Poland as a periphery in Immanuel Wallerstein’s theory
Poland as a periphery in Immanuel Wallerstein’s theory

Summary/Abstract: The methodological assumptions of the article and its aim bre presented by defining the process of peripheralisation of countries. The text analyses Poland in the context of the theoretical approach proposed by Immanuel Wallerstein, which consists in the division of the world into centres, semi-peripheries, and peripheries. The article first presents the concept of the world-system and discusses the position of Poland in this international system based on its political, geopolitical, economic and socio-cultural characteristics. The state is analysed through the theoretical lens of neo-colonial peripherality. The article diagnoses the social and cultural consequences of the processes of peripherality. It discusses of the current international order and argues for perceiving Poland as a semi-peripheral state within the world-system.

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