SESSION 2

3. October 21–22, 2010 – Negotiating Capitalism through the Transition in East-Central Europe


Practical Critique: Economic Reforms, Consumer Socialism, Second Economy (Discussion, 16.00–17.30)

Theories and Histories of the Transition: A Great Transformation or a Return to Europe? (Lecture,
17.50–19.20)


Wild East: Global Capitalism in East-Central Europe (Lecture and Discussion, 10.00–11.30)

Privatization, Consumerism, and the Discourse on Normality (Discussion, 11.50–13.20)


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