Rural Social Movements (RSM) in Poland

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Wenzel, MichaƂ
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2023-12-13
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Polish Sociological Review
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4
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224
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499-517
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1231-1413
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2023-12-13
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The terms “rural social movement” or “peasant movement” are used in many different senses and there is a need to systematize the theoretical concept of rural social movements (RSM) in the European, and especially post-communist context in order to understand the protest activity of agrarian communities. RSM have been present throughout the post-transition period in Poland, but the concept is applicable in other European contexts as well. This paper is an account of the origins and development of RSM in Poland. The focus is on Agrounia [Agrounion], understood as a social movement with distinct characteristics. Protest Event Analysis is used to collect information of rural protests in 2012–2022 and results are presented. Analyses indicate that there is a continuity in RSM goals, tactics and social base and Agrounia replicates the model adopted by Samoobrona [Self-Defence] in the 1990s. RSM are also considered as a political actors. They operate outside of the main established political blocs and avoid the cultural-historical cleavages determining Polish politics.
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rural social movement
peasant mobilization
Agrounia
protest event analysis
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Od Samoobrony do Agrounii. Wiejskie ruchy spoƂeczne po 1989 roku
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