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Tom 48 Nr 1 (2020)

Integracja europejska/Unia Europejska

Nation-building oraz nation-preserving w Polsce w dobie transformacji i integracji europejskiej

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35757/STP.2020.48.1.05
Przesłane: 24 czerwca 2020
Opublikowane: 30 marca 2020

Abstrakt

The aim of the article is to show the centuries-old tradition of Polish elites working for nation-building and nation-preserving purposes. It dates back to at least the 18th century. The nation-preserving formula was developed in the 19th century, that is, during the partitions, when the Polish nation did not have its own statehood. In the first part of the article, I describe the specificity of Poles’ historical experiences, primarily after the partitions that took place at the end of the 18th century. I try to indicate three main approaches to nation-building (and nation-preserving) activities during this period. In the next part of the article, I try to show that this tradition lasted during the period of political transformation and European integration. While the nation-building approach, related to the reconstruction of sovereign statehood, democracy and a political nation, was dominant in the first case, the nation-preserving policy was observed more often, especially among the right-wing elites, after joining the EU, primarily due to the experiences of subsequent European crises.

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