Barries for consolidaton of local democracy: presentism and recentivism Cover Image

Bariery konsolidacji demokracji lokalnej: prezentyzm i recentywizm
Barries for consolidaton of local democracy: presentism and recentivism

Author(s): Marcin Wałdoch
Subject(s): Civil Society, Political behavior, History and theory of political science, Comparative politics, Politics of History/Memory
Published by: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
Keywords: demokracja; polityka lokalna; legitymizacja; aktor polityczny; depolityzacja

Summary/Abstract: Constructing collective identity is one of the most crucial challenge for political power which seek legitimization. Pursuing such aim political actors choose different tools due to theirs ideological affiliation and political roots. One may observe in local Poland that depoliticization process play its role. This have a great impact on local communities. That is why local political elites make barriers for disputing history by using two techniques: presentism (is the view that neither the future nor the past exist – past times must meet present political requirements) and recentivism (only present time exist). Such practice of political power makes barriers for consolidation of democracy.

  • Issue Year: 15/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 81-95
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish