Civic and Uncivic Values in Poland - Value Transformation, Education, and Culture (Hardcover)

Poland, like many societies across the world, is becoming more polarized in diverse areas of life, as contending forces seek to advance incompatible agendas. The polarization over values in Polish politics was evident already before communism collapsed but became more obvious in the following years and reached a crescendo after the October 2015 parliamentary elections, which brought a right-wing party into power. This volume focuses on the years since 1989, looking at the clash between civic values (the rule of law, individual rights, tolerance, respect for the harm principle, equality, and neutrality of the state in matters of religion) and uncivic values (the rule of a dictator or dictatorial party, contempt for individual rights, bigotry, disrespect for the harm principle, unequal treatment of people whether through discrimination or through exploitation, and state favoritism of one religion over others). The authors address voting behavior, political parties, anti-Semitism, homophobia, the role of the Catholic Church, and reflections in history textbooks, fi lm, and even rock music. This volume makes clear that for the foreseeable future the conflict in Poland between traditional, conservative values and liberal, civic values is likely to continue, provoking tensions and protests.

General

Imprint:	Central European University Press
Country of origin:	Hungary
Release date:	March 2019
Editors:	Sabrina P. Ramet • Kristen Ringdal • Katarzyna Dospial-Borysiak
Dimensions:	165 x 235 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	320
ISBN-13:	978-963-386-220-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > History > European history > General
LSN:	963-386-220-5
Barcode:	9789633862209

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