The Post-Communist Cleavage.: Social Bases of Politics in Poland After 1989

ISBN-13: 9783631832141 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 360 str.

Jolanta Scicinska; Miroslawa Grabowska

Opis

The discussion of Lipset-Rokkan's theory of cleavages leads to the conclusion that communism left behind the post-communist cleavage. The cleavage manifested itself in electoral behavior, the party system, and the attitudes of party elites. The author considers whether the post-communist cleavage will survive in Poland.

Spis treści

Lipset-Rokkan's theory of cleavages. The communist system in Central Europe. The post-communist cleavage in Poland after 1989. Its manifestation in electoral behavior, the party system and the attitudes of party elites. The question whether the post-communist cleavage will prove to be durable.

O autorze

Miroslawa Grabowska, professor at the Faculty of Sociology of the University of Warsaw, focuses on the sociology of politics and religion. She authored or edited 17 books and over 100 articles. She was visiting scholar at Stanford, IAS, and a visiting professor at the universities of Wisconsin and Mainz.