Social representations of the individual
A post-Communist perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10901464 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ivana Markova (0000-0003-0094-5912, University of Stirling, corresponding author), Eleanor Moodie (University of Stirling), Robert M Farr (London School of Economics and Political Science), Ewa Drozda-Senkowska (0000-0001-5803-5132), Ewa Drozda‐senkowska (Université Paris Nanterre), Ferenc Eros (Hungarian Academy of Sciences), Jana Plichtova (0000-0003-0835-8309, Slovak Academy of Sciences), Marie-Claude Gervais, Marie‐claude Gervais (London School of Economics and Political Science), Jana Hoffmannová (0000-0003-1441-8347), Olga Mullerová |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 797-829 |
| Publication date | 1998-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0046-2772 • E-ISSN: 1099-0992 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/(sici)1099-0992(199809/10)28:5<797::aid-ejsp896>3.3.co;2-y |
| OpenAlex | W4256435803 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 14 |
Social representations of the individual are examined in three post-Communist Central European nations, i.e. the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary, and in three West European nations, i.e. Scotland, England and France. All six nations share a common European history since the Renaissance and Humanism, based on such values as freedom, agency, individual rights and individual responsibility. Many of these values were rejected by the Communist regimes in which people lived for 40 years. Extreme forms of individualism developed in certain West European nations during the same period. In view of these historical events we have asked the following questions: Do people in the post-Communist countries of Central Europe, after 40 years of totalitarian collectivism, still adhere to the values of the common European heritage? What is the meaning of ‘the individual’ today, in Western democracies and in Central European post-Communist nations? Which issues are important for the well-being of the individual and how do they relate to the political and economic circumstances of those individuals? The results show that the values of the common European heritage in Central Europe have not been destroyed and that factors relating to the well-being of the individual differ between the two parts of Europe. These data are discussed in terms of the political and economic situations in Central and Western Europe, the relationship between language and social representations and the structure of social representations. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Agency (philosophy) · Collectivism · Communism · Communist state · Humanism · Individualism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Cultural Differences and Values · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Law · Social Representations and Identity · Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia
Max Weber
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Course in General Linguistics
Mind, Self, and Society
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,04 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 1999 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |