Roads to and from Democracy

Titel: Roads to and from Democracy : Studies in Polish Politics, 1980- 2020 / Krzysztof Jasiewicz
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Veröffentlicht: Lausanne; Berlin; Bruxelles; Chennai; New York; Oxford : Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, 2023
Umfang: 461 Seiten : Illustrationen, Diagramme
Format: Buch
Sprache: Englisch
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mehrbändiges Werk:
Eastern European Culture, Politics and Societies ; 21
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Andere Ausgaben: Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe: Roads to and from Democracy. - Berlin : Peter Lang Verlag, 2023. - Online-Ressource, 464 Seiten
ISBN: 9783631882870 ; 3631882874 ; 9783631904169 ; 9783631904176

This volume is a collection of papers written over the course of forty years. It examines political attitudes, patterns of political behavior, and institutional framework of transition to democracy in Poland. Its contents have been shaped by and provide commentary on the often-dramatic political developments in Poland: the emergence of the massive liberation movement "Solidarity" in 1980-81; the dissent against the communist regime in the 1980s; the struggles to pave the roads toward consolidated democracy in the 1990s; and the problems with adaptation to European liberal values in the 21st century that led to democratic backsliding. In conclusion, it presents the cultural and structural background of the cleavage between the proponents of open society and its enemies.