MNIEJSZOŚCI NARODOWE I ETNICZNE RP W PERSPEKTYWIE SPOŁECZEŃSTWA PLURALISTYCZNEGO
NATIONAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES OF RP IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF A PLURALISTIC SOCIETY

Summary/Abstract: The author tries to answer to the question, in which theoretical perspective should research in Poland be conducted, connected with the transformations of national and ethnic minorities under democratic conditions. For this purpose, the author introduces two new concepts: a culturally diverse society, and a pluralistic society and proposes to study the transformation of national minorities in terms of creating a pluralistic society in Poland, as, among others: inclusion and openness to other members, in multi-ethnic, multilingual and multifaith perspectives. According to the author, further qualitative transformation of national and ethnic minorities in Poland to the primary extent will depend on the transition of state policies and attitudes of the dominant majority to the national minority, on the transformations of the currently existing type of state and society. Moreover, the transformation of national and ethnic minorities in Poland are and will be conditioned not only by internal factors, but also by the state of relations with neighboring countries; therefore it is necessary to treat individual national minorities in the context of at least a national majority in the country of residence and national majority of the home state.

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