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Recenzja książki “Kenya: the Struggle for a New Constitutional Order”, Godwin R. Murunga, Duncan Okello, Anders Sjörgen (red.), Zed Books, London 2014, ss. 224.

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Dobrzeniecki I.

Afryka

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2017

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issue 45

135-143

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One of the essential elements of Kenyan political history is the issue of constitutionalism. From 1963 until 2010, the so-called “Lancaster House Constitution” was in force. It was outdated, repeatedly amended and associated with Jomo Kenyatta’s and Daniel Arap Moi’s authoritarian regimes. In the 1990s, the newly formed and now legal political opposition, leading Kenyan figures and human rights organisations increasingly demanded a democratisation process, an important element of which was meant to be a new Kenyan constitution. The authors of the book discuss this subject matter, which is especially important for the process of Kenyan constitutional reform.

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The Europeanisation of the Local Self-Government in the South Caucasus

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Czachor R.

Polish Political Science Yearbook

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2022

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issue 2 (51)

30-47

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The following paper employs a normative approach and focuses on the problem of the current state of the local self-government in the South Caucasus countries: Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. Since all these countries are members of the Council of Europe, a reference point for decentralisation is the European Charter of Local Self-Government. The paper's main thesis is that despite showing some similarities, the countries have introduced different models of decentralisation that do not fully meet the Council of Europe’s criteria. Such variation is in line with the different political systems of these states and their level of democratisation. The more democratic the state is, the stronger the decentralisation it has adopted. Thus, decentralisation in Georgia follows the European model of public policy, while Azerbaijan is preserving the former Soviet model of weak self-government, with central authorities playing the leading role in public services. The current changes in Armenia’s model resemble the Georgian track of reforms. The findings of this paper may be applicable both in further theoretical research and in implementing reforms of local self-government in various post-Soviet states.

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The Attitude of the Russian Diaspora in the Republic of Poland towards Non-Systemic Opposition in the Russian Federation. A Case Study of Alexei Navalny’s Team

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Miarka A., Muś A.

Polish Political Science Yearbook

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2026

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issue 2(55)

77-96

EN

Can the Russian diaspora play a role in the process of democratisation of the Russian Federation? Our study consisted of both qualitative and quantitative analysis of the attitudes of persons of Russian origin in the Republic of Poland towards the Russian Federation itself and towards non-systemic opposition. The analysis revealed that many Russians in Poland are pro-democratic and do not agree with the particular vision of state-led nationalism as adopted by Putin’s regime. The study has shown that although diaspora may have a potential in affecting democratic change in Russia, it may not turn into tangible effects, as Russians abroad may not mobilise and may decide to stay in the country of residence.

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Polish lustration and the models of transitional justice

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Krotoszyński M.

Adam Mickiewicz University Law Review

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2014

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vol. 3

199-211

PL

Transitional justice in the post-communist countries of Eastern Europe concentrates on the problem of the lustration of former secret service officers and their clandestine collaborators and on the question of access to files created by the communist political police. The aim of the article is to present the Polish experience in this field in view of the theoretical framework available in transitional justice literature. Thus, the text begins with definitions of some basic notions connected with dealing with the past. The article also proposes three basic models of transitional justice. The third part offers an account of Polish lustration and public disclosure measures and assigns those instruments to the models of transitional justice. The final section presents some concluding remarks on the evolution of Polish lustration.

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“Crisis, Chaos, Violence – Is that Really what We Want?” A Stalled Democratization in Jordan

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Malantowicz A., Kopcewicz G., Olszanecka N., Urbański D., Piechowiak-Lamparska J., Bryc A., Bojarczyk B., Jorgensen F. A. E., Niedziołka D., Pacześniak A., Potorski R., Wincławska M., Włodkowska-Bagan A., Jeran A., Mol A., Solsbery A., Dąbrowska I., Głodkowski M., Kopcewicz G., Olszanecka N., Piechowiak-Lamparska J.

The Copernicus Journal of Political Studies

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2013

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issue 1 (3)

PL

Amidst the regional turmoil in the Middle East, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan prevails its relative stability despite undergoing only limited democratic reforms. The article aims to present and analyze the Jordanian regime’s reaction to the Arab Spring in light of the international historical sociology, which depicts multidimensional and interlinked relations between the state, socjety and international environment, all immersed in historical context. The analysis finds that Jordan is a case proving that some nations praise stability over rushed political reform and, what is a key to understand the phenomenon, this is the view shared not only among the ruling elite but also by a vast part of the society. The somewhat stalled democratisation works in favour of the autocratic regime of King Abdullah II who retains power, of the Jordanian society, which does not have to fear internal disorder, and of the international community for whom Jordan is a long-standing and reliable partner.Full text: http://bazhum.muzhp.pl/czasopismo/589/?idno=14763

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Between Autonomy and Independence. The Democratisation of the Armed Forces in Latin America in the Twenty-First Century

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Stelmach M.

International Studies. Interdisciplinary Political and Cultural Journal

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2020

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vol. 25

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issue 1

29-47

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The aim of this article is to analyse the new forms of militarism as well as the position and the role of the armed forces in Latin American political systems in the twenty-first century. The first part analyses two selected forms of military participation in politics: the participation of former servicemembers in presidential elections and their performance as presidents, and the militarisation of political parties. The second part of the article focuses on the issue of contemporary civil-military relations in Latin America, discussing the problems associated with the establishment of democratic control over the armed forces, the reform of the Ministries of Defense and the redefinition of the functions of the army.

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Operation Desert Storm from the Czechoslovak perspective

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Friedl J., Polnar S.

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2024

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vol. 110

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issue 1

39-64

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The occupation of Kuwait by Iraq and the subsequent conflict in the Persian Gulf in 1990 / 1991 represented the first serious crisis in international relations after the end of the Cold War. The then Czech and Slovak Federative Republic (CSFR) joined the international coalition headed by the United States of America. This was a major breakthrough in Czechoslovak foreign policy. At the time, CSFR was still part of the Warsaw Pact, which was led by the Soviet Union. The decision to send a Czechoslovak chemical corps aligned with the notion of the new political class to gradually change the country’s allegiance. The contribution to the liberation of Kuwait was therefore intended to support Czechoslovak ambitions for early inclusion in Euro-Atlantic structures. This topic resonated strongly in the political and media discourse of the time. All this took place during a transition period, as Czechoslovakia was going through a difficult phase of social transformation, and the democratisation of its armed forces was an integral part of this process. The general description of these events is based on the study of Czechoslovak archival documents, contemporary press and the recollections of direct participants in the events.

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„Arabska wiosna” – fala demokracji w warunkach islamu. Spojrzenie z polskiej perspektywy

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Muszkiewicz M.

Społeczeństwo i Ekonomia

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2014

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issue 1 (1)

154-172

EN

The revolutionary wave in North Africa brought about deep changes − both social and political − in the region. Islamists have grown to become the most important political power in Egypt, Tunisia and Libya. Muslim Brotherhood, a while ago referred to as Islamic extremists, stands for democratic changes in the Arab world nowadays. However, a belief that the Arab revolution should create constitutional democracies modeled on western democracies is unjustified. The article indicates problems with the democracy in the Islamic world, but does not show the way to resolve them. Taking into consideration complexity of relations between Western and Islamic civilizations, differences in understanding the worth of culture and religion and requirements of current politics, it is hard to achieve a common ground. The fact has a significant influence on the possibilities of spreading the democracy across Muslims. One thing is sure: lack of knowledge cannot be superseded by fear and prejudice.

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Limitations and Challenges of Building Democracy in the Conditions of Multiethnic Society in Zambia

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Lenč J., Hrivíková T.

Ethnologia Actualis

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2014

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vol. 14

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issue 2

26-42

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Some politicians in Europe ever more frequently claim that multiculturalism has failed. Others assert that it is primarily the current model of democracy which is in crisis. On the other hand Africa is generally perceived as a continent without experience with either democratic tradition or even liberal concept of multiculturalism. But is that really the case? What do we know about the diversity of the African continent in Central Europe? A potential positive example of successful democratisation and multiculturalism forming processes in Africa could be presented by Zambia. Where are then the limitations and challenges in the process of building a democratic system within the framework of African multiculturalism?

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Procesy demokratyzacji i tajwanizacji. O roli edukacji w kształtowaniu tajwańskiej tożsamości narodowej

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Nowosad I.

Studia z Teorii Wychowania

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2018

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issue 1 (22)

165-188

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The article focuses on educational transformation in Taiwan, as reflected in its ongoing social changes. The genesis and the course of two particularly important processes: democratisation and Taiwanisation are given special consideration, as they have radically been changing the face of Taiwan’s education and appear to be paving the way for the shaping of a new Taiwanese national identity. This process can be read as “balancing” Taiwan between East and West – between different values and processes. While presenting their essence, also complex links with Taiwan’s policy towards China and the orientation on economic growth are taken into account.

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W artykule zwrócono uwagę na proces transformacji edukacji Tajwanu odzwierciedlający zachodzące w tym kraju przemiany społeczne i polityczne. Zwrócono uwagę na genezę i przebieg dwóch szczególnie istotnych procesów: demokratyzacji i tajwanizacji, które radykalnie zmieniają oblicze edukacji i forsują drogę do kształtowania nowej tajwańskiej tożsamości narodowej. Proces ten można odczytać jako „balansowanie” Tajwanu między Wschodem a Zachodem – odmiennymi wartościami i procesami. Ukazując ich istotę, uwzględniono złożone powiązania z polityką Tajwanu wobec Chin oraz orientacją na wzrost gospodarczy.

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(Dis)trust into the rule of law in Slovenia

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Haček M.

Political Preferences

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2013

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issue 4

9-23

EN

After the collapse of the non-democratic regime in the early 1990s, public opinion surveys became important factor in the process of democratic decision-making. Author is analysing the results of public opinion surveys, which bring together data on the attitude of the general public towards democracy, (dis)satisfaction with the political situation and (dis)satisfaction with most important political and administrative institutions with special emphasis given to the public’s (dis)trust toward the rule of law. Based on the data obtained article allocates Slovenia’s position compared to other established European democracies as well as post-communist countries from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) on the scale of the relationship of the dimensions of societal (dis)trust in political power.

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Promotion of National Heroes as Civic Role-Models during Democratisation

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Wawrzyński P., Marszałek-Kawa J.

The New Educational Review

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2018

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vol. 52

101-111

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The paper considers the relationship between remembrance narratives on national heroes and proliferation of political attitudes, values and behaviours during democratisation. It discusses the impact of interpretations of the past on the development of civil society in the context of public education as an instrument of identity politics. Comparing the experiences of Chile, Estonia, Georgia, Poland, South Africa and Spain, the authors present the role of national heroes in the legitimisation of behaviours and attitudes, new elites and national unity. The discussed results prove that the establishment of a pro-democratic system of civic education increases chances for successful consolidation of democracy in post-authoritarian countries.

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Annus Mirabilis 1989 i jego dziedzictwo: spełnione obietnice, stracone złudzenia i niespodziewane rezultaty

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Ziółkowski M.

Ruch Prawniczy, Ekonomiczny i Socjologiczny

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2014

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vol. 76

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issue 2

25-42

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This paper is an attempt to reconsider the first years of systemic transformations in Poland, or, more precisely, the course of events during democratisation process going on in 1989, and the fundamental problems of the consolidation of democracy in the following years. In a comparative analysis referring to categories used by Samuel P. Huntington in his book: The Third Wave. Democratization in the Late Twentieth Century, it presents the consequences of the fact that democratisation in Poland was achieved by ‘transplacement’ – joint actions of the government and the opposition, manifested in particular at the Round Table talks. Further the main dilemmas of subsequent years are analysed. These include: the economic and social issues, the problem of the accountability for the past, and the question of how to deal with the praetorians of the former regime. Changes in the social perception of the early transformation period are also described.

