Conferin a Trust and Distrust in the Eastern Bloc and the Soviet Union, 1956-1991 apel la contribu ii

ncrederea reprezint o parte esenial n viaa i performanele oricrui individ aparinnd societii moderne. Nu numai democraiile, dar i regimurile dictatoriale, precum cel sovietic, sau cele autoritare, precum societile postbelice socialiste, au avut nevoie de ncredere o resurs crucial pentru integrarea social i stabilitatea politic. n acest context, cum au reuit, pe de o parte, oamenii obinuii din aceste state s acioneze, s se exprime sau s se comporte n interiorul unor societi nesigure, riscante i duplicitare? Pe de alt parte, cum au reuit conductorii s elimine nencrederea i s instaleze o ncredere necesar pentru a-i asigura legitimitatea i pentru a continua s existe pe scena politic? Aceste ntrebri stau la baza discuiilor care vor avea loc cu ocazia acestei conferine, scopul ntlnirii fiind acela de a demonstrata existena i validitatea unor forme noi de abordare a istoriei ncrederii i a nencrederii n relaie cu studiul statelor i al societilor din Europa Rsritean i Uniunea Sovietic. Mai precis, scopul conferinei este de a analiza instaurarea, funcionarea, stabilitatea i vitalitatea regimurilor politice i ale societilor din blocul sovietic din prisma conceptelor de ncredere i nencredere. Lucrrile propuse trebuie s fie la prima apariie i s cuprind consideraii i analize pornind de la cele dou noiuni, ncredere i nencredere, referitoare la situaii care s-au petrecut n intervalul 1956 1991 n urmtoarele state: RDG, Polonia, Cehoslovacia, Ungaria, Bulgaria, Romania, Albania, Iugoslavia i Uniunea Sovietic. Categorii:

1. Methodological paths and interdisciplinary approaches to the history of trust/distrust from: -Historical anthropology, ethnography and visual studies -Political and social science -Psychology and psychiatry -Philosophy and pedagogy 2. Regimes of trust and distrust: -National traditions and legacies, ideological and scientific roots of trust/distrust -State monopolies on producing and distributing trust/distrust -Scientific roots of trust/distrust (psychiatry, psychology, pedagogy etc.) -Trust as state honor, distrust as dishonor: giving, withdrawing, restoring trust

-Performative rituals, symbols, myths of trust (elections, demonstrations, assemblies) and creating communities of trust/distrust -Propaganda in making friends and enemies -Emotional bonds between people and state 3. Institutions of trust and distrust: -Heads of state and party leaders -Communist party and party members -State institutions (the courts, the army, the police, etc.) -Education and teaching trust (schools and mass organizations) -Security organs (KGB, Stasi, etc.) -Prisons and psychiatric hospitals 4. Public/private spheres, political/apolitical questions: -Faces of public trust: physicians, schoolteachers, university professors, clergy, factory managers etc. -Topography of trust/distrust: communal apartments, workplaces, pubs, smoking rooms, the marketplace, the queue etc. -Private faces of trust: family, kinship, friendship, neighbourhood etc. 5. Mass media and building trust/distrust: -Scandals, rumors and trust/distrust of the public -Radio, television, newspapers and their audience(s) -Idols, celebrities, pop-culture heroes as objects of trust/distrust -Letter-writing to mass media as a trust building practice 6. Socialist citizens: subjectivity between normality and deviance: -Individual experience, memory and resources of trust/distrust -Morality, loyalty, obedience -Marginal groups, ethnic, sexual and religious minorities -Hooligans and alternative (a)social groups 7. Consumerism, the market, money: informal practices and unwritten rules: -Practices of blat, corruption and bribery -Uses of money -Socialist goods and services -Luxury, leisure and free time activities 8. At the boundary of trust and distrust: -Domestic violence -Suicide -Major mental illnesses and neuroses -Terrorist attacks and hostage-taking -Natural and man-made catastrophes Persoanele care doresc s participe sunt rugate s trimit rezumatele lucrrilor la adresa a.tikhomirov@ucl.ac.uk (subiectule-mail-ului: Trust-Conference) pn la data de 15 septembrie 2012. Pentru mai multe informaii, accesai pagina oficial a Facultii de Istorie din cadrul Universitii din Bucureti.