In the chapter titled Multiple Post-Communisms: The Variability of Religious Change in Central and Eastern Europe, Miroslav Tížik offers a deep reflection on the religious transformations that have shaped Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) since 1989, the year of the collapse of communist regimes. Using data from EVS and WVS, the author explores the social and religious dynamics in twelve countries of the region, revealing a surprising variety of religious trends that have emerged in the decades following the end of communism.
Published in the Annual Review of the Sociology of Religion (Leiden: Brill, 2024), the contribution focuses on the diversity of religious change pathways, highlighting how each country has taken a unique trajectory influenced by specific historical, cultural, and political factors. Tížik places particular emphasis on the importance of longitudinal research, such as those based on EVS and WVS studies, in understanding the long-term challenges to value systems in these societies. The author provides a nuanced and typological reading of these transformations, which not only enriches academic debate but also offers an essential key to understanding the complex interactions between religion, politics, and identity in post-communist Europe. A chapter that is indispensable for anyone wishing to explore the depths of religious transformations in an ever-evolving region.
TÍŽIK, M. (2024). Multiple Post-communisms: The Variability of Religious Change in Central and Eastern Europe. In Breskaya, O. and Zrinščak, S. (Ed.), Annual Review of the Sociology of Religion. Volume 15 (pp. 13-41). Leiden: Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-71380-2. https://brill.com/display/title/60277