The trajectory of the process of democratization in Poland in the light of theory, political praxis and external evaluation: 1989–2019
The trajectory of the process of democratization in Poland in the light of theory, political praxis and external evaluation: 1989–2019

Summary/Abstract: In 1989 Poland decided to implement a democratic regime, but its future wasuncertain then. Today, after 30 years of the development of the process of democratization,one can say that the road to democracy is winding. The article analyzes the Polish exampleof the process of democratization between 1989–2019. It refers to existing theories of theprocess of democratization and the evaluation of democracy. Although Poland passedthrough the phases of the erosion of a non-democratic regime, transition and democraticconsolidation, the situation after 2015 suggests that there are trends that can reverse theprocess of democratization. It will be argued that the institutional and behavioral aspects ofthe process of democratization in Poland cannot be perceived as a linear process.

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