Transparency of the Polish Government Structure in the Network Perspective

• Authors: Katarzyna Domagała , Mateusz Zieliński

Title variants

PL

Transparentność struktury polskiego rządu w perspektywie sieci

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The aim of the paper is to analyze the constitutional crisis, which occurred in Poland at the end of 2015, shortly after the parliamentary election. Our research is focused on showing the low transparency of the Polish government during this political turmoil. We argue that there are many indirect connections and feedbacks between the main political actors which have an effect in the non-transparent structure of a government, which changes during political turmoil and more stable period of time. In this context the network analysis was used as a main research method to emphasize some of the personal connections between the main politicians.

PL

Celem artykułu jest analiza kryzysu konstytucyjnego, który miał miejsce w Polsce po wyborach parlamentarnych w 2015 r., w perspektywie sieciowej. Przeprowadzone badania koncentrują się na ukazaniu braku przejrzystości działań rządu Prawa i Sprawiedliwości podczas wskazanego kryzysu. Dzięki użyciu analizy sieci (SNA) jako głównej metody badawczej, w artykule analizie poddane zostały nieformalne relacje pomiędzy głównymi aktorami politycznymi, które w znaczący sposób wpłynęły na działania rządu w tym okresie. W tym celu podjęta została próba rekonstrukcji najważniejszych wydarzeń na polskiej scenie politycznej, odnoszących się do tematu badań, w badanym okresie czasu.

Keywords

EN

parliamentary election; constitutional crisis; Constitutional Court; Law and Justice

PL

wybory parlamentarne; kryzys konstytucyjny; Trybunał Konstytucyjny; Prawo i Sprawiedliwość

• Publisher: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II. Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL
• Journal: Roczniki Nauk Społecznych
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 9(45)
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 139-154

Contributors

author

Katarzyna Domagała

• Instytut Politologii Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego

author

Mateusz Zieliński

• Instytut Politologii Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego

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Identifiers

DOI

10.18290/rns.2017.45.3-9