In defence of democracy: parliamentary opposition and democratic resilience in Poland

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dc.abstract.enThe 2023 electoral victory of Poland's liberal opposition halted democratic backsliding and exemplified democratic resilience. This study provides a novel empirical analysis of discursive strategies used by the main opposition party, Civic Platform/Civic Coalition, in parliamentary speeches on democracy from 2001 to 2020. Using a mixed-method approach with temporally sensitive word embeddings and discourse analysis, we highlight shifts in opposition discourse since 2015 – from radicalisation to a more moderate, focused response addressing key aspects of democratic breakdown – demonstrating an adaptive strategy of democratic resilience.
dc.affiliationWydział Nauk Społecznych w Warszawie
dc.affiliationInstytut Nauk Społecznych
dc.contributor.authorMuliavka, Viktoriia
dc.contributor.authorKwiatkowska, Agnieszka
dc.contributor.authorPlisiecki, Hubert
dc.date.access2026-04-07
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-07T11:38:19Z
dc.date.available2025-03-07T11:38:19Z
dc.date.created2024-10-07
dc.date.issued2024-10-15
dc.description.accesstimeafter_publication
dc.description.grantnumber2019/33/B/HS5/02648
dc.description.granttitleInstytucjonalizacja partii politycznych w parlamentach Europie Åšrodkowej - data mining debat parlamentarnych
dc.description.issue1
dc.description.physical117-141
dc.description.versionfinal_author
dc.description.volume41
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/21599165.2024.2415633
dc.identifier.eissn2159-9173
dc.identifier.issn2159-9165
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/1045
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21599165.2024.2415633
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationnauki socjologiczne
dc.rightsEmbargo
dc.rights.explanationEmbargo 18 m-cy
dc.rights.questionYes_rights
dc.share.articleOPEN_REPOSITORY
dc.subject.enDemocratic resilience
dc.subject.endemocratic backsliding
dc.subject.enPoland
dc.subject.enopposition
dc.subject.enparliament
dc.subject.enCivic Platform
dc.swps.sciencecloudsend
dc.titleIn defence of democracy: parliamentary opposition and democratic resilience in Poland
dc.title.journalEast European Politics
dc.typeJournalArticle
dspace.entity.typeArticle