The voice of Polish and German nationalists in the debate on European integration Cover Image

Głos polskich i niemieckich nacjonalistów w debacie na temat integracji europejskiej
The voice of Polish and German nationalists in the debate on European integration

Author(s): Michał M. Kosman, Paweł Malendowicz
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Social Sciences, Sociology, Nationalism Studies
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: nationalism; European integration; European Union; immigration

Summary/Abstract: The subject of this paper is nationalism as a direction of political thinking, where the idea of the nation is the dominant principle. The main Polish nationalist political parties of the recent 25 years include: National Revival of Poland, Polish National Community and National Party „Szczerbiec”. The main German nationalist political parties include: National Democratic Party of Germany, The Republicans, The Right, Pro NRW (North Rhine-Westphalia). Far-right parties in Poland and in Germany are against the European Union and the process of European integration. The nationalist parties in Europe fear economic and cultural globalisation, multicultural- ism, immigrants, Islam, materialism and consumerism that – in their opinion – threaten their respective nations.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 9
  • Page Range: 305-324
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish