Living in the Spaces of (Post-) Socialism: the Case of Nowa Huta, 1945-2001

UKDA study number:4713

Principal Investigator

Stenning, A.
University of Birmingham. School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Science

Sponsor

Economic and Social Research Council

Distributed by

UK Data Archive, University of Essex, Colchester.

October 2003

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Stenning, A., Living in the Spaces of (Post-) Socialism: the Case of Nowa Huta, 1945-2001 [computer file]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive [distributor], October 2003. SN: 4713, http://dx.doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-4713-1

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Copyright:
A. Stenning

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4713 . Living in the Spaces of (Post-) Socialism: the Case of Nowa Huta, 1945-2001

Depositor:

Stenning, A. , University of Newcastle upon Tyne. Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies

Principal Investigator:

Stenning, A. , University of Birmingham. School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Science

Sponsor:

Economic and Social Research Council
Grant Number: R000223246

Abstract:

This study addressed the experience of living in a post-socialist society through fieldwork carried out in Poland. Using a range of ethnographic and discursive methodologies, the relationship between the town of Nowa Huta (literal translation ‘New Steelworks’) in Southern Poland and the wider socio-economic transformations of the last fifty years was considered. Nowa Huta played a key part in post-war reconstruction both as the home of Poland’s largest steelworks and by being promoted as the nation’s first socialist town.
A series of in-depth interviews were conducted with inhabitants in order to consider the town's role in the construction, contestation and collapse of the socialist system in Poland. Secondly, the impact of these large-scale economic and social transformations was examined in the context of everyday life and work in Nowa Huta. Some ‘expert’ witness interviews were used but more emphasis was placed on developing a body of work based on life story or life history interviews. The collection includes an archive of images as well as interview transcriptions.

Main Topics:

This data collection consists of in-depth/semi-structured interviews covering work, work history, working conditions, family, social and support networks, free time, post-socialism, Poland (Nowa Huta and Krakow), community and transformation.

Coverage:

Time Period Covered: 1945 - 2001
Dates of Fieldwork: 01 June 2001 - 31 August 2001
Country: Poland
Geography: Nowa Huta; Krakow
Spatial Units: No spatial unit
Observation Units: Individuals
Kind of Data: Textual data; Individual (micro) level

Universe Sampled:

Location of Units of Observation: Subnational
Population: Men and women aged between 18 and 87, including students, employed people and pensioners, living in Nowa Huta in Poland, during 2001.

Methodology:

Time Dimensions: Cross-sectional (one-time) study
Sampling Procedures: Purposive selection/case studies; Volunteer sample
Number of Units: 29 individual interviews, 1 couple interviewed together.
Method of Data Collection: Face-to-face interview; conducted in Polish
Weighting: No weighting used

Language(s) of Written Materials:

Study Description: English
Study Documentation: English and Polish

Access:

Access Conditions: The depositor has specified that registration is required and standard conditions of use apply. The depositor may be informed about usage. See terms and conditions for further information.
Availability: ESDS Qualidata, UK Data Archive
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Date of First Release:

08 October 2003

Copyright:

A. Stenning

File last updated:

4 January 2012