National minorities on the borderlands within the European Union on the example of Poles from Zaolzie Region Cover Image

Mniejszości narodowe na pograniczach państw Unii Europejskiej na przykładzie zaolziańskich Polaków
National minorities on the borderlands within the European Union on the example of Poles from Zaolzie Region

Author(s): Paweł Hut
Subject(s): Present Times (2010 - today)
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Polish minority; Zaolzie Region; ethnic relations; minority discrimination; Cieszyn Silesia; European Union

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the conditions of the existence of the Polish ethnic minority in Zaolzie Region. Changes in the ethnic structure of the region since its incorporation into Czechoslovakia are characterised. Reference is made to broader factors affecting the quantitative changes of the Polish minority in Zaolzie Region, and an attempt is made to predict changes that may take place in the future in accordance with existing trends. The author also characterises the institutionalization of cooperation between the authorities of the Polish State and the Polish minority in Zaolzie Region.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 97-111
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish