Symptomy relacji między społeczeństwem/narodem a państwem. Próba spojrzenia retrospektywnego w warunkach polskich
Expressions of relations between the society/nation and the state. A retrospective approach in the Polish context

Summary/Abstract: The relations between the state and the nation/society are approached in the context of Polish history. The author examines selected examples of the interactions between those in power and the governed populace by focusing on: 1) attitudes – the character features of the Poles; 2) the Polish historical mission; 3) the influence of Medieval conciliatory attitudes. The work attempts to prove that these factors influenced the relations between the state and the people, formed the foundations of nobles’ democracy and inhibited absolutism tendencies in the political system of the First Republic. The effects of those processes are also visible in today’s Poland.

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