The Attitude of Poles Towards Political Transformation: Main Standpoints and Their Conditions in the Face of the 30th Anniversary of the Fall of Communism Cover Image

Stosunek Polaków do transformacji ustrojowej: główne postawy oraz ich uwarunkowania w obliczu 30. rocznicy upadku komunizmu
The Attitude of Poles Towards Political Transformation: Main Standpoints and Their Conditions in the Face of the 30th Anniversary of the Fall of Communism

Author(s): Agata Tatarenko
Subject(s): Media studies, Political history, Politics and society, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Present Times (2010 - today), History of Communism, Post-Communist Transformation
Published by: Instytut Europy Środkowej
Keywords: political transformation; social attitude; public discourse about transformation;

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the attitude of Poles towards the political transformation in 1989, based on opinion poll surveys, mainly those carried out by the Centre for Public Opinion Research (CBOS) over the last 25 years and focusing on those from 2014–2019. The author presents the conditions in which the opinions about the political transformation were shaped, as well as the factors that influenced this process. Next, she analyzes factors impacting the Polish society’s attitude towards the transformation. The article refers to the public discourse about the past, including the education and media coverage.

  • Issue Year: 17/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 303-317
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish