THE PROBLEMS OF SILESIAN NATIONALITY AND IDENTITY - DILEMMAS AND CHOICES (Z problemów narodowosci i tozsamosci slaskiej - dylematy i wybory)

• Authors: Kijonka-Niezabitowska Justyna
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The aim of this paper is to outline one of the most significant sociological problems in Silesia - the problem of Silesian identity, nationality and regionalism. At the beginning of the article a brief examination of the historical evolution and development of Silesian identity from 19th century till nowadays is presented and discussed. The second part of this paper refers to research on Silesian identity. Current research on teenagers in Silesian Voivodeship conducted in 2008 is also reported. The results of research done after the Polish census of 2002 are significant, because they show the dynamics of Silesian identity and the phenomenon of mixed identities and Silesian nationality. The said research on teenagers is also important as it can contribute to predicting the results of the next Polish census.

Keywords

EN

POLISH CENSUS OF 2002; REGIONALISM; SILESIAN AUTONOMY MOVEMENT (RUCH AUTONOMII SLASKA).; SILESIAN IDENTITY; SILESIAN NATIONALITY

Discipline

• SOCIOLOGY: SOCIOLOGY

• Publisher: Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Studia Socjologiczne
• Year: 2009
• Issue: 4(195)
• Pages: 85-110
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Kijonka-Niezabitowska Justyna

• Justyna Kijonka-Niezabitowska, Uniwersytet Slaski w Katowicach, Instytu Socjologii, ul. Bankowa 11, 40-007 Katowice, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

10PLAAAA071814