Silesian nationality: fact or myth? Cover Image

Narodowość śląska: prawda czy mit?
Silesian nationality: fact or myth?

Author(s): Bartosz Sitek
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: Silesia; nation; nationality; ethnicity

Summary/Abstract: The concept of nation is alive all the time what we can see by following the social and political events, in which this belonging to the realm of values term often occupies a significant place. Most people feel the relationship with a particular nation, identify with him. What is the perception of the potential existence of a Silesian nation in the opinion of Polish citizens? Opinions are divided, however, you can see several key trends that are reflected also in conducted quantitative research. Knowing the position of the respondents in the existence of the Silesian nation can be an interesting prelude to further discussion about the Silesian identity and autonomous trends occurring today.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 239-253
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish