Beyond fascism? Historical Parallels and Structural Specificities of Post-Socialism
The expression 'fascism' is frequently invoked in reference to far-right parties and movements in Europe, certain regimes in post-socialist Eastern Europe and, in general, to describe undemocratic practices based on racist or different forms of discrimination that do not honour the conven...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Catalan |
| Published: |
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
2017-04-01
|
| Series: | Tiempo Devorado |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://revistes.uab.cat/tdevorado/article/view/104 |
| _version_ | 1797715301761024000 |
|---|---|
| author | Rastko Močnik |
| author_facet | Rastko Močnik |
| author_sort | Rastko Močnik |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description |
The expression 'fascism' is frequently invoked in reference to far-right parties and movements in Europe, certain regimes in post-socialist Eastern Europe and, in general, to describe undemocratic practices based on racist or different forms of discrimination that do not honour the conventions of liberal democracy. However, whereas historical fascisms were certainly undemocratic, they were not anti-liberal, and if we note that liberalism is not necessarily bound to democracy, the present polemical use of the word 'fascism' appears inadequate. In this article, we shall avoid analogy and anachronism by looking for systemic features, which generate the familiar elements that have in the past combined into historical fascisms – including the transformation of the state form and the ideological hegemony over the masses disappointed in the socialist project –, but which have formed new patterns in Eastern Europe after post-socialist transitions in terms of class domination and political regime.
|
| first_indexed | 2024-03-12T08:05:42Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-39dbf02690ed4c80ae233aa7ac60fc69 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2565-2915 2385-5452 |
| language | Catalan |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-12T08:05:42Z |
| publishDate | 2017-04-01 |
| publisher | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Tiempo Devorado |
| spelling | doaj.art-39dbf02690ed4c80ae233aa7ac60fc692023-09-02T19:34:07ZcatUniversitat Autònoma de BarcelonaTiempo Devorado2565-29152385-54522017-04-014195Beyond fascism? Historical Parallels and Structural Specificities of Post-SocialismRastko Močnik0University of Ljubljana The expression 'fascism' is frequently invoked in reference to far-right parties and movements in Europe, certain regimes in post-socialist Eastern Europe and, in general, to describe undemocratic practices based on racist or different forms of discrimination that do not honour the conventions of liberal democracy. However, whereas historical fascisms were certainly undemocratic, they were not anti-liberal, and if we note that liberalism is not necessarily bound to democracy, the present polemical use of the word 'fascism' appears inadequate. In this article, we shall avoid analogy and anachronism by looking for systemic features, which generate the familiar elements that have in the past combined into historical fascisms – including the transformation of the state form and the ideological hegemony over the masses disappointed in the socialist project –, but which have formed new patterns in Eastern Europe after post-socialist transitions in terms of class domination and political regime. https://revistes.uab.cat/tdevorado/article/view/104FascismPost-FascismEastern EuropeEuropean UnionWorld-Systems Analysis. |
| spellingShingle | Rastko Močnik Beyond fascism? Historical Parallels and Structural Specificities of Post-Socialism Tiempo Devorado Fascism Post-Fascism Eastern Europe European Union World-Systems Analysis. |
| title | Beyond fascism? Historical Parallels and Structural Specificities of Post-Socialism |
| title_full | Beyond fascism? Historical Parallels and Structural Specificities of Post-Socialism |
| title_fullStr | Beyond fascism? Historical Parallels and Structural Specificities of Post-Socialism |
| title_full_unstemmed | Beyond fascism? Historical Parallels and Structural Specificities of Post-Socialism |
| title_short | Beyond fascism? Historical Parallels and Structural Specificities of Post-Socialism |
| title_sort | beyond fascism historical parallels and structural specificities of post socialism |
| topic | Fascism Post-Fascism Eastern Europe European Union World-Systems Analysis. |
| url | https://revistes.uab.cat/tdevorado/article/view/104 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT rastkomocnik beyondfascismhistoricalparallelsandstructuralspecificitiesofpostsocialism |