Democratization in Poland, 1988-90: Polish Voices

ISBN-13: 9781349120598 / Angielski / Miękka / 1992 / 203 str.

Dr George Sanford

Opis

The themes and data generated by Poland's move away from Communism are crucial for discussing prospects for democratization and marketization in Eastern Europe. This is a case-study of the mechanisms of power transfer, the dynamics of the initial transition and the prospects for democratization.

Spis treści

The Polish road to democratization - from political impasse to the "controlled abdication" of Communist power?, George Sanford; systemic change in Poland - a historical-philosophical approach, Mariusz Gulczynski; political reform in the process of round table negotiations, Stanislaw Gebethner; the legal-constitutional bases of democratization in Poland - systemic and constitutional change, Wojciech Sokolewicz; the elections of 1984-1989 as a factor in the transformation of the social order in Poland, Krzysztof Jasiewicz and Tomasz Zukowski; public opinion in Poland during the 1980s, Stanislaw Kwiatkowski; Polish society on the threshold of the 1990s - between elite neo-liberalism and the "social-democratic infrastructure", Wlodzimierz Pankow; politics and society after the breakthrough - the sources and threats to political legitimacy in post-communist Poland, Andrzej Rychard; from monopoly to death-throes - the PZPR in the process of political transformation, Karol B.Janowski; the internal evolution and changing policies of the democratic party, Piotr Winczorek.