Building Open Society and Perspectives of Sociology in East-Central Europe

Editor: Piotr Sztompka

Contents
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Introduction

• The Lessons of 1989 for Sociological Theory
  Piotr Sztompka

Part I Theorizing Post-Communism

• 1989 and After: Meanings, Explanations, Lessons
  Göran Therborn
• Transition as a Topic for Sociological Analysis
  Jacques Coenen-Huther
• Post-Transitology or Is There Any Life After Transition?
  Mira Marody

Part II Applying Certain Theories

• Sociology on Trial: The Challenge of Transformation Risks
  Nikolai Genov
• Social Systems Without Indigenous Features? A Contribution to Neo-Modernization Theory
  Mojca Novak
• Theories of Transition: Is There Any Room for Rational Choice Theory?
  Bruno Grancelli
• Becoming of Political Sociology In Russia: The First Steps
  Elena Zdravomyslova

Part III The Focus on Culture

• Nationalism and Collective Interests: Pitfalls of the Citizenship Development After the Collapse of Communism
  Grazyna Skapska
• Transformations of Public Sphere and Changing Role of the Media in Post-Communist Society
  Marju Lauristin
• Democracy and Public Opinion Research: The Lessons of the Polish Transformation
  Antoni Sulek

Part IV The Focus on Space

• Territorial Decentralization: A Stumbling Block of Democratic In East Central Europe?
  Michal Illner
• What's After the Nation State? An Attempt at Sociological Prophecy?
  Hieronim Kubiak

Proceedings of the ISA Conference for East Central Europe
Krakow, Poland, September 14-18, 1996