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Brushing History Against the Grain: What The Experience of East European Dissent Teaches us about Democracy

机译：逆谷而行：东欧异议的经历告诉我们关于民主的什么

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After the fall of communism in Europe, it was thought that those in the East would look westward to learn about building stable, vibrant democracies. This dissertation, however, proceeds against the current, and considers what the East can teach the West (and the world in general) about the as-of-yet-unexplored possibilities latent within democratic politics. While focusing on the role of the post- and non-Marxist Left in Eastern Europe, my research explains how radical, emancipatory thought and engagement took a non-violent, democratic turn, and subsequently aided in the development of what later came to be known as civil society. Thus, my dissertation offers an answer to the following question: What can the Left's role in the revival of engaged citizenship and democratic politics in Eastern Europe teach us about confronting the enduring dilemmas associated with making democracy work? The analysis critically assesses the East European dissident experience, between the crushing of Czechoslovakia's Prague Spring (1968) and the East European revolutions of 1989. It finds that democracy was able to develop in this hostile environment because the opposition remained committed to a non-violent, pluralist spirit of radical political theory and praxis. Furthermore, by revisiting the emergence of democracy precisely where it was not permitted to exist, this research re-presents the East European dissident experience as a constellation of ideas and actions that challenges us to reconsider contemporary forms of citizenship, political engagement, and democracy.
机译：在欧洲共产主义垮台之后，人们认为东方的人会向西看，以学习建立稳定，充满活力的民主国家。然而，本论文是与时俱进的，并考虑了东方可以向西方（以及整个世界）教会西方关于民主政治中潜在的尚未探索的可能性的知识。在研究东欧后马克思主义和非马克思主义左翼的作用时，我的研究解释了激进的，解放的思想和交往如何演变成非暴力，民主的转变，并随后有助于后来的发展作为公民社会。因此，我的论文为以下问题提供了答案：左翼在东欧复兴公民意识和民主政治中的作用可以教会我们如何面对与使民主工作相关的持久困境？该分析批判性地评估了东欧的持不同政见者经历，包括捷克斯洛伐克的布拉格之春（1968年）崩溃和1989年的东欧革命之间的冲突。它发现民主能够在这种敌对的环境中发展，因为反对派仍然致力于非暴力，激进政治理论和实践的多元精神。此外，通过在不存在民主的地方重新探究民主的出现，本研究将东欧持不同政见者的经历重新表达为一系列思想和行动，这些挑战和挑战挑战了我们重新考虑当代形式的公民身份，政治参与和民主。

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    Kammas Anthony;

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