The Relationship Between the Perceived Presence of the Catholic Church in Public Life and the Election Preferences of Poles in 2011 Cover Image

Związek publicznej obecności Kościoła w Polsce z preferencjami wyborczymi elektoratu w 2011 roku
The Relationship Between the Perceived Presence of the Catholic Church in Public Life and the Election Preferences of Poles in 2011

Author(s): Karolina Dłuska
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Keywords: Catholic Church; public life; parliamentary elections; election preferences; electorate; right-wing parties; left-wing partie

Summary/Abstract: The author of the article tries to indicate the relationship between the perceived presence of the Catholic Church in public life and the election preferences of Poles. The subject of the research here is the parliamentary elections in Poland in 2011 in the context of the perception by the electorate of the individual parties of the public presence of the Catholic Church in the selected aspects. Among them, the author points to: the issue of crosses and other religious symbols in public space, including the issue of a cross in the Sejm meeting room. She also recalls such matters as: religion lessons in schools, the religious nature of the military oath, priests appearing on public television, the Church taking a stand on laws passed by the Sejm and priests telling people how to vote in elections. The presented analysis is based on the results of the Polish General Election Study 2011.

  • Issue Year: 301/2019
  • Issue No: 23
  • Page Range: 72-92
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Polish