http://hdl.handle.net/11716/47 Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:02:37 GMT 2026-07-23T18:02:37Z http://hdl.handle.net/11716/14235 Rządzeni o rządzących. Problem alienacji i niereprezentatywności polskiej klasy politycznej Marzęcki, Radosław The main object of analyses provided in the paper is one of the key problems of contemporary Poland’s democracy, i.e. the “destructive” model of political rivalry. Action aimed at discrediting a rival in direct “confrontation” proves more beneficial than long-term planning resulting in realization of positive reform plan. As a result political elites cater to their own political needs forgetting about their social role in regard to citizens. As a consequence the gap between the society and politics grows even bigger. The society becomes more and more depoliticized. Indicators of associating oneself with political parties are the lowest in the whole of European Union. Most of the citizens admit they have no-one to vote for, they do not associate themselves even with the party they are voting for the general perception of politicians is extremely critical. It seems that it is important to put clearer emphasis on the fact that the whole of the political stage is responsible for said negative phenomenon. Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/11716/14235 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/11716/14234 Autorytet władzy – władza autorytetu. Autorytety w polskiej przestrzeni publicznej Tasak, Agata The main object of the analysis was to answer whether contemporary Poland faces a crisis of authority. The notion is considered in two dimensions: authority of power and power of authority. It needs to be determined whether we are experiencing a deep reformulation of the very idea of authority, its meaning and function. Another key issue analyzed was whether role models are still needed and if Poles still need them in a democratic system. On the basis of available research it is possible to conclude that in fact role models are still of importance or even much desired in times of crisis. It is also worth mentioning that the authority of truth and role models of science and its practitioners are particularly worth preserving. The correlation between the level of education and the level of trust, willingness to cooperate and the need for authority is present in numerous studies. The conclusion appears to be obvious: if there is an area, in which the need for revival of authority and the master-apprentice relation is particularly dire, that area would be the authority of truth, knowledge and education. Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/11716/14234 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/11716/14229 „Znikająca lewica”. O dyskursie zawierającym diagnozę zmian polskiej sceny politycznej Mikołajczyk, Magdalena The article is an example of a discourse analysis dedicated to the decreasing relevance of the left-wing politics in Poland. In the course of the article author, first, reconstructs explanatory factors behind the phenomenon of the „disappearing left in Poland” that has been proposed by several authors since the 90s. In the second step, author applies this framework to the field of parliamentary politics, political discourses as well as to wider political context (i.e. media). The explanatory factors has been classified into five groups: adaptation (adjusting the left to the neoliberal order), denial (unsuccessful defense of leftist values and tradition), misrepresentation (consent of the political elites of the left to changing political affiliation of the trade unions that folated towards the conservative right), capture (exploitation of the crucial elements of the doctrine like „welfare state” by the national- Catholic milieus), incoherence (different ideological priorities of the „young” and „old” activists of the Left) and eventually liked with the „vanishing voter” situation in Poland. Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/11716/14229 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/11716/14227 Partycypacja publiczna i społeczna we współczesnej Polsce: pojęcie, formy, podmioty i uwarunkowania Kozioł, Ryszard Public participation, understood as activity being aimed at involving citizens and nongovernmental organizations into the public life, into decision-making processes, the forming of public policies and into the performance of public tasks, is one of key elements of the Good Governance conception. Also in Poland it is possible to observe increasing an interest in solutions, having a positive effect on a quality and the effectiveness of governing the public sector in last years. Specially solutions based on increasing the level of efficient use the civil potential. Amongst numerous of legislative projects, such initiatives appear as: increasing the influence of citizens on using public funds; using available instruments of the participatory democracy (e.g. public consultation, referendum); creating forums of the public debate; increasing the access to public information; improving the information and the opinion exchange between citizens and the authorities; creating or bringing into play functioning of support units of the local self-government and the institution of the civil dialogue; and the like. However, implementing and practical using of proposed instruments of the public participation are coming across a number of problems: lack of interest, lack of the support or resistance of political environments; administrative barriers; imprecise rules of functioning of non-governmental organizations, financial-property condition of the NGO’s sector. It is main conditioning of the public participation and causes of delays and impediments in for her functioning and the development. Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/11716/14227 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z