American Exceptionalism – A Vision, A Myth or Reality? Cover Image

Amerykański exceptionalism – wizja, mit czy rzeczywistość?
American Exceptionalism – A Vision, A Myth or Reality?

Author(s): Mirosław Romański
Subject(s): Constitutional Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Government/Political systems, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika
Keywords: american exceptionalism; politics USA; role USA in world;

Summary/Abstract: The following article has a nature of a scientific essay and concerns the issues of „American exceptionalism” phenomenon still present in public debates. In spite of the fact that it has been permanently present in the US politics for many years and has its own premises resulting from the fist independence declarations and Constitution, it has the ups and downs. The fundamental aim of that essay is to answer the question – to what extent exceptionalism and American uniqueness connected with it is important in politics of that country and world politics. Do the phenomenon of terrorism and the attitude of the USA to human rights go hand in hand with the idea of issues raised in that text? The source basis for writing that article were the most important titles concerning the examined item and general conclusions of the Author after studying them.

  • Issue Year: 18/2014
  • Issue No: 11
  • Page Range: 31-46
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish