Autonomous aspirations of the Silesian Autonomy Movement in the context of events in European regional states Cover Image

Autonomiczne aspiracje Ruchu Autonomii Śląska w kontekście wydarzeń w europejskich państwach regionalnych
Autonomous aspirations of the Silesian Autonomy Movement in the context of events in European regional states

Author(s): Mariusz Rzeszutko
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Political Sciences, Civil Society, Public Administration
Published by: Uniwersytet Jana Długosza w Częstochowie
Keywords: The Silesian Autonomy Movement; autonomous movements; separatist movements; Catalonia; Scotland; autonomy;

Summary/Abstract: The article is devoted to the existence and activity of the Silesian Autonomy Movement(SAM) in the context of the current situation within European regional states.The aim of the article is to present some actions taken by the autonomous SAM operatingin Poland, in particular its will to restore the Autonomy of Upper Silesia, best known from theinterwar period. The functioning and demands of the society were compared with the incidentson the international arena, in particular within the EU regional states, struggling with the activitiesof movements with a similar profile.By analogy, the risk generated by the SAM for the Polish state stability and the potentialimpact of its initiatives and support for the separatist activities (among others in Catalonia andScotland ) were indicated.The article is devoted to the existence and activity of the Silesian Autonomy Movement(SAM) in the context of the current situation within European regional states.The aim of the article is to present some actions taken by the autonomous SAM operatingin Poland, in particular its will to restore the Autonomy of Upper Silesia, best known from theinterwar period. The functioning and demands of the society were compared with the incidentson the international arena, in particular within the EU regional states, struggling with the activitiesof movements with a similar profile.By analogy, the risk generated by the SAM for the Polish state stability and the potentialimpact of its initiatives and support for the separatist activities (among others in Catalonia andScotland ) were indicated.

  • Issue Year: 9/2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 107-128
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Polish