The policy of the Polish authorities towards national and ethnic minorities after 1989
The policy of the Polish authorities towards national and ethnic minorities after 1989
Author(s): Aneta Bąk-PituchaSubject(s): Constitutional Law, Civil Society, Government/Political systems, Politics and society, Inter-Ethnic Relations, Ethnic Minorities Studies
Published by: Instytut Europy Środkowej
Keywords: nation; national and ethnic minority; policy; constitution; act;
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to analyse the Polish authorities’ policy towards national and ethnic minorities after 1989, after the collapse of real socialism in Poland. The author gives an overview of the historical and sociopolitical situation of these minorities in Poland. The main point of consideration is the position and functioning of national and ethnic minorities on the basis of law, their political activity in parliamentary and local elections, as well as the attitude of leading Polish political parties towards the issues of national and ethnic minorities. National and ethnic minorities are, by definition, less numerous than the rest of the Polish population, but remain Polish citizens and at the same time are aware of their historical community. The article uses the following methods: descriptive and institutional-legal.
Journal: Rocznik Instytutu Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej
- Issue Year: 19/2021
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 205-229
- Page Count: 25
- Language: English