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The book provides analysis of causes of democratic backsliding in Poland. The authors propose to take a closer look at historical and identity aspects, economic factors, social and political polarization, institutions, parties and role of external factors (e.g. European Union) - as issues strongly contributing to this process.
List of contents
Introduction by ¿ukasz Zam¿cki, Renata Mie¿kowska-Norkien, and Adam Szymäski
Chapter 1: Poland and the De-democratization: the Ideological Dimension by Filip Ilkowski
Chapter 2: The Importance of Social Mobilization in the Processes of De-democratization in Poland After 2015 by Anna Wierzchowska
Chapter 3: Party Politics and Political Polarization in Poland as the Roots of De-democratization by Anna Pacze¿niak
Chapter 4: The War of the Worlds - De-democratization in Media Coverage. "Us" and "Them" in "Wiadomo¿ci" and "Fakty" - the News Programmes of the Public Broadcaster TVP and the Private Broadcaster TVN by Marta Jas-Koziarkiewicz
Chapter 5: The Poles on Democracy. The Risks of De-democratization by Ewa Maria Marciniak
Chapter 6: The Role of the Institutional Factor in the Development of De-democratization in Poland by Adam Szymäski
Chapter 7: Is It Brussels' Fault? Narrating the (de-)Europeanization/ (de-)Democratization Nexus and Its Structural Determinants by Agnieszka K. Cianciara
Chapter 8: De-democratization in Poland or, Briefly, Why It Is the Polish Minister of Justice Who Has Managed This Process and Why Brussels Has Said (and Done) Not Enough to Stop It by Renata Mie¿kowska-Norkiene
Conclusion: The Reasons of Democratic Backsliding in Poland by ¿ukasz Zam¿cki, Renata Mie¿kowska-Norkiene and Adam Szymäski
About the author
Edited by Adam Szymanski; Lukasz Zamecki and Renata Mienkowska - Contributions by Filip Ilkowski; Anna Wierzchowska; Anna Paczesniak; Marta Jas-Koziarkiewicz; Ewa Maria Marciniak and Agnieszka K. Cianciara
Summary
The book provides analysis of causes of democratic backsliding in Poland. The authors propose to take a closer look at historical and identity aspects, economic factors, social and political polarization, institutions, parties and role of external factors (e.g. European Union) – as issues strongly contributing to this process.
