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O potencjale rewolucyjnym w Europie
The potential for revolutions in Europe

Author(s): Tomasz Grzegorz Grosse
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, History, Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Political history
Published by: Instytut Studiów Politycznych PAN
Keywords: revolution;geopolitics;economic crisis;European Union;

Summary/Abstract: The article aims to analyze the situation in the European Union in terms of whether it is possible to talk about the pre-revolutionary situation in 2013. This analysis refers to the three factors contributing to violent political change, that is the geopolitical factor, economic factor, and democratic legitimacy. The article concludes with a forecast of possible changes in the current integration processes, which may be a result of accumulation of political tensions in the above-mentioned fields.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 15
  • Page Range: 71-98
  • Page Count: 28
  • Language: Polish