1st Edition
Politics with a Human Face Identity and Experience in Post-Soviet Europe
By Arvydas Grišinas
Copyright 2018
188 Pages
by
Routledge
188 Pages
28 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
188 Pages
28 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Politics with a Human Face presents a holistic understanding of identity formation in post-Soviet Europe, arguing that since politics is fundamentally a human affair. In order to adequately understand it, one needs to understand its human side first. Drawing on the thought of Dilthey, Ricoeur and Plato, the author employs empathy as a method, together with visual and historical analysis, to... Read more
1. The Human Factor in Politics
2. Lithuanian Identity Narrative
3. Liminality in post-Soviet Europe
4. Political images and identity
5. Common images, contesting narratives: the case of Maidan
6. Violence and victimhood in post-Soviet politics
7. Conclusion and Outlook
Biography
Arvydas Grišinas is a researcher at Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania.
