1. Poland at the Crossroads Between Authoritarianism and Democracy
- Author:
- Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies
- Publication Date:
- 01-2016
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
- Abstract:
- Symbolic ensembles that are often displayed in the public sphere by right-wing populists are “thick” in this sense. They include many inter-locked symbols that – in combination – allow for a narrower range of possible interpretations and thus attract a smaller, in this case right wing leaning group of people. They constitute the symbolic base of Polish thick populism, an exclusionary and polarizing political-cultural formation, that at the moment is supported by well over one third of the Polish population, controls the government, and slowly dismantles Polish liberal democracy.
- Topic:
- Authoritarianism, Democracy, and Domestic politics
- Political Geography:
- Europe, Eastern Europe, and Poland