Abstract

The paper shows in what way the policy of the ruling party “Prawo i Sprawiedliwość” (“Law and Justice”) in Poland is a conglomerate of political realism and political romanticism. Kaczynski’s utterances and actions taken during the first term are examined by means of the models of political realism and political romanticism created by the authors in their previous works (both authors are leading specialist in political realism and romanticism in Poland). We are in the process of veryfying our hypothesis that romantic slogans, for instance, about christianity, Polish historical mission, justice, social solidarity are a camouflage and a tool that serve a strictly realistic goal: staying in power. Therefore political romanticism seems to be treated entirely instrumentally.

Presenters

Piotr Kimla
Professor, Faculty of International and Political Studies, Jagiellonian University, Poland

Anna Citkowska Kimla
Associate Professor, Faculty of International and Political Studies, Jagiellonian University, Malopolskie, Poland

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Presentation Type

Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

Theme

Civic and Political Studies

KEYWORDS

Jaroslaw Kaczynski, Law and Justice Party in Poland, Politcal Romanticism, Political Realism

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