The development of public relations in dictatorships — Southern and Eastern European perspectives from 1945 to 1990 (original) (raw)

Introduction to Eastern European Perspectives on the Development of Public Relations: Other Voices

The commonality of political, social and economic systems in the nations of Eastern Europe until 1989 implies that there were shared or very similar experiences in the national development of public relations (PR). The breakdown of the Soviet bloc was followed in many nations by introduction of Western-style or modern PR practices. However, this book demonstrates different phenomena and interpretations as to when PR commenced or became identified as a defined practice. Some nations identify the arrival of PR as 1989 to 1991, whereas others tell of PR and PR-like practices for centuries and decades before, including the post-World War II era of communist or socialist management.

Features of understanding public relations in Ukraine and European countries

Ius Humani. Law Journal

The purpose of the research is defining the concept of social relations from the point of view of theoretical, administrative, civil-legal aspects of legal regulation, considering scientists. Main content. The content of the concepts of “public relations” and “social relations” as political and legal entities with different paradigmatic definitiveness is substantiated. Methodology: The methodological basis of the research consists of comparative-legal and system analysis, formal-legal method, interpretation method, hermeneutic and methods of analysis and synthesis. Conclusions. It has been established that the term “public relations” characterizes relations between people, which provide for the unconditional priority of the economy over other spheres of society (political, ideological, cultural), where there is no place for a person with his values, rights and freedoms. At least, the latter do not acquire proper regulatory support.

Toward a Comprehensive History of Public Relations

1993

Standard histories of public relations privilege the field's association with business enterprise, and traditionally place the origins of the field in the press agentry of the 19th century and in the rise of corporate concern with public opinion in the first decade of the 20th century. However, the roots of public relations reach both farther and deeper into western history and cultural ethos than present histories reveal. Public relations history can only be accurately constructed by examining the ways that many diverse groups contributed through their use of informational (propaganda) campaigns to shape public opinion and manage human behavior through the centuries. These groups have been large and small, and they have represented both established authority and oppositional social movements. Brief case studies of the Catholic Church's propaganda campaigns during the holy crusades between the llth and 13th centuries and the women's suffrage campaign during the 19th and early 20th centuries serve as examples to illustrate this new, more comprehensive approach to the development of public relations history. (Contains 33 references.) (Author/NH)

The influence of democracy in the practice of public relations in Spain

This article presents an exploratory study of the current status of public relations in Spain on the basis of elements and indicators applied to other countries in the study The Global Public Relations Handbook (2009). Spain is one of the most notable absentees from the study; this article therefore fills a hole in current public relations research and theory. The conclusion is that Spain is a country that has undergone radical change, from a dictatorship to one of the world's most democratic systems, substantially transforming its economic system, its culture and its society. This transformation has had a crucial effect on the practice of those professions which have freedom of expression as their legal foundation; one such example is public relations, which has grown from an emerging industry into an established profession.

Public Relations in Russia: Formation, Etatization, and Calcification

Media and Public Relations Research in Post-Socialist Societies, 2021

In this article, Sergei Samoilenko and Elina Erzikova discuss the notion of public relations as a social institution. The leapfrog evolution of Russian public relations in the 1990s has resulted in the early institutionalization and social recognition of the practice. Early theorists declared public relations a social institution linked to democratic development. Seen as both a profession and an academic discipline, public relations is not immune to economic and political influences. The authors discuss the three phases of PR development in Russia: formation, etatization, and calcification. They argue that in the context of the declining importance of social institutions, public relations can no longer realize its full potential as a liaison between the state and society. As a result, the failure to fulfill its mission undermines the original purpose for education and theory development.

On the definition of public relations: A European view

Public Relations Review, 2001

The article confronts a U.S.-based definition of public relations as relationship management with a European view that besides a relational, argues also for a reflective paradigm that is concerned with publics and the public sphere; not only with relational (which can in principle be private), but also with public consequences of organizational behavior. The article is based on a three year research project on the European Public Relations Body of Knowledge and it reflects on the consequence of that project for definitional activities in the US practitioner and academic communities.

The history of public relations in Greece from 1950 to 1980: Professionalization of the “art”

The early development of public relations in Greece is explored through a focus on the period between 1950 and 1980. Specifically, the, article considers the origins and early developments, important actors, international influences, professional bodies and the field of practice. It is found that Greek business public relations were greatly influenced by American practices and through influential practitioners’ contact with the International Public Relations Association (IPRA).