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Międzynarodowe okno pogodowe dla polskiej transformacji
International Window of Opportunity for the Polish Transformation

Author(s): Roman Kuźniar
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, History, Social Sciences, Political Theory, Civil Society, Governance, Sociology, Diplomatic history, Recent History (1900 till today), Special Historiographies:, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Political behavior, Politics and society, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Period(s) of Nation Building, Post-Communist Transformation, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment, Social Norms / Social Control, Sociology of Politics, Globalization, Geopolitics, Politics of History/Memory, Identity of Collectives, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Wydział Socjologii Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego

Summary/Abstract: The main thesis of this essay is the assertion of the concurrence of the Polish transformation after 1989 with the world switch towards the liberal international order at that time. Poland was among initiators of these changes and hugely benefited from them. It applied to the establishment of the regime of the rule of law and the open market economy. The success of the Polish transformation and the rapid economic growth would have not been possible or they would have been limited without this external support.The main although not the only theoretical explanation framework to these processes is the liberal school of thought. Democratic regress in Poland (since end of 2015) and a turn to authoritarianism coincide with backsliding of the international liberal order. Unfavourable internal changes incapacitate Poland’s foreign policy as well as its international standing.

  • Issue Year: 14/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 115-126
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish
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