Reakcje władz na zagrożenia bezpieczeństwa związane z przemianami demokratycznymi na Uniwersytecie Mikołaja Kopernika
Reakcje władz na zagrożenia bezpieczeństwa związane z przemianami demokratycznymi na Uniwersytecie Mikołaja Kopernika

Summary/Abstract: The Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń played an essential role in the process of democratic transformation during the early period of the ‘Solidarity’ movement. It was here that the first movement of so-called horizontal structures started, which dominated the University Committee of the Polish United Workers’ Party. The university community could exert pressure – through the University Committee ‘Solidarity’ or the Independent Students’ Association – on the authorities to fulfil the freedom demands. Threats to security imposed by the ongoing democratisation processes were monitored by the security apparatus, and the reports were analysed by the party leadership. The purpose of the article is to present the reaction of the voivodeship authorities to the security threats which, seen from their perspective, resulted from the democratic changes taking place at the Nicolaus Copernicus University during the first ‘Solidarity’ period.

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