SPIRe is pleased to announce a special, EXTRA, seminar this week.\u00a0 SPIRe\u2019s Dr. Galia Chimiak of the\u00a0Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences will present her research on \u201cWhen a Dream Comes True: The Evolution of Civil Society in Poland\u201d from 13:00-14:00 Thursday, April 18th\u00a0 in G316 Newman Building, UCD Belfield.\u00a0 All are welcome.<\/p>\n
Abstract<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n The paper argues that the lasting legacy of four collective actors \u2013 the social movement and trade union Solidarno\u015b\u0107, the opposition leaders, the Catholic Church and the artistic manifestation of civic disobedience \u2013 should be considered in the attempt to understand the evolution of civil society in Poland. Perhaps most importantly, it should be remembered that the vision of society they hold on to was one that was meant to come true in (spite of) the totalitarian state. After 1989 those collective actors realized that grass-roots self-organization is not so much a dream or a project, but a process that requires unremitting participation in public life as well as understanding of the need for global solidarity. The dissidents\u2019 noble aspiration to \u201cunremitting participation\u201d in public life has evolved from undermining the oppressive system and acquired more pragmatic yet also emphatic attitude to others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" SPIRe is pleased to announce a special, EXTRA, seminar this week.\u00a0 SPIRe\u2019s Dr. Galia Chimiak of the\u00a0Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences will present her research on \u201cWhen a Dream Comes True: The Evolution of Civil Society … Continue reading