THE ATTITUDE OF POLISH LIBERTARIAN PARTIES TO POLISH INTEGRATION WITH EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES/EUROPEAN UNION Cover Image

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THE ATTITUDE OF POLISH LIBERTARIAN PARTIES TO POLISH INTEGRATION WITH EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES/EUROPEAN UNION

Author(s): Krzysztof Matuszek
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego
Keywords: political parties;liberalism;libertarianism;European Union;Eurpean integration

Summary/Abstract: This article concerns the issue of the attitude of Polish libertarian parties to Polish integration with the European Communities/European Union. Included within the politi-cal parties which were the subject of interest for the author are: the Union of Real Politics, the Congress of the New Right Wing, the Libertarian Party and the Renewal Coalition of the Republic of Freedom and Hope. It should be emphasized that the purpose of the elaboration was not only to present the inclination of these parties to the EC/EU, but also to indicate the possible differences between them on this particular issue. On the basis of research methods used in the article (analysis of sources, histori-cal method, comparative method) it has been demonstrated that Polish libertarian parties – propagating the ideas of minimal state and laissez-faire economy – are scepti-cal to Polish integration with EC/EU. Simultaneously it must be noted that the attitude to the European integration process – as shown in the example of the Union of the Real Politics – may, under the influence of changing political situation, succumb to minor changes.

  • Issue Year: 14/2016
  • Issue No: 02
  • Page Range: 120-130
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish