The Political potential of Upper Silesian ethnoregionalist movement

• Acknowledgements
• p. ix

• List of Tables
• p. x

• List of Abbreviations
• p. xii

• Introduction
• p. 1

• 1
• Region, Ethnicity and Politics
• p. 4

• 1.1
• The Lipset-Rokkan Theory
• p. 4

• 1.2
• Centre-Periphery Opposition
• p. 8

• 1.3
• Political Behaviours
• p. 10

• 1.4
• Region and Regionalism
• p. 11

• 1.5
• Ethnic Conflict and Ethnic Mobilisation
• p. 15

• 1.6
• New Social Movements
• p. 20

• 1.7
• Regionalist and Ethnoregionalist Parties
• p. 22

• 1.8
• Issue and Value Voting - Theory
• p. 26

• 1.9
• Communities and Nationalism
• p. 27

• 1.10
• Ethnic Identity and Ideology
• p. 29

• 1.11
• Communities and International Law
• p. 32

• 1.12
• Communities and Polish Law
• p. 40

• 1.13
• Region, Ethnicity and Politics - Conclusions
• p. 43

• 2
• Political Situation in Upper Silesia
• p. 45

• 2.1
• Upper Silesia - Definition, Names, Borders
• p. 45

• 2.2
• Upper Silesia - Subregions
• p. 47

• 2.3
• Upper Silesia - Historical Remarks
• p. 54

• 2.4
• Inter-War Period in the Silesian Autonomous Voivodeship
• p. 57

• 2.5
• Silesian Harm (or Upper Silesian Harm)
• p. 60

• 2.6
• Upper Silesia as a Periphery
• p. 62

• 2.7
• Upper Silesians
• p. 66

• 2.8
• Upper Silesians in Scholarly Literature
• p. 70

• 2.9
• (Upper) Silesian Movement
• p. 72

• 2.10
• History of the Movement
• p. 77

• 2.11
• European Context
• p. 81

• 2.12
• Political Situation in Upper Silesia - Conclusions
• p. 85

• 3
• Methodology
• p. 87

• 3.1
• Aim and Object
• p. 87

• 3.2
• Research Questions and Hypothesis
• p. 87

• 3.3
• Terminology and Indicators
• p. 89

• 3.4
• Methods, Techniques and Tools
• p. 90

• 3.5
• Sampling
• p. 92

• 3.6
• Procedure
• p. 93

• 4
• Political Organisations in Upper Silesia
• p. 95

• 4.1
• Rada Górnoslaska
• p. 95

• 4.1.1
• Fundacja "Silesia"
• p. 96

• 4.1.2
• Pro Loquela Silesiana
• p. 97

• 4.1.3
• Ruch Autonomü Slaska
• p. 100

• 4.1.4
• Stowarzyszenie Osób Narodowosci Slaskiej
• p. 103

• 4.1.5
• Slonsko Ferajna
• p. 104

• 4.1.6
• Zwiqzek Górnoslaski
• p. 106

• 4.1.7
• Niemiecka Wspólnota "Pojednanie i Przyszoosc"
• p. 108

• 4.2
• Organisations from outside the Upper Silesian Council
• p. 109

• 4.2.1
• Demokratyczna Unia Regtonalistow Slaskich
• p. 109

• 4.2.2
• Nasz Wspólny Slaski Dom
• p. 110

• 4.2.3
• Towarzystwo Spoleczno-Kulturalne Niemców Województwa Slaskiego
• p. 111

• 4.2.4
• Zwiqzek Ludnosci Narodowosci Slaskiej
• p. 112

• 4.3
• Slaska Partia Regionalna
• p. 114

• 4.4
• Slonzoki Razem
• p. 115

• 4.5
• Electoral Committees
• p. 117

• 4.5.1
• Autonomia dla Ziemi Slqskiej
• p. 117

• 4.5.2
• Mniejszosc na Slasku
• p. 117

• 4.5.3
• Zjednoczeni dla Slaska
• p. 119

• 4.5.4
• Slonzoki Razem
• p. 120

• 4.6
• Electoral Results in the Region
• p. 120

• 4.7
• Electoral Campaigns in the Region
• p. 128

• 4.8
• Initiatives
• p. 129

• 4.8.1
• Autonomy March
• p. 130

• 4.8.2
• The Day of Commemoration of the Upper Silesian Tragedy
• p. 131

• 4.8.3
• National Census 2011 - Campaign
• p. 132

• 4.8.4
• Regional Education and Teaching Silesian Language
• p. 132

• 4.8.5
• Recognition of Silesians as a Minority and Silesian as a Regional Language
• p. 133

• 4.9
• Protests
• p. 134

• 4.9.1
• Protest against Further Centralisation of Public Television
• p. 134

• 4.9.2
• Protest against Rejection of the Citizens' Legislative Initiative
• p. 134

• 4.9.3
• Protest against Naming the Square in Katowice after Maria and Lech Kaczynski
• p. 134

• 4.10
• Political Organisations in Upper Silesia - Conclusions
• p. 136

• 5
• Programmes and Postulates of Upper Silesian Organisations
• p. 139

• 5.1
• Introduction
• p. 139

• 5.2
• Ethnicity
• p. 140

• 5.2.1
• Auto-identification
• p. 140

• 5.2.2
• Silesianism
• p. 142

• 5.2.3
• Heritage
• p. 149

• 5.2.4
• Collective Memory
• p. 151

• 5.2.5
• Categorisation
• p. 159

• 5.3
• Political Programmes and Postulates
• p. 160

• 5.3.1
• Recognition of the Ethnic Group
• p. 160

• 5.3.2
• Regional Education
• p. 164

• 5.3.3
• Teaching and Promotion of the Silesian Language
• p. 167

• 5.3.4
• Decentralisation and Autonomy
• p. 170

• 5.3.5
• Functions and the Role of the Organisation
• p. 176

• 5.3.6
• Plans for the Future
• p. 181

• 5.4
• Programmes and Postulates of Upper Silesian Organisations - Conclusions
• p. 186

• 6
• Political Behaviours and Political Potential
• p. 189

• 6.1
• Introduction
• p. 189

• 6.2
• General Information about the Respondents
• p. 189

• 6.3
• Ethnicity - Elements of Silesian Identity
• p. 191

• 6.3.1
• Auto-identification
• p. 191

• 6.3.2
• Territorial and Familial Ties
• p. 192

• 6.3.3
• Categorisation and the Role of the Region
• p. 193

• 6.3.4
• Stereotypes and Migration
• p. 195

• 6.3.5
• Diversity and Separateness
• p. 197

• 6.3.6
• Language and Traditions
• p. 199

• 6.4
• Political Postulates - Popularity
• p. 201

• 6.4.1
• Recognition and Education
• p. 201

• 6.4.2
• Legal Status and Borders of the Slaskie Voivodeship
• p. 203

• 6.4.3
• Priorities for Newly Registered Silesian Parties
• p. 205

• 6.5
• Political Behaviours - Popularity of Studied Organisations
• p. 205

• 6.5.1
• Voting Behaviours
• p. 205

• 6.5.2
• Participation in Electoral Campaigns, Membership and Participation in Events
• p. 216

• 6.5.3
• Political Behaviours Index
• p. 218

• 6.6
• Relation between Silesian Identity and Political Behaviours
• p. 220

• 6.7
• Political Behaviours and Political Potential - Conclusions
• p. 225

• Concluding Remarks
• p. 228

• Annex
• p. 235

• References
• p. 236

• Index
• p. 261