Good Change: The Rise and Fall of Poland’s Illiberal Revolution

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dc.abstract.enFew countries serve as a more useful case study for understanding the global tension between liberal and illiberal conceptions of democracy than Poland. Under the populist Law and Justice (PiS) –led government, a large part of the Polish electorate welcomed the party's "Good Change"—as it described its program—despite accusations of democratic backsliding. PiS offered voters neglected by previous governments a combination of economic redistributionism and cultural traditionalism, supplemented with narratives of bolstering Poland's national prestige and sovereignty. Yet after eight years of success, it was defeated in the October 2023 elections by a "pro-democratic" coalition. The history of PiS shows both the strengths and weaknesses of democratic illiberalism as a challenge to liberal democracy. Bill and Stanley analyze the course and causes of the party's successes and failures. The authors deftly outline PiS's assault on democratic institutions, its paradigm-changing redistributive programs, cultural backlash agenda, politics of history, and the reasons for its fall from power. Poland's democracy has proven resilient to the specter of autocratization, but its future development under a new government raises fresh questions. This essential book considers what the rise and fall of Poland's illiberal government reveals about the future of liberal democracy and its ongoing transformations in the twenty-first century.
dc.affiliationWydział Nauk Społecznych w Warszawie
dc.affiliationInstytut Nauk Społecznych
dc.contributor.authorBill, Stanley
dc.contributor.authorStanley, Benjamin
dc.date.access2025-09-04
dc.date.accessioned2025-09-04T05:43:11Z
dc.date.available2025-09-04T05:43:11Z
dc.date.created2025
dc.date.issued2025-09
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dc.description.versionfinal_published
dc.identifier.eisbn9781503643697
dc.identifier.isbn9781503634565
dc.identifier.isbn9781503643680
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/1730
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://www.sup.org/books/politics/good-change
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationnauki o polityce i administracji
dc.publisher.ministerialStanford University Press
dc.relation.pages360
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dc.titleGood Change: The Rise and Fall of Poland’s Illiberal Revolution
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