Polarized Democracy: Diverging Attitudes towards Democracy

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dc.abstract.enThis chapter analyses the changes in attitudes towards democracy within Polish society over time, with a particular focus on the profound impact of democratic backsliding. Using European Social Survey data, it demonstrates how the destruction of democratic institutions during the rule of the Law and Justice Party (2015–2023), combined with intense conict between the two main parties—Law and Justice and the Civic Platform—has deeply polarized perceptions regarding the importance of democracy and satisfaction with it among the two electorates. Furthermore, this has led to diverging visions of democracy at the level of its components. The chapter concludes by highlighting the challenges of restoring democracy in Poland and reinstating a common vision of democracy that can be embraced by society as a whole.
dc.affiliationWydział Nauk Społecznych w Warszawie
dc.affiliationInstytut Nauk Społecznych
dc.contributor.authorKwiatkowska, Agnieszka
dc.contributor.authorWalecka, Katarzyna
dc.contributor.editorWalecka, Katarzyna
dc.contributor.editorGuerra, Simona
dc.contributor.editorCasal Bertoa, Fernando
dc.date.access2025-12-29
dc.date.accessioned2025-12-29T08:14:44Z
dc.date.available2025-12-29T08:14:44Z
dc.date.created2025
dc.date.issued2025-12-18
dc.description.abstract<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>This chapter analyses the changes in attitudes towards democracy within Polish society over time, with a particular focus on the profound impact of democratic backsliding. Using European Social Survey data, it demonstrates how the destruction of democratic institutions during the rule of the Law and Justice Party (2015–2023), combined with intense conflict between the two main parties—Law and Justice and the Civic Platform—has deeply polarized perceptions regarding the importance of democracy and satisfaction with it among the two electorates. Furthermore, this has led to diverging visions of democracy at the level of its components. The chapter concludes by highlighting the challenges of restoring democracy in Poland and reinstating a common vision of democracy that can be embraced by society as a whole.</jats:p>
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dc.description.grantnumber2019/33/B/HS5/02648
dc.description.granttitleInstytucjonalizacja partii politycznych w parlamentach Europy Środkowej – data mining debat parlamentarnych
dc.description.physical309-331
dc.description.sdgPeaceJusticeAndStrongInstitutions
dc.description.seriesOxford Handbooks
dc.description.versionfinal_published
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/oxfordhb/9780192873149.013.0016
dc.identifier.eisbn9780191976001
dc.identifier.isbn9780192873149
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/2115
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dc.pbn.affiliationnauki socjologiczne
dc.publisher.ministerialOxford University Press
dc.relation.bookThe Oxford Handbook of Polish Politics
dc.relation.languageen
dc.relation.pages1168
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dc.subject.endemocracy
dc.subject.endemocratic backsliding
dc.subject.enpolitical polarization
dc.subject.enattitudes towards democracy
dc.subject.ensatisfaction with democracy
dc.subject.enPoland
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dc.titlePolarized Democracy: Diverging Attitudes towards Democracy
dc.title.journalThe Oxford Handbook of Polish Politics
dc.typeMonographyChapter
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