Abstract
The aim of the study is to analyze the relationship between political parties and society as well as the Roman Catholic Church in Poland towards the migration crisis (2015-2016), including immigrants and refugees. Sources (legal acts, documents, reports from public opinion polls) as well as scientific and journalistic studies will be analyzed. The first part of the paper discusses the issues of migration in Poland after 1990; in the second - the attitude of the main political parties, state authorities and society towards immigrants and refugees; in the third - the attitude of the Roman Catholic Church to the issues of migration and refugee; in the fourth - the attitude of the Roman Catholic Church in Poland towards the issue of immigrants and refugees.
Presenters
Maria Marczewska RytkoProfessor, Political Movement and Ethnic Studies Department, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Poland
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
2023 Special Focus—Religion in the Public Sphere: From the Ancient Years to the Post-Modern Era
KEYWORDS
PUBLIC SPHERE, POLITICAL PARTIES, THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, POLAND, MIGRATION
