Historical policy as an intellectual resource of the Republic of Poland foreign policy in the 2000s Cover Image

Историческая политика как интеллектуальный ресурс внешней политики Республики Польша в 2000-е годы
Historical policy as an intellectual resource of the Republic of Poland foreign policy in the 2000s

Author(s): Dimitry S. Bunevich
Subject(s): Political history, Recent History (1900 till today), International relations/trade, Politics and society, History and theory of political science, Geopolitics
Published by: Ивановский государственный университет
Keywords: Poland; historical policy; historical injury; soft force; identity; geopolitics;

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes the main aspects of the Polish historical policy of the 2000s. Drawn is the conclusion that specifics of the historical way passed by Poland, and «historical injuries» of the Polish political consciousness provoke Warsaw to use history and collective memory of the people as an intellectual resource of the foreign policy. The attention is paid to the fact that domination of «a historical discourse» in foreign policy, mobilizing the Polish society, at the same time worsens the country’s relations with its main neighbors and partners — Germany and Russia.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 123-134
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Russian