Political thought in Central and Eastern Europe: The open society, its friends, and enemies

Crăiuţu, Aurelian; Kolev, Stefan

doi:10.1177/14748851211049602

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“… 5 In terms of the relationship with Russia, it is quite interesting that even the representatives of this party have made references to Brussels as the new Moscow or the EU as the new USSR (cf. Craiutu and Kolev 2022, 13). …”

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Post-Socialist Political Necromancy: Weaponization of Dead Bodies in Czech Culture Wars

Naxera

Krčál²

2022

Nationalities Papers

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This article contributes to discussions on culture wars, memory politics, and the politics of dead bodies. It uses the example of the annual celebration of the liberation of the city of Pilsen by the American army in 1945 to demonstrate the use of the concept of “political necromancy.” The Pilsen celebrations are one of the events during which participating politicians use fallen (or suffering) soldiers as an argument to support current political goals. Metaphorically, the politician as a necromancer brings the fallen back to life and sends them as an army of the dead to fight in culture wars and memory wars. The article focuses on introducing the different strategies used in this process (depersonalizing the fallen or creating a ghost hero) and shows how dead bodies and the appropriate use of memory politics are used to bolster foreign policy ties to the US and to lash out against Russia and communism.

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