Using B. Rosenwein’s concept of overlapping emotional communities as its underlying perspective, this research explores the question of attitudes towards authority as it appeared in 1968; specifi cally, the confl ict between the emotional... more
Using B. Rosenwein’s concept of overlapping emotional communities as its underlying perspective, this research explores the question of attitudes towards authority as it appeared in 1968; specifi cally, the confl ict between the emotional communities based on the agonic and hedonic social interactions. The basic notions of the emotional communities’ concept are briefl y explained in the fi rst part, as is an outline of possibilities of using this model in searching for common features in European social movements. In the second part, a probe of applying of this concept when examining source materials is presented; particularly the change of ‘feeling rules’, within the emotional community of the “KSČ Central Committee”, is explored. Preliminary results based on the analysis of stenographic records of the CC sessions related to the change of the party leaders in Czechoslovakia are presented in order to incentivize a discussion on the possibilities of emotions-focused approach in historical research of 1968.
Il saggio vuole proporre alcune corrispondenze ideali tra la fase di elaborazione della "nuova politica orientale" tedesca (o Ostpolitik) e il corso riformista cecoslovacco comunemente indicato come Primavera di Praga. Parimenti saranno... more
Il saggio vuole proporre alcune corrispondenze ideali tra la fase di elaborazione della "nuova politica orientale" tedesca (o Ostpolitik) e il corso riformista cecoslovacco comunemente indicato come Primavera di Praga. Parimenti saranno evidenziate le lezioni che la dirigenza socialdemocratica tedesca seppe trarre dalla brutale soppressione del movimento cecoslovacco, e che influenzarono in modo non trascurabile il futuro corso della Ostpolitik, intrapreso sin dall'ascesa di Willy Brandt alla Cancelleria nell'ottobre del 1969.
