Poland’s opposition politics: resisting the populist swing

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dc.abstract.enThis chapter investigates the role of the parliamentary opposition in Poland, with a particular focus on the rise of populism following the Law and Justice Party's (PiS) ascension to power in 2015. First, we examine the changing strategies adopted by opposition parties in a political climate increasingly deviating from democratic norms and values, especially regarding judicial independence, the rule of law, and political pluralism. Further, interpreting the concept of political opposition very broadly beyond political parties with parliamentary representation (Richardson, 2000, see also Baturo, O’Malley and Cavatorta in this volume), we analyse the impact of extraparliamentary parties, the informal opposition from civil society, independent judiciary and media, and the rule of law safeguards implemented by the European Union. In this manner, we showcase why Poland, despite eight years of the government's anti-democratic actions, has managed to retain the last bulwarks of democratic resilience, including a partially independent judiciary and regulatory public institutions, free media, and strong opposition, and, finally, to remove the populist party from power in the breakthrough 2023 parliamentary elections.
dc.affiliationWydział Nauk Społecznych w Warszawie
dc.affiliationInstytut Nauk Społecznych
dc.contributor.authorKwiatkowska, Agnieszka
dc.contributor.editorO’Malley, Eoin
dc.contributor.editorCavatorta, Francesco
dc.contributor.editorBaturo, Alexander
dc.date.access2025-12-29
dc.date.accessioned2025-12-30T10:30:31Z
dc.date.available2025-12-30T10:30:31Z
dc.date.created2025
dc.date.issued2025-12-02
dc.description.accesstimeat_publication
dc.description.grantnumber2019/33/B/HS5/02648
dc.description.granttitleInstytucjonalizacja partii politycznych w parlamentach Europy Środkowej – data mining debat parlamentarnych
dc.description.physical217-237
dc.description.sdgPeaceJusticeAndStrongInstitutions
dc.description.versionfinal_author
dc.identifier.doi10.4337/9781035307647.00023
dc.identifier.isbn9781035307630
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/2122
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/book/9781035307647/chapter16.xml
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationnauki socjologiczne
dc.publisher.ministerialEdward Elgar Publishing
dc.relation.bookHandbook on Opposition Politics
dc.relation.languageen
dc.relation.pages402
dc.rightsOther
dc.rights.questionYes_rights
dc.share.monoOPEN_REPOSITORY
dc.subject.enPoland
dc.subject.enDemocratic resilience
dc.subject.enJudicial independence
dc.subject.enRule of law
dc.subject.enCivil society
dc.swps.sciencecloudsend
dc.titlePoland’s opposition politics: resisting the populist swing
dc.typeMonographyChapter
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