Endogenne źródła kryzysu demokracji liberalnej jako przedmiot badań
Endogenous Sources of the Crisis of Liberal Democracy as a Subject of Research

Summary/Abstract: RESEARCH OBJECTIVE: The aim of the article is to define the main assumptions of the approach to the problem of the contemporary condition of liberal democracy, focused on the endogenous and immanent sources of the crisis of liberal democracy. THE RESEARCH PROBLEM AND METHODS: The research problems is: a) what kinds of arguments support the conclusion that the need to pay attention to internal and immanent processes for liberal democracy, perceived as the source of the crisis? b) what processes and phenomena that take place within a liberal democracy should be treated as important sources of its crisis? For the purposes of the article, the method of source criticism analysis, the synthesis of scientific literature as well as the method of analysis and logical construction were used. THE PROCESS OF ARGUMENTATION: First, the methodological assumptions of the research are presented. Then the category of the crisis of liberal democracy was defined. The next part of the text is an analysis of the areas of sources of contemporary crisis liberal democracy. RESEARCH RESULTS: The article identifies the main endogenous sources of the crisis of liberal democracy as indicated by contemporary researchers of the phenomenon operating in the analyzed paradigm. As part of the systematization of the sources of the democratic crisis, it turned out to be important to take into account both general processes relating to changes in the “scope conditions” of democracy and phenomena inherent in democracy. CONCLUSIONS, INNOVATIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS: Contemporary studies on liberal democracy and its crisis should take into account the perspective of endogenous sources. Taking into account the problems that constitute a natural element of democracy as the sources of the crisis will allow for more effective analysis of this phenomenon and for forecasting the future and development of both democracy and politics.

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