{"product_id":"architects-of-long-change","title":"Architects of Long Change","description":"\u003cb\u003eA thorough retort to the idea that the West led the transition from communism to liberal democracy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eArchitects of Long Change\u003c\/i\u003e examines expert forms of governance and their legitimization before 1989, as well as the transfer of expert knowledge and practices of political and social management during the democratic transition. The contributors argue that so-called neoliberal governance was not solely the result of imported Western political and cultural models, but was also shaped by intellectual, mental, and sociocultural continuities from the period of late socialism. These continuities—and the broader hypothesis of a “long systemic change” spanning from 1980 to 1995—are explored through case studies in legal science, sociology, urban planning, environmental studies, psychotherapy, and business management. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eArchitects of Long Change\u003c\/i\u003e offers a novel perspective on the late communist dictatorship, the democratic revolution of 1989, and the early development of liberal democracy and capitalism in Czechoslovakia and later the Czech Republic.","brand":"Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56191897796952,"sku":"9788024661179","price":34.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9788024661179_67b08018-e976-4f08-90f9-04a1c056153e.jpg?v=1779345017","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/architects-of-long-change","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}