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For many observers, the electoral success of Poland’s populist
right-wing party Law and Justice in 2015 came as an unpleasant
surprise. Even more shocking was what happened next: Jaroslaw
Kaczynski’s party started taking over all state institutions. It
suppressed the media and launched a controversial ‘reform’ of
the judiciary. How was this illiberal turn possible after decades
of democratic development? Has Poland cut itself off from the
pro-European path, or is the Law and Justice government a passing
episode in the country’s history? Written by a leading Polish
political commentator, this book traces the country’s
transformation over the past thirty years, including the COVID-19
pandemic and the government response to the refugee crisis caused
by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It also reaches back further
into the past, analysing the current situation in terms of a
‘post-traumatic’ reaction to centuries of statelessness.
Familiarising readers with the latest developments in Europe’s
largest illiberal democracy, The new politics of Poland shines a
light on the broader situation in East and Central Europe and
offers valuable lessons for other countries experiencing the rise
of populist right-wing movements. -- .
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