Full Description
Prompted by the 25th anniversary of the Soviet collapse, this volume reflects on revolutions and transformations around the collapse of the Soviet Bloc, the political transformations after 9/11, the important changes following the global economic crisis, and the revolutionary transformations of India and China.
The authors stress that the United States' military actions after the 9/11 terrorist attacks have had a major transformative impact on the global arena. More recently, the economic crisis that began in 2007/8 caused a series of breakdowns and provoked demands for social and political transformation, so far unfulfilled. The repercussions of the Arab Spring and transformations linked to the rise of BRICS are altering the patterns of international and global relations. All these processes have unfolded within the framework of global capitalism, whose reproduction on an expanding scale involved multiple economic, political ecological and civilizational transformations.
Contents
Introduction
A Trialogue on Revolution and Transformation Vladimíra Dvorakova, Marek Hrubec, Jan Keller
Revolutions, Transformations, Civilizations: Prolegomena to a Paradigm ReorientationJohann P. Arnason
The Transformation of Capitalism and the Limits of DemocracyJerry Harris
From Civilisational Crisis to Revolutionary Transformation?Oleg Suša
Environmental Crisis and Political RevolutionsRichard Sťahel
Communists and Social Democrats in the Hungarian Soviet RepublicGábor Gángó
Can Political Participation Become Dangerous for Democracy? Participatory Experiences in Brazil and the Reactions Against ThemEmil A. Sobottka
Hidden Revolutionary Processes in 1990s India?Jiří Krejčík
Matching Reforms of Political and Economic Systems of ChinaWei Xiaoping
Notes on ContributorsIndex
