Polish Patriotism after 1989: Concepts, Debates, Identities (17) (Nationalisms Across the Globe) - Softcover

Szeligowska, Dorota

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3034319924 ISBN 13: 9783034319928

Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers, 2016

Synopsis

This book analyses the concept of patriotism and the contestation over its meaning in key public debates in Poland over the last twenty-five years. It focuses on the strategies used to define, re-shape and "bend" the notion of patriotism, which during this period has become a central issue in Polish political discourse. Contemporary Polish society is characterized by a growing polarization of the public sphere. Rivalry between former communists and former dissidents has been progressively replaced by internal opposition within the ranks of once-dissident allies, now divided into civic-minded "critical" patriots and nationalist-oriented "traditional" patriots. This division re-emerges regularly during key moments in Polish public life - most recently in the aftermath of the highly contested 2015 parliamentary elections. By tracing the evolution of the debate over patriotism since 1989, this book provides crucial insights into the current political situation.

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About the Author:

Dorota Szeligowska holds a PhD from the Doctoral School of Political Science, International Relations and Public Policy at Central European University in Budapest, where she specialized in political theory and comparative politics. She currently lives and works in Brussels and is a visiting scholar at the Dijon campus of Sciences Po, where she lectures on the history of communism, the sociology of post-communism and EU affairs.

About this edition

• Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 3034319924
• ISBN 13: 9783034319928
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 326