Tunneling Towards Capitalism in the Czech Republic

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2402153
AutoresDavid S Altshuler (University of Chicago), David Altshuler (0000-0002-7250-4107, University of Chicago, autor correspondente)
Ano2001
Volume2
Fascículo1
Páginas115-138
Data de publicação2001-03-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoEthnography (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1466-1381 • E-ISSN: 1741-2714
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/14661380122230858
OpenAlexW2056032375
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas9
Referências citadas6

Over the past decade, Czech society has been bombarded with reporting on a variety of corruption scandals. The most prominent example is tunelování [tunneling], a uniquely Czech form of large-scale corruption rooted in privatization and post-socialist economic reforms. Since it first appeared in print some time in 1996, tunelování has become a staple of the Czech media and public discourses. Its ubiquity makes it a useful lens through which to explore many significant issues in post-socialist Czech society: tensions over the meanings of justice, morality, emergent socioeconomic differences, national identity and international reputation. This article explores the workings of tunelování and suggests the ways these discourses gain meaning within the specific context of the Czech transition

Capitalism · Context (archaeology · Czech · Language change · National identity · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Reputation · Social science · Sociology · Eastern European Communism and Reforms · Law