CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2013
| Author | Derinova, Anna Gennadiyevna |
|---|---|
| Title | The place of the Roman Catholic Church in civil resistance in Poland and Brazil (1979-1985): by-stander or facilitator? |
| Summary | The 20th century has been rich in social movements aimed at eliminating state oppression. No surprise, a profound research has been done in order to reveal and systemize key facilitating factors, explain the core mechanisms and define the actors. Yet, a significant gap can still be observed in this field, as the role of the Roman Catholic Church seems to be generally overlooked in academia. As argued in this paper, based on comparative historical analysis of Freedom and Peace movement in Poland and the CEBs movement in Brazil (1979-1985), the Roman Catholic Church as a social institution appears to be one of the most relevant facilitating factors that unite civil resistance movements from different parts of the world. Upon amalyzing political backgrounds and levels of civil resistance, the paper demostrates how the Church, first, frames the scope of the movement and brings in the key unifying idea, Liberation Theology and Second Vatican Principles. Second, the Vatican shares its own mobilizing structure, i.e. prior social networks, its premises and facilities, necessary for the social groups to mobilize. Finally, the Roman Catholic Church helps to create an alternative social space in which civil resistance can develop freely and independently from the state. Thus, the thesis is mainly targeted at drawing more attention to the role of the Catholic Church in initiating and facilitating social movements, aimed at eliminating institutionalized oppression, in different parts of the world. |
| Supervisor | Fumagalli, Matteo |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2013/derinova_anna.pdf |
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