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1. East-Central Europe Remembers: Commemorating 20 Years Since the Fall of the Wall.

Author

Pearce, Susan

Subjects
BERLIN Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989, ANNIVERSARIES, SOCIOLOGICAL research, MARCHES (Musical form)
Abstract

This paper is a description and sociological analysis of the 20th anniversary events across Central and Eastern Europe to commemorate the pivotal year of 1989--the fall of the Berlin Wall and the sudden break from communist regimes. Based on a first-hand comparative ethnography during the fall of 2009, the paper chronicles and analyzes the publicly presented meanings of 1989 for the seven countries that once comprised the Eastern Bloc. This paper focuses on the key ephemeral events: commemorative marches, speeches, performances, and ceremonies, and draws comparisons across the cases to assess the meanings that the countries give to 1989, the memories of their own dissident (social movement) activities that contributed to the changes, and the influence of 1989 on the realities of the present day. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2011

2. Central European Environmental History and the EU Accession.

Author

Moldan, Bedrich and Hak, Tomas

Subjects
*ENVIRONMENTAL management, *BERLIN Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989, *ECOLOGY, WESTERN countries
Abstract

The article discusses the environmental history of Central European countries that acceded to the European Union in 2004, noting changes they have realized in all respects since the fall of Germany's Berlin Wall in 1989. The paper focuses on environmental management in the Czech Republic, Poland, and other Central European countries. Topics include the histories of these countries following World War II, the emergence of environmental interests after removal of the Berlin Wall, and the closing gap between Western countries and Central European countries in environmental management.

Published
2011
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