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CENTRAL EUROPEAN IDENTITY OF POLAND AND THE CZECH REPUBLIC IN THE LIGHT OF THE OPINIONS OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE CZECH–POLISH BORDERLAND AND IN THE RELEVANT LITERATURE (Polish title below)

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Debicki M.
Sprawy Narodowościowe
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2010
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issue 37
137-148
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(Polish title: Srodkowoeuropejskosc Polski i Czech w swietle opinii mieszkancow pogranicza czesko-polskiego oraz literatury przedmiotu) Although the question of the very existence of Central Europe was not discussed in the article, it was assumed that there is still some space for this category to appear. The core of the text was based on the results of the research which showed that the Czechs living in the Czech-Polish borderland perceive their country as a bit more Central European than Poland. Thus the article is an attempt to explain the reasons of such an attitude. They include the past, i.e., first of all, geopolitical orientation of both states over centuries, resulting in different cultural patterns acquired by both societies, as well as the present times which seem to reflect at least some of these differences. The analysis is enriched with some observations made by other authors, including their opinions on the ways in which the Czech-Polish relations were presented in the Czech history coursebooks of the 1990s. One of the most significant conclusions is that Poland and Poles are seen by the Czechs rather as a ‘Western' nation when it comes to the arts or literature, and rather as an ‘Eastern' nation when it comes to everyday life. It was also argued that the difference in the degree of Central European identity of both countries does not seem to be big enough to ‘exclude' Poland from this category, yet sufficient to be signalled by the respondents.
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'GRUNWALD AGAIN!' OR NATIONAL TOPICS IN FOOTBALL ('Powtórzcie Grunwald' czyli o watkach narodowych w futbolu)

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Debicki M.
Sprawy Narodowościowe
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2009
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issue 34
135-151
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The paper examines the nature of contemporary football: does it play any function beyond the scope of just sheer entertainment? According to the author of the article, the answer is 'yes' - and that is why a variety of national and political dimensions of football matches were presented here. References in the paper cite dramatic events (e.g., the war in former Yugoslavia) as well as seemingly unimportant manifestations, such as people painting their faces with national colors - all with football in the background. In the first case, we have an example of ethnic hatred that can be traced back to football stadiums. In the second case, however, there is a clear reference to Michael Billig's conception of banal nationalism, accounting for many everyday gestures, which although performed unconsciously and with no chauvinistic intensions, usually point at the real significance of national feelings in one's life. Although on the margins of mainstream discussions, a couple of observations on the idea of national characteristics in football styles of particular teams (e.g., Polish, Italian, etc.) were presented in the text. Some attention was also paid to Lukas Podolski - a Polish born German footballer who may embody the inability to determine one's national identity. Podolski was called here 'a man of borderland', which is a reference to its individualistic-cultural dimension.
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SLOVENIA - THE EU-BALKAN BRIDGE (Slowenia - unijno-balkanski pomost)

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Debicki M.
Przegląd Zachodni
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2010
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issue 1(334)
101-114
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The article attempts to characterize the socio-cultural specificity of Slovenia. Attention has been drawn to the coexistence of selected elements that apparently influence the shape of the contemporary identity of the inhabitants of this small country, such as the Habsburg and Yugoslavian legacy or successes in the process of European integration. Separate reflection has been devoted to reasons of a lack of interest in Slovenia among Poles despite relatively close geographical distance between the two countries. The results of research on Poles' attitude to Slovenians have also been analyzed and the emergent picture is complemented by results of a mini-survey on the image of Slovenia among university students.
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