POLISH POLITICAL ELITES – AN UNFINISHED PROJECT
POLISH POLITICAL ELITES – AN UNFINISHED PROJECT

Author(s): Jerzy Bartkowski
Subject(s): Politics, Sociology, Security and defense
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: political elite; Polish politics and government; democratic transformation
Summary/Abstract: The topic of this chapter is the question of the lack of a true democratic political elite in Poland. The article describes the low assessment of the elites by public opinion, the negative role of the populist ruling elite, the low participation of women in the elite, the social characteristics of the religious elites, and as a reference point for the actual elites - the heritage of the intelligentsia. The reason for the lack of a democratic elite is the dominance of the second generation of post-transformation politicians, whose political socialization has resulted in the widespread use of political malpractice combined with a weak internalization of the significance of basic political institutions.

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