Poland's politics and the travails of transition after 2001
The 2005 elections
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12297071 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Frances Millard (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1007-1031 |
| Publication date | 2006-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Europe Asia Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0966-8136 • E-ISSN: 1465-3427 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09668130600926215 |
| OpenAlex | W2070158427 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 29 |
| References cited | 9 |
As previously, the 2005 election in Poland saw the defeat of the incumbent government, but unlike previous elections, it marked the end of the Solidarity – successor party divide that had characterised Polish politics since 1989. The near simultaneity of parliamentary and presidential election campaigns made the campaigns indistinguishable, and each interacted with the other. Party programmes were similar; transition-related issues dominated the election. Its unexpected victor was Law and Justice (PiS), which sought a radical break with the trajectory of post-communist development and a moral revolution in a new ‘Fourth Republic’. PiS successfully appropriated the welfare mantle of the discredited social democrats and mobilised traditional conservative and religious values. Despite formal plans for a PiS coalition with Civic Platform, the election resulted unexpectedly in PiS's coalition with the radical parties Self-Defence and the League of Polish Families
Communism · