The  Underground  Youth  Organisations  as  a  Form  of  Political  Opposition  in  a  Monocentric  System  –  an  Attempt  at  Interpretation Cover Image

Konspiracyjne organizacje młodzieżowe jako forma opozycji politycznej w systemie monocentrycznym – próba interpretacji
The Underground Youth Organisations as a Form of Political Opposition in a Monocentric System – an Attempt at Interpretation

Author(s): Jacek Wołoszyn
Subject(s): History, Political history
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: political opposition; monocentric system; youth underground organisations.

Summary/Abstract: The political system of ‘People’s Poland’ complies with a definition of a ‘monocentric system’ proposed by Stanisław Ossowski. The rulers deprived the citizens of their subjectivity, controlled them, and destroyed the values significant to them. In response to that, some young people established underground organisations striving to change the political regime and preserve their freedom. The article verifies the hypothesis: the youth undergrounds organisations were a form of political opposition in the monocentric system.

  • Issue Year: 54/2022
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 109-129
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Polish
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