Illiberal democracy in action: Polish kind of symbolic legislation
Illiberal democracy in action: Polish kind of symbolic legislation
Author(s): Agnieszka Bień-KacałaSubject(s): Constitutional Law, Government/Political systems, Electoral systems, Present Times (2010 - today)
Published by: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci
Keywords: act of parliament; symbolism; symbolic legislation;
Summary/Abstract: The author explores symbolic legislation in Poland. Three instances of such legislation enacted since the 2015 general election are analysed in this essay. The author recognizes symbolic legislation of the negative type and provides specific features. She asks about the causes for such activity of the Parliament. The author has outlined the conclusion, that possible reasons may be: a deficient process of the transition to democracy, and past negative time perspective. Both reasons disturb the sustainable development of Polish society. As a possible solution, the author considers a properly functioning education system. However, this would be regulated by an act of Parliament that may be entirely symbolic as well.
Journal: European Studies - the Review of European Law, Economics and Politics
- Issue Year: 6/2019
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 270-280
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English