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The Politics of Protest [week 2]

The Politics of Protest [week 2]. Resistance and Liberation in 1940s Europe. Studying wartime resistance. Legacy and myth-making Old vs. new perspectives Preserving values ( Semelin ) Gender issues Resistance as social movement. Early anti-fascist resistance.

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The Politics of Protest [week 2]

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  1. The Politics of Protest [week 2] Resistance and Liberation in 1940s Europe

  2. Studying wartime resistance Legacy and myth-making Old vs. new perspectives Preserving values (Semelin) Gender issues Resistance as social movement

  3. Early anti-fascist resistance Limited involvement, limited effect Passive and/or symbolic Not necessarily unified

  4. Resistance as social movement from 1941/2 Nazi invasion of Soviet Union Labour shortage and German economy ‘Functional resistance’ (Marcot)

  5. The challenges of studying resistance movements Geographical issues Comparing resistance movements Rates of participation

  6. Women and resistance Lack of party allegiance (Slaughter) Not necessarily unified Movement A changing role? Burdens of citizenship (Schwarz)

  7. Activities and goals Civilian and military resistance Non-conformity Struggle for social revolution Liberation committees

  8. The Churchill-Stalin agreement, 9 October 1944 Romania: Russia 90%, others 10% Greece: Great Britain 90%, Russia 10% Yugoslavia: 50 – 50 Hungary: 50 – 50 Bulgaria: Russia 75%, others 25% (Behan, 2009: p.217)

  9. Conclusions Social radicalism Establishment of socialist influence Common democratic vision

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