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The Project Class in Central Europe: The Czech and Hungarian Cases
Author(s) -
Kovách Imre,
Kučerová Eva
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
sociologia ruralis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.005
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1467-9523
pISSN - 0038-0199
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9523.2006.00403.x
Subject(s) - restructuring , czech , accession , social capital , political science , economy , class (philosophy) , capital (architecture) , phenomenon , economic system , economic geography , economic growth , geography , european union , business , economics , economic policy , philosophy , linguistics , physics , archaeology , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence , computer science , law
This article examines the rise of the ‘project class’ in Central and Eastern Europe, linking it to the emerging rural development agenda, driven principally by the demands of EU accession. The emphasis on ‘projects’ in rural development, the demand for local expertise and the mobilisation of social capital are, it is argued, contributing to a restructuring of local power and the emergence of a new ‘project class’. Drawing upon fieldwork in Hungary and the Czech Republic, this article considers the phenomenon and its potential impact within rural social formations.