From proletariat revolution to national uprising. A survey of the conceptualizations of „Solidarność” in the social science and the humanities Cover Image

Od rewolucji proletariackiej do powstania narodowego. Przegląd konceptualizacji „Solidarności” w naukach społecznych i humanistycznych
From proletariat revolution to national uprising. A survey of the conceptualizations of „Solidarność” in the social science and the humanities

Author(s): Krzysztof Brzechczyn
Subject(s): History, Social Sciences, Political history, Social history, Recent History (1900 till today), Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: Instytut Pamięci Narodowej
Keywords: Solidarity; republicanism; civil society; revolution; messianism; social movements

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to review of various approaches to „Solidarność” in subject-matter literature. The author is going to seek answer to the following interpretative question: whether a given conceptualization grasp „Solidarność” movement in dynamic or in static way. In the second part of the paper interpretations of „Solidarność” in analytical categories of insurrection, civil, postmodern, religious, republican, revolutionary and social movements are presented. Finally, the author tries to identify reasons of dynamic or static approach to „Solidarność”.

  • Issue Year: 22/2013
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 263-290
  • Page Count: 28
  • Language: Polish