Criticism of Western civilization in the thought of nationalist parties of Central and Eastern Europe

• Authors: Malendowicz Paweł
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Nationalism is a movement in the political thought in which the idea of nation and a nation-state represents the highest value. In nationalism, loyalty towards one’s nation surpasses all other manifestations of commitment. However, nationalisms vary from state to state. Central and Eastern European nationalists condemn the materialism and consumerism of the Western civilization. They oppose the secularization of the continent and mass migration, believing that those processes will lead to the self-destruction of the European nations. Therefore, they seek to rebuild the sovereignty of nation-states. The paper analyzes the programs of nationalist parties in Poland, Hungary, Lithuania, Ukraine, and Russia in the context of arguments raised by those parties in their critical discourse about the Western civilization.

Keywords

EN

nationalism; Western civilization; consumerism; materialism; Europe

• Publisher: Instytut Zachodni. Instytut Naukowo-Badawczy im. Zygmunta Wojciechowskiego w Poznaniu
• Journal: Przegląd Zachodni
• Year: 2017
• Issue: 4(365)
• Pages: 97-106

Contributors

author

Malendowicz Paweł

• Uniwersytet Kazimierza Wielkiego w Bydgoszczy, Instytut Nauk Politycznych