The political subjectivity of national minorities in Warmia and Mazury in the years 1991-2011 Cover Image

Podmiotowość polityczna mniejszości narodowych na Warmii i Mazurach w latach 1991-2011
The political subjectivity of national minorities in Warmia and Mazury in the years 1991-2011

Author(s): Teresa Astramowicz-Leyk
Subject(s): Post-Communist Transformation, Ethnic Minorities Studies, Politics and Identity
Published by: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
Keywords: national minorities; Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship; political agency of national minorities; parliamentary elections; local elections;

Summary/Abstract: The subject of this article is the issue of political agency of national minorities in the Warmia and Masuria region after 1989. The fundamental research problem is encapsulated in the following questions: How does the political subjectivity of national minorities manifest itself? This research problem is accompanied by auxiliary questions such as: The primary research problem is framed by the following questions: How did the ethnic structure in Poland develop after World War II? What national and international legal regulations concerning national minorities were in force in 1989? What was the size of national minority populations residing in the Republic of Poland and in the Warmia and Masuria region? Did these minorities demonstrate a willingness to organize? Are national minorities in Warmia and Masuria interested in political activity? To what extent have they engaged in political actions? The main research method applied will be institutional and legal analysis, supplemented by the historical method.

  • Issue Year: 50/2026
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 200-224
  • Page Count: 25
  • Language: Polish
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