Beschreibung
The book explores the interplay between utopianism and modernity in Central and Eastern Europe, emphasizing the evolution of political imagination in the region.
Autorenportrait
Petr Agha’s research and teaching focus on foundational issues and challenges in contemporary law and politics. Petr holds a PhD in Law and Criminology from the University of Antwerp. He has several publications and is the editor of various volumes in his field.
Jan Géryk is a researcher at the Center for Theoretical Study and the Institute of State and Law of the Czech Academy of Sciences. He holds a PhD in the theory, philosophy and sociology of law.
Inhalt
Petr Agha and Jan Géryk: Introduction: Political Imaginaries in Central and Eastern European Modernity — Krzysztof Katkowski: The Nobleman’s Paradigm? Analyzing the Polish Socialist Legal Theories in the Age of Empires: The Cases of Stanis?aw Brzozowski and Leon Petra?ycki — Petr ?oupalík: The Last Cleric of Olomouc: Josef Ludvík Fischer — Peter ?uroš: Utopian Plans and the Stalinist Way to Socialism in Czechoslovakia — Márton Matyasovszky- Németh: Human Rights in East- Central Europe: The Last Utopia or Another Failed Reform Attempt? — Piotr Za??ski: The Legalist Utopia of the Polish Transformation — Sara Smyczek- Go??biewska: Equity: A Utopia or a Threat to Legal Certainty — Aleksandra Samonek: The New European Identity and Its Reception in Central and
Eastern Europe — Katalin Izsák- Somogyi: Victims and/ or Perpetrators? The Founding Myths of Modern Europe
in the Light of the Traumas of the 20th Century — Attila Antal: The Hungarian Authoritarian Populism and Exceptional Governance Before and After the Outbreak of the Pandemic — Notes on Contributors
