Deprivation of the future
Towards the social relevance of depression in post-Soviet authoritarian democracies. The case of Belarus
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13132003 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tatiana Shchyttsova (0000-0003-0014-3856, European Humanities University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 171-188 |
| Publication date | 2021-03-22 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Emotions and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2631-6900 • E-ISSN: 2631-6897 |
| Publisher | Bristol University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1332/263169021x16137269111129 |
| OpenAlex | W3137920122 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 4 |
The article addresses the question as to whether the transition of post-Soviet societies to capitalist democracy has led to the same kind of depressiveness that has been diagnosed by Western scholars and intellectuals with regard to Western societies. Taking Belarus as an example, I argue that the latest political history and the (g)local economic situation as well as the cultural characteristics of the Eastern European post-Soviet countries form a specific complex of conditions that define affective modes of both social and individual life. Drawing on various empirical materials, the article examines how depression as both an individual and public feeling can be shaped by particular conditions and characteristics of Belarusian society that developed under an authoritarian regime. In order to approach depression as a complex phenomenon that combines individual and social aspects, I suggest the theoretical frame built on a combination of phenomenological and sociocritical perspectives. The article results in clarification of what is the principal difference between the social production of depression in contemporary (neo)liberal democracies and that in Belarusian authoritarian democracy
Authoritarianism · Democracy · Depression (economics · Economics · Epistemology · Feeling · Phenomenon · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Relevance (law · Sociology · Eastern European Communism and Reforms · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.6 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2024 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |