Nacjonalistyczne koncepcje wychowania we współczesnej myśli narodowo-radykalnej

• Authors: Dominik Figiel

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Nationalist Concepts of Upbringing in Contemporary Radical National Thought

Abstracts

EN

National upbringing is concentrated around 20th century national concepts and often adopts radical approaches. Nationalism, which in its essence is an ideological movement, today is perceived in a very negative way: by putting people at its forefront, it emphasizes their autonomy. Polish nationalism is grounded in religion, more specifically, in Christianity with its traditionalist foundation. Today, Polish nationalism, as a national movement, balances between the national and the radical. One of its most established national formations is the National Rebirth of Poland, which presents its views, including national upbringing, in the journal "Szczerbiec". Its postulates are based on the Third Way theory. In this paper, I focus on the 20th century concepts of national education and the reception of those concepts in the contemporary national movement. My main aim is to present contemporary views about the formation of national education which does not identify itself with notions such as racism, anti-Semitism or ethnical, racial or national hatred. I also present nationalism as an idea, an ideology aimed at unification, preservation of tradition and the development of an individual, rather than the pursuit of alienation and the reinforcement of antagonistic attitudes leading to hatred. Nationalism traditionally carries a negative connotation associated with Nazi and fascist ideologies. However, nowadays it adopts a very different attitude: it advocates social movement and cultural exchange of experience, and thusis now called by some the "last bastion of hope". Therefore, it becomes necessary to cast new positive light on nationalism and its aspirations, and refrain from perceiving it as a destructive movement.

Keywords

EN

nationalism; nation, nationality upbringing; national – radicalism; National Rebith of Poland; catholic traditionalism; Szczerbiec; Third Way; national movement

• Publisher: Fundacja Pro Scientia Publica
• Journal: Ogrody Nauk i Sztuk
• Year: 2012
• Issue: 2

Dates

published

2012

Contributors

author

Dominik Figiel

Identifiers

ISSN

2084-1426