Social policy in the political thought of national extremist groups in Poland after 1989, The National Rebirth of Poland, The Polish National Cover Image

Polityka społeczna w myśli politycznej Narodowego Odrodzenia Polski, Polskiej Wspólnoty Narodowej-Polskiego Stronnictwa Narodowego i Obozu Narodowo
Social policy in the political thought of national extremist groups in Poland after 1989, The National Rebirth of Poland, The Polish National

Author(s): Aneta Dawidowicz
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: KSIĘGARNIA AKADEMICKA Sp. z o.o.
Keywords: political thought; social policy; national extremism; nationalism; criticism of democracy; family; ownership; social issues

Summary/Abstract: The following organisations can be considered representatives of national extremism in Poland after 1989: a) The National Rebirth of Poland, b) The Polish National Community‑Polish National Party, c) The National Radical Camp. They have been categorised as being national extremist as they meet the following criteria: 1) the rejection of democracy and the concept of civil society, 2) the negation of the political system transformation model implemented after 1989, 3) the approval of violence as a means to the alternation of power, 4) the pursuit of a new political order which is treated as a model to which there is no alternative, 5) the presence in political thought of countercultural and nativistic elements, 6) the acceptance of integral Catholicism, 7) the use of a distinctive and individual vocabulary, 8) the use of original symbols. In the case of national extremist groups we can only talk about a social policy that is postulated and in the concept phase where there are no possibilities of implementing its objectives.

  • Issue Year: 11/2014
  • Issue No: 28
  • Page Range: 387-414
  • Page Count: 28
  • Language: Polish