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Artykuł jest próbą analizy pierwszych lat transformacji systemowej w Polsce, tzn. przebiegu procesu demokratyzacji w 1989 r. oraz podstawowych problemów konsolidacji demokracji w Polsce w kilku latach następnych. Jest to analiza porównawcza wykorzystująca kategorie stosowane przez S. Huntingtona w książce Trzecia fala demokratyzacji. Artykuł przedstawia konsekwencje faktu, że proces demokratyzacji dokonał się w Polsce poprzez „przemieszczenie”, tzn. wspólne działania rządu i przedstawicieli opozycji, czego wyrazem był zwłaszcza obrady Okrągłego Stołu. Analizuje najistotniejsze dylematy następnych lat, a więc problemy gospodarcze i socjalne, „problem kata” (tzn. kwestię rozliczenia przeszłości) oraz „problem pretorianina” (tzn. sposób traktowania przedstawicieli poprzednich resortów siłowych). Opisuje także zmiany społecznego postrzegania wydarzeń z owych lat.

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Manipulation of Vote Choice – Impediment to the Electoral Integrity in Turkey?

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Szymański A., Wódka J.

Przegląd Politologiczny

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2017

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issue 3

103-116

PL

Od 1946 r., Turcja jest demokracją wielopartyjną – w państwie tym regularnie odbywają się wolne, konkurencyjne wybory. Jednak w ostatnim dziesięcioleciu, wraz z konsolidacją władzy przez Partię Sprawiedliwości i Rozwoju, pojawia się coraz więcej wątpliwości co do uczciwości wyborów. Partia rządząca zaczęła uciekać się do szeregu środków, ograniczających ich konkurencyjność. Celem artykułu jest ukazanie skali nadużyć wyborczych w Turcji, z naciskiem na jeden z trzech głównych obszarów manipulacji wyborczych, to jest manipulowanie “preferencjami wyborców” (vote choice), który wydaje się być najbardziej problematyczny. Ambicją autorów jest udzielenie odpowiedzi na pytanie, czy wybory w Turcji, mimo obserwowanych nieprawidłowości, nadal spełniają międzynarodowe standardy, czy też Turcja staje się ‘wyborczą autokracją’?

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Turkey has had a fairly long tradition of regular, competitive polls and multi-party democracy begun in 1946. However, in the last decade, with the consolidation of Justice and Development Party’s (AKP, Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi) grip on power, there has been a growing concern about the integrity of elections in this state. In subsequent elections the ruling party resorted to a plethora of means inhibiting their competitiveness. Thus, the article seeks to survey the extent of election malpractices in Turkey with the focus on manipulation of vote choice as most disturbing group of electoral malpractices and, without prejudging, to address the fundamental questions about whether elections in Turkey, notwithstanding the irregularities, still meet democratic, international standards, or whether Turkey is sliding into electoral autocracy.

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South African Post–Apartheid Transitional Remembrance Policy (1994–1999)

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Wawrzyński P., Stańco-Wawrzyńska A.

Polish Political Science Yearbook

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2016

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vol. 45

145–154

EN

The paper presents results of the qualitative–to–quantitative narrative analysis of the transitional remembrance policy in South Africa during Nelson R. Mandela’s presidency. It refers to findings on the structure of political applications of historical interpretations to the issue of national identity reconstruction during democratisation. Therefore, the paper considers a degree in which remembrance story–telling was used to legitimise, justify, explain and promote the Rainbow Nation, the inclusive and non–racial vision of South Africa’s ’ideal self’ based on Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s theology of Ubuntu hoping. It investigated these relationships on eight levels – legitimisation of new elites, presence of former elites, transitional justice, social costs of transformations, promotion of new standards, the symbolic roles of democratisation, need for national unity and the new state’s identity in international politics. Moreover, the paper introduces a draft comparison with other cases of transitional remembrance policy – Chile, Estonia, Georgia, Poland and Spain – and it offers the structural model of the use of historical interpretations in South African transition, as well as discussing it with reference to the general model of the transitional remembrance policy.

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Remembrance, Identity Politics and Political Transitions: a Comparative Study

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Marszałek-Kawa J., Wawrzyński P.

Polish Political Science Yearbook

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2016

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vol. 45

11-21

EN

The paper presents findings of the comparative study on relationships between remembrance story-telling and the transitional reconstruction of political identities. It identifies in which areas and fields of impact governments tend to use interpretations of the past to promote new leadership visions of society. Moreover, it verifies theoretical hypotheses related to the politicised remembrance and its role as a political asset during transformations, as well as it considers the theoretical framework of democracy-building (and a common prediction of its universal character). As a result, the study offers a detailed picture of the way remembrance narratives are transformed into explanations, justifications or legitimisation of new, post-authoritarian identities based on qualitative-to-quantitative analysis of the intensity of story-telling and its links with transitional identity politics. In the conclusion, the Authors present their consideration of research findings, and they discuss it with reference to the nature of transitional government’s remembrance policy as a sphere of social influence.

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The Structure of Transitional Remembrance Policy. A Report on Internal Correlations

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Marszałek-Kawa J., Wawrzyński P.

Athenaeum. Polskie Studia Politologiczne

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2016

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vol. 52

223-235

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Raport prezentuje wyniki badań porównawczych nad związkami między narracjami pamięci a tranzycyjną polityką tożsamości. Badania zrealizowane zostały poprzez zastosowanie jakościowo- ilościowej analizy narratywnej sześciu przypadków: Chile, Estonii, Gruzji, Hiszpanii, Polski i Południowej Afryki. Artykuł omawia wewnętrzne korelacje w ramach struktury tranzycyjnej polityki historycznej w odniesieniu do trzech poziomów analizy: ogólnego, przestrzeni oddziaływania (celów polityki) i pól oddziaływania (zadań polityki). W efekcie przedstawia dwa modele – ogólny model korelacji i model korelacji wewnętrznych. Nakreślają one najważniejsze cechy opowiadania o przeszłości w toku demokratyzacji i rozwijają obecne rozumienie sposobu, w jaki argumenty historyczne mogą oddziaływać na tranzycyjną rekonstrukcję tożsamości narodowej.

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The research report presents results of the comparative study on relationships between remembrance narratives and transitional identity policy. It is based on the qualitative-toquantitative narrative analysis of six cases: Chile, Estonia, Georgia, Poland, South Africa, and Spain. It discusses internal correlations within the structure of transitional remembrance policy with reference to three levels of analysis: the general level, the areas of impact (objectives of the policy) level, and the fields of impact (aims of the policy) level. As a result, it offers two models – the General Model of Correlations, and the Model of Internal Correlations. These two drawings show main features of remembrance story-telling during democratisations, and they develop present understandings on the way in which historical arguments may influence transitional identity reconstruction.

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Impact of Spain’s democratisation on its multilateral relations

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Mizerska-Wrotkowska M.

Reality of Politics

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2017

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issue 8

45-60

EN

The objective of this article is to analyse the impact of the Spanish democratic transformation on its multilateral relations. It analyses the strategies of Spanish governments in the transformation era and the process of accession to NATO, the Council of Europe and the European Communities. Source analysis and criticism methods (applied mostly to Spanish- -language texts), as well as comparative analysis were employed for the needs of this article. Based on her research, the author concludes that changes to Spanish foreign policy were evolutionary in nature. Therefore, it took Spain several years to regain the full confidence of its partners. Before any breakthrough changes could occur in the multilateral dimension, Spain needed to normalise its bilateral relations. The democratic elections conducted on the 15th of June 1977 in Spain was the breakthrough without which no accession to any important international organisation could ever happen. As the event clinched the state’s democratisation, it paved the way for Spain to join soon the Council of Europe. The accession process for the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation was more complex. The Spanish political scene was divided in that matter. Spain’s accession to the European Communities was the longest process. It was subject not only to the state’s democratisation progress but also to economic issues.

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The State of Democracy in Poland and Europe

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Wałęsa L., Wawrzyński P., Marszałek A.

Polish Political Science Yearbook

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2016

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vol. 45

157–165

EN

The exclusive interview with Mr Lech Wałęsa, the legendary leader of “Solidarity” Trade Union, the Noble Peace Prize Laureate in 1983 and the President of Poland from 1990 to 1995, on the state of democracy in Poland and Europe presents Mr Wałęsa’s perspective on challenges that contemporary political leaders have to face. It discusses four major areas: a historical consideration of Poland’s post–communist transformation, a today’s perspective on democracy in Poland, an evaluation of country’s role in the united Europe and a discussion of processes that threat democracy in Poland and Europe. In the interview, Mr Wałęsa shares his hopes and fears, and he presents main ideas for the new political times. His assessments do not focus only on the today’s state of democracy, but he also tries to consider how the democracy may look like in the future. As a result the Polish Political Science Yearbook publishes a unique conversation with the legend of the struggle against Communist dictatorships in Europe that shows Mr Wałęsa’s personal remarks on the democracy, the globalised World and modern technologies.

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Democracy and Freedom in Turbulent Times. Poland’s Membership of the European Union as the Final Process of Integration after 1989

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Janecki A., Sługocki W.

Przegląd Politologiczny

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2022

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issue 4

97-109

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Każde państwo ma w swojej historii daty mające znamiona symbolicznych. Konieczna po 1989 roku transformacja polityczna, społeczna i gospodarcza wymagała kosztownych przemian. Perspektywa, a później realizacja dążenia Polski do członkostwa w Unii Europejskiej sprawiła, że z kraju byłego bloku Sowieckich wpływów staliśmy się pełnoprawnym członkiem rodziny europejskiej. Wszystko za sprawą 1 maja 2004 roku. Od tej pory data ta stanowi fundament i nowy rozdział w najnowszej historii Polski. Polska pewnym krokiem wkroczyła w nową przestrzeń polityczną, gospodarczą, a przede wszystkim cywilizacyjną. Celem artykułu było ukazanie drogi do tego ważnego wydarzenia, które na zawsze zmieniło miejsce Polski w Europie.

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Every country has symbolic dates in its history. The necessary political, social, and economic transformation after 1989 required costly changes. The prospect, and then the realization of Poland’s aspiration to become a member of the European Union has turned us from a former Soviet-influenced bloc country into a fully-fledged member of the European family. All thanks to May 1, 2004. Since then, this date has been the foundation, and a new chapter in Poland’s recent history. Poland has confidently entered a new political, economic, and, above all, civilizational space. The aim of the article was to show the way to this important event which changed Poland’s place in Europe forever.

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Recenzja książki “Kenya: the Struggle for a New Constitutional Order”, Godwin R. Murunga, Duncan Okello, Anders Sjörgen (red.), Zed Books, London 2014, ss. 224.

The Europeanisation of the Local Self-Government in the South Caucasus

The Attitude of the Russian Diaspora in the Republic of Poland towards Non-Systemic Opposition in the Russian Federation. A Case Study of Alexei Navalny’s Team

Polish lustration and the models of transitional justice

“Crisis, Chaos, Violence – Is that Really what We Want?” A Stalled Democratization in Jordan

Between Autonomy and Independence. The Democratisation of the Armed Forces in Latin America in the Twenty-First Century

Operation Desert Storm from the Czechoslovak perspective

„Arabska wiosna” – fala demokracji w warunkach islamu. Spojrzenie z polskiej perspektywy

Limitations and Challenges of Building Democracy in the Conditions of Multiethnic Society in Zambia

Procesy demokratyzacji i tajwanizacji. O roli edukacji w kształtowaniu tajwańskiej tożsamości narodowej

(Dis)trust into the rule of law in Slovenia

Promotion of National Heroes as Civic Role-Models during Democratisation

Annus Mirabilis 1989 i jego dziedzictwo: spełnione obietnice, stracone złudzenia i niespodziewane rezultaty

Manipulation of Vote Choice – Impediment to the Electoral Integrity in Turkey?

South African Post–Apartheid Transitional Remembrance Policy (1994–1999)

Remembrance, Identity Politics and Political Transitions: a Comparative Study

The Structure of Transitional Remembrance Policy. A Report on Internal Correlations

Impact of Spain’s democratisation on its multilateral relations

The State of Democracy in Poland and Europe

Democracy and Freedom in Turbulent Times. Poland’s Membership of the European Union as the Final Process of Integration after 1989