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De-democratization Processes in Poland in 2015–23: Legal, Economic and Socio-political Dimensions book cover

1st Edition

De-democratization Processes in Poland in 2015–23 Legal, Economic and Socio-political Dimensions

Edited By Grzegorz Foryś Copyright 2026
242 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The crisis of liberal democracy is clearly visible today, manifesting itself, inter alia , in the declining interest of citizens in participating in elections; the disappearance, or at least weakening, of the traditional axis of social conflict between labour and capital; the growing importance of populism; attacks on democratic institutions; and the efforts of leaders in many countries to... Read more

Introduction: the birth and decline of democracy in Central Europe, Grzegorz Foryś 1 De-democratization: the Essence of the Process, Grzegorz Foryś 2 State and Elites as Subjects of De-democratization: the Case of Poland, Grzegorz Foryś and Anna Jastrzębiec-Witowska 3 Procedures for Appointing Constitutional Tribunal Judges as a Means for the De-democratization of Poland's Political System, Dawid Chaba 4 The Process of De-democratization of the Judiciary in Poland in 2015–23 in the Context of the National Council of the Judiciary, Agnieszka Ziółkowska 5 Judicial Reform and Institutional Change in Poland: Legal and Governance Perspectives, 2015–23, Bogusław Balza 6 From Economic Liberalism to State-led Capitalism: the Expanding Role of the State in Enterprise Governance, Agnieszka Faron 7 The Reconfiguration of Ownership: State Participation and Structural Change in Poland’s Banking Sector in the Post-2015 Era, Bogusław Balza 8 Society's Dependence on Social Benefits as a Hidden Economic Process of De-democratization, Wojciech Maciejewski 9 Human Rights Violations in the Process of De-democratization in Poland, 2015–23, Grzegorz Krawiec 10 Changes in Migration Law after 2015 as an Element of the De-democratization Phenomenon in Poland, Anna Magdalena Kosińska11 De-democratization Processes in Local Government, Małgorzata Kmak 12 Civil Society's Responses to Democratic Erosion, Dorota Pietrzyk-Reeves 13 Shrinking Civic Space: Legal and Political Strategies to Suppress Civil Society. Poland under extreme right-wing rule, 2015–23, Joanna Podgórska-Rykała. Summary: De-democratization Processes. Lessons from Poland, Grzegorz Foryś

 

Biography

Grzegorz Foryś is a sociologist, political scientist and professor at the Institute of Law, Economics, and Administration of the University of the National Education Commission in Kraków, Poland. He specializes in the sociology of social change, the sociology of politics, the sociology of social movements and democracy. His works include, among others: The Dynamics of Contention: Farmers' Protests in the Third Polish Republic (2008); Agritourism Farms and Associations in Poland: In Search of a Social Movement (2017); Politics, Society, and the Economy in Contemporary Poland (2016); Development as a Social Movement (2023) and several dozen articles published in Polish and international publishing houses.

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