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Alphabet of Solidarity
“Alphabet of Solidarity” is primarily addressed to young readers who do not remember those events and usually know little about the history of Solidarity We want to explain to them why we – witnesses of that time – insist that this history is still alive, that it is so very important not only for us, but also for young Poles Because, surely, the history of Solidarity is fascinating and inspiring today too It contains a positive narrative about Poland and Poles Each generation gradually grows to respect its ancestors Because, without knowing who preceded us in the generational relay, we cannot understand ourselves Even if, as is the right of youth, we are ridiculing tradition, demonst...
Cross Purposes
No other symbol is as omnipresent in Poland as the cross. This multilayered and contradictory icon features prominently in public spaces and state institutions. It is anchored in the country's visual history, inspires protest culture, and dominates urban and rural landscapes. The cross recalls Poland's historic struggles for independence and anti-Communist dissent, but it also encapsulates the country's current position in Europe as a self-avowed bulwark of Christianity and a champion of conservative values. It is both a national symbol - defining the boundaries of Polishness in opposition to a changing constellation of the country's Others - and a key object of contestation in the creative arts and political culture. Despite its long history, the cross has never been systematically studied as a political symbol in its capacity to mobilize for action and solidify power structures. Cross Purposes is the first cultural history of the cross in modern Poland, deconstructing this key symbol and exploring how it has been deployed in different political battles.
Democratic Elections in Poland, 1991-2007
This book is a political history of democratic elections in Poland from the first fully competitive parliamentary elections in 1991 to the unexpected, most recent election in 2007. Until now, there has been no equivalent study covering similar developments in this, or any other, post-communist country; this book fills the gap and provides a detailed electoral perspective on the trajectory of political development in the context of post-authoritarian change. It also provides an invaluable account of the evolution of electoral processes and institution-building in the context of democratic regime development. The major themes of the book centre on the complex, problematic development of Poland...
Social Capital and Rural Development in the Knowledge Society
ÔThis book by Westlund and Kobayashi emphasises the fact that the gap between urban and rural areas is no longer relevant today: all places and regions are under a strong influence from cities. The authors show in a straightforward way that the continuum between more and less urbanized places requires new types of regulations, based on innovation and local skills, and that rural policies cannot be based on agriculture only but primarily require the mobilization of local social capital links.Õ Ð AndrŽ Torre, INRA Ð Agroparistech, Paris, France ÔÒRuralÓ communities are not all resource dependent and very low-density places. Not all have people leaving in droves and no newcomers. This b...
Religious Life in Poland
This book provides a concise historical outline of religion in Poland up until its entry into the European Union in 2004, together with a longer presentation of contemporary religious issues. Albeit largely mono-ethnic and overwhelmingly Catholic after the loss of its large Jewish population to the Holocaust, and subsequent post-World War II border shifts, traces of an historic diversity remain in Poland to date, playing a greater role than mere numbers would suggest. Poland's fairly robust religious life is affected by the country's continuing modernization and its various institutions, and this is discussed within a broad context. One of the unfortunate legacies of decades of communism is a stunted civil society; while at different levels there are conflicts involving religion, at the grassroots it is one of the few forces building much needed trust in present-day Polish society.
Alfabet Solidarności
„Alfabet Solidarności” adresujemy w pierwszej kolejności do młodych czytelników, którzy nie pamiętają tamtych wydarzeń i zazwyczaj wiedzą niewiele na temat historii Solidarności. Chcemy im wyjaśnić, dlaczego my – świadkowie tamtego czasu – upieramy się, że ta historia wciąż jest żywa, że jest tak bardzo ważna nie tylko dla nas, lecz także dla młodych Polaków. Bo przecież z pewnością historia Solidarności jest fascynująca oraz inspirująca także dzisiaj. Zawiera w sobie pozytywną narrację o Polsce i Polakach. Każde pokolenie dorasta stopniowo do szacunku dla swych przodków. Bo bez wiedzy, kto poprzedzał nas w sztafecie pokoleń – nie jesteśmy w sta...
Między zagrodą a boiskiem. Studium aktywności wiejskich klubów sportowych
Wiejski sport amatorski, a piłkarstwo w szczególności, uznać trzeba w świetle czynionych tutaj rozważań za kompromisową formę „małego” i „wielkiego” sportu – połączenie tego, co skromne w środkach i autentyczne w swym wyrazie, z tym, co sprofesjonalizowane, a przy tym hałaśliwe i ekspresyjne. Hybrydalność ta uprawnia do uznania futbolowej kultury polskiej prowincji za „żywą i otwartą”, wyzwalającą pozytywną energię społeczną w stopniu nie mniejszym niż jej wielkomiejska odmiana [.]. Oznaki tej żywotności obserwujemy „między zagrodą a boiskiem” – w lokalnej przestrzeni działalności klubów. Tam właśnie ujawnia się siła relacji międzyinstytucjonalnych i międzyosobowych. Tam uruchamiane są zasoby społeczne tkwiące w społeczności wiejskiej. Tam wreszcie zaszczepiane są i rozkwitają elementy kultury kibicowskiej, będącej na polskiej wsi novum stopniowo oswajanym za sprawą młodego pokolenia. Warto potencjał ten wykorzystać w procesach rzeczywistej, oddolnie czynionej odnowy wsi.
Ideologies of Eastness in Central and Eastern Europe
This book explores how the countries of Eastern Europe, which were formerly part of the Soviet bloc have, since the end of communist rule, developed a new ideology of their place in the world. Drawing on post-colonial theory and on identity discourses in the writings of local intelligentsia figures, the book shows how people in these countries no longer think of themselves as part of the "east", and how they have invented new stereotypes of the countries to the east of them, such as Ukraine and Belarus, to which they see themselves as superior. The book demonstrates how there are a whole range of ideologies of "eastness", how these have changed over time, and how such ideologies impact, in a practical way, relations with countries further east.
