Továrna na právo. Otázka politické reprezentace v polské Třetí republice

• Authors: Kurczewski J.

Title variants

EN

THE LEGISLATIVE FACTORY. THE ISSUE OF POLITICAL REPRESENTATION IN THE POLISH THIRD REPUBLIC

• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

EN

This article can be described as a legal-sociological take on the constitutional norm that defines the character of political representation in democratic Poland. Although this norm refers to the purely representative character of democracy, it differs from the expectations of society, which regards elected representatives as dependent on the will of the electorate even beyond election day. Research shows that elected representatives have very varied opinions on their role. When they consider the voting prerogatives of national minorities or the quota representation of women, it is sociographic representation that they have in mind. As for the representation of opinion, they agree on some points and differ over others, recognising the latitude of their mandate, supporting referenda, but also limiting their legal significance. They also describe the subject of representation and the nature of the ties it is based on in different ways. Some feel themselves entirely dependent on society, while others aim to express the interests of only certain segments of society. This leads to the claim that such variability in conceptions and interpretations is the strength of representation. Sociologists in general, and sociologists of law in particular, must bear this fact in mind when interpreting the process that takes place within the great legislative factory.

Keywords

EN

POST-COMMUNIST TRANSFORMATION; SOCIOLOGY OF LAW

Discipline

• SOCIOLOGY: SOCIOLOGY

• Publisher: Institute of Sociology, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Sociologický časopis. Czech Sociological Review
• Year: 2005
• Volume: 41
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 583-600
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Kurczewski J.

• J. Kurczewski, Uniwersytet Warszawski, Instytut Stosowanych Nauk Spolecznych, ul. Nowy Swiat 69, 00 927 Warszawa, Poland

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CEJSH db identifier

07CZAAAA03096379