Differences in the Approach to Combating the Independence and Separatist Aspirations of the Minorities of Gdansk Pomerania in the Years 1900-1939. Analysis of Factors Influencing the Different Positions of the German Reich and Polish Authorities Cover Image

Różnice w podejściu do zwalczania dążeń separatystycznych i niepodległościowych mniejszości Pomorza Gdańskiego w latach 1900-1939. Analiza czynników kreujących odmienne stanowiska władz Rzeszy Niemieckiej i Polski
Differences in the Approach to Combating the Independence and Separatist Aspirations of the Minorities of Gdansk Pomerania in the Years 1900-1939. Analysis of Factors Influencing the Different Positions of the German Reich and Polish Authorities

Author(s): Andrzej Gąsiorowski
Subject(s): Regional Geography, International Law, Governance, Public Administration, Diplomatic history, Military history, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Military policy, Political behavior, Nationalism Studies, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), Fascism, Nazism and WW II, Inter-Ethnic Relations, Ethnic Minorities Studies, Geopolitics, Politics of History/Memory, Politics and Identity, Identity of Collectives, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Dolnośląskiej Szkoły Wyższej
Keywords: state security;Gdansk Pomerania;national policy;German Reich;Poland;

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the conditions of the policy towards the minority inhabiting the area of Gdansk Pomerania in the years 1900-1939. The focus was on determining the reasons for conducting a different policy by the German Empire and the Polish state established after the end of World War I towards Pomeranian indigenous people. It was shown that the main factors determining the manner of conducting this policy were the characteristics of individual national groups, the way the countries of origin influenced, and the reaction of this population to the actions of administrative authorities, which were considered a violation of their sense of security.

  • Issue Year: 14/2020
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 238-259
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Polish