How to describe the political dynamics of the Polish transformation? Karl Polanyi’s hypothesis of double movement Cover Image

Jak opisać dynamikę polityczną polskiej transformacji? : Karla Polanyi'ego hipoteza ruchu dwukierunkowego
How to describe the political dynamics of the Polish transformation? Karl Polanyi’s hypothesis of double movement

Author(s): Maciej Kassner
Subject(s): Sociology of Politics
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: Karl Polanyi; institutionalism; post-socialist transition; resistance;

Summary/Abstract: This article is maintained in the convention of a working paper. It aims to sketch an interpretation of the Polish political transformation from the perspective of Karl Polanyi’s theory, particularly his concept of double movement. According to the proposed reading, the anti-liberal turn initiated by the electoral victory of the Law and Justice party in 2015 is a response to the commodification of labour, land and money as a result of neoliberal economic reforms.

  • Issue Year: 3/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 19-50
  • Page Count: 32
  • Language: Polish