at the University of Warsaw. Her interests include social research methodology and theories of social change. She co-authored Transformations of Social Bonds: The Outline of the Theory of Social Change (Peter Lang, 2018).
List of Figures
Notes on Contributors
1âPostpandemic Futures: Sociology of Crisis Experience in Central and Eastern Europe
ââAnna Giza and Kaja Gadowska
Part 1
The Social Crisis as a Crisis of Social Sciences
2âSociology and the Alienation of Knowledge
ââAnna Giza
3âSociology and Social Change: Polish Researchers and the Transformation
ââIzabella Bukraba-Rylska
4âPostcolonial Parallels, Global Entanglements, and Practices of Decolonization: Varieties of Postcolonial Discourses on Poland
ââJoanna Wawrzyniak and MaÅgorzata GÅowacka-Grajper
5âThe Absent Bourgeoisie: Implications of the Relative Weakness of the Polish Economic Elite in the Long Twentieth Century
ââTomasz Zarycki
Part 2
Staying Close to Social Experience
6âIndustry 4.0 as a Sociotechnical Imaginary Experienced from Below: The Case of Small and Medium Industrial Enterprises in Poland
ââRenata WÅoch
7âMulticulturalism and Multilingualism in Smaller âCities of Immigration and Emigrationâ: PÅock, Kalisz and PiÅa, 2019â2022
ââAnne White
8âThecovid-19 Pandemic as a Source of Workplace Innovation: The Worker Perspective
ââAdam Mrozowicki and Jacek Burski
9âSocial Life in an Era of Growing Uncertainty
ââMirosÅawa Marody
Part 3
In Search of a New Perspective
10âLaw in the Anthropocene Era
ââMarek Zirk-Sadowski
11âKnowledge in the Face of Populism
ââMichaÅ Kaczmarczyk
12âDemocracy and Authoritarianism in the Twenty-First Century
ââGrzegorz Ekiert
13âOn the Influence of Sociology on Society and on the Sociologist
ââKrzysztof T. Konecki
Index
Notes on Contributors
1âPostpandemic Futures: Sociology of Crisis Experience in Central and Eastern Europe
ââAnna Giza and Kaja Gadowska
Part 1
The Social Crisis as a Crisis of Social Sciences
2âSociology and the Alienation of Knowledge
ââAnna Giza
3âSociology and Social Change: Polish Researchers and the Transformation
ââIzabella Bukraba-Rylska
4âPostcolonial Parallels, Global Entanglements, and Practices of Decolonization: Varieties of Postcolonial Discourses on Poland
ââJoanna Wawrzyniak and MaÅgorzata GÅowacka-Grajper
5âThe Absent Bourgeoisie: Implications of the Relative Weakness of the Polish Economic Elite in the Long Twentieth Century
ââTomasz Zarycki
Part 2
Staying Close to Social Experience
6âIndustry 4.0 as a Sociotechnical Imaginary Experienced from Below: The Case of Small and Medium Industrial Enterprises in Poland
ââRenata WÅoch
7âMulticulturalism and Multilingualism in Smaller âCities of Immigration and Emigrationâ: PÅock, Kalisz and PiÅa, 2019â2022
ââAnne White
8âThe
ââAdam Mrozowicki and Jacek Burski
9âSocial Life in an Era of Growing Uncertainty
ââMirosÅawa Marody
Part 3
In Search of a New Perspective
10âLaw in the Anthropocene Era
ââMarek Zirk-Sadowski
11âKnowledge in the Face of Populism
ââMichaÅ Kaczmarczyk
12âDemocracy and Authoritarianism in the Twenty-First Century
ââGrzegorz Ekiert
13âOn the Influence of Sociology on Society and on the Sociologist
ââKrzysztof T. Konecki
Index
The book is relevant for those concerned with sociology, political science, philosophy, and postcolonialism. It accommodates a broad audience: from academic institutions, researchers, and students to libraries and any interested persons.