Remains of the Soviet Past in Estonia

Martı́nez, Francisco

doi:10.2307/j.ctv3hh4dr

Cited by 36 publications

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“…In my previous ethnographic study of this city (Martínez 2018), I learnt how public life entails a strong performative character, challenging monolithic understandings of what it means to be Estonian, Russian, European, global, postsocialist or post-industrial. Also, it is argued that the density of spatial and historical relations in the city is broader than the history of its current inhabitants, pointing at the radical changes experienced in this city and also the richness of relations and connections.…”

Section: A Phoenix Citymentioning

confidence: 99%

Narva as Method

Martı́nez

2020

Anthropological Journal of European Cultures

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This article asks how a post-Soviet city went global and became something else, mutating, in the sense of generating a new set of features that go beyond a narrow understanding of postsocialism. The research provides a synthetic conceptualisation of Narva and the organisation of its ordinary life, by combining methods of urban observation and classification with geographical and ethnographic descriptions of this city. Using visual imagery of urban objects, along with field annotations and interview quotes as the materials analysed, the article carries out a Narvaology that consists in deploying this city ‘as method’. It points out that cities such as Narva require a more relational and multi-scalar language, one with broader theoretical and methodological implications, able to account for fragmentary socio-political issues.

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Section: A Phoenix Citymentioning

confidence: 99%

Narva as Method

Martı́nez

2020

Anthropological Journal of European Cultures

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“…In this country, and despite everything socialist being rejected after regaining independence (Martínez, 2018) and enduring discourses of pollution, disease, degeneration and darkness around the Perestroika, many old habits and representations of waste persisted (Alexander, 2008). After paying attention to concrete everyday practices and local implementations, we have seen that old and new practices have often coexisted, with the nuance that old practices have been recontextualized gaining new meanings or, in some cases, mutating into something that is not totally new neither the very same old.…”

Section: Postsocialist Becomingsmentioning

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Waste and postsocialism in Estonia: Becoming European through the management of rubbish

Martı́nez

Beilmann²

2020

Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space

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This article explores notions of postsocialism and waste in relation to each other. The research approaches waste as a means of considering changing orders of knowledge, scripts and standards, which in our view is a key element of postsocialist societies. The research offers important information in relation to the ways in which waste practices have changed (or not) in accordance to EU regulations and standards in Estonia, and provides significant data to highlight the emergence of controversies and negotiations around this issue across different scales. It therefore aims to make an important contribution to future cross-cultural comparisons of the political implications of rubbish management; also to ongoing discussions about processes of Europeanization and how transnational socio-technical arrangements are assembled with local practices. After examining waste politics in Estonia, the article concludes that for this country, postsocialist transformations implied a break in orders of knowledge, as part of an intensive social negotiation within the framework of the EU. Nonetheless, it also foregrounds that waste practices show relevant continuities and complex scale effects in the new chain of connections and legislation.

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“…The Post-Socialist transition should not be reduced to a sum of positive changes, as it can also be characterized by its uncertainty, ambiguity and inconsistency (Martínez, 2018). Transformation was accompanied by the installation of a competitive mindset and new routines, disciplines, and standards.…”

Section: Divergent Assessment Of Services Growth In the Region Over The Past 30 Yearsmentioning

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“…Although many individuals have thrived in these conditions, others such as the elderly, found themselves unable to adapt to the Post-Communist landscape, leading to feelings of invisibility, irrelevancy, redundancy, and a sense of becoming outdated, depreciated individuals (Bauman, 2003). In other words, the Soviet regime has long since broken up, but the Post-Communist generation associated with its ideology and social practices remains (Martínez, 2018). As such, providing these people with decent opportunities remains a challenge.…”

Section: Divergent Assessment Of Services Growth In the Region Over The Past 30 Yearsmentioning

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Viewpoint: service research in Post-Soviet states and the former eastern bloc

Gnusowski

2020

JSM

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Purpose This paper aims to improve the service discipline’s understanding of the unique challenges and opportunities that services marketers encounter in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe (CESEE) and Post-Soviet states. This paper also serves as an introduction to the special section about services marketing perspectives in this region. Design/methodology/approach Considering the Post-Soviet reality, the paper is a viewpoint regarding the specific development potential of services marketing in the CESEE region. In addition, the three papers included in the special section use a variety of research methods, participants and service settings. Findings First, this paper outlines the positive and negative consequences of the radical changes in the services markets over the past 30 years. Next, all three papers included in the special section explore the distinctive customer perspective of services marketing. Finally, this paper discusses the specific relationship building environment of the Post-Soviet reality and how its unique do-it-yourself background contributes to the existing discussion on consumers’ involvement in the co-creation of value. Research limitations/implications The findings from this special section have valuable implications for future research on services marketing in the CESEE markets, although these may not always be generalizable beyond the unique context of the research detailed in each of these papers. Practical implications This research, along with the three papers, presents some useful directions for services marketing managers cooperating with the CESEE markets, such as understanding and managing the expectations of their customers or employees. Originality/value This paper is one of the first attempts to understand the uniqueness of the under-researched area of services marketing in the CESEE and Post-Soviet States, both from a theoretical and empirical point of view. This also provides previously under-represented authors from the region the opportunity to present their perspective to an international service community.

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Remains of the Soviet Past in Estonia

Cited by 36 publications

References 53 publications

Narva as Method

Narva as Method

Waste and postsocialism in Estonia: Becoming European through the management of rubbish

Viewpoint: service research in Post-Soviet states and the former eastern bloc

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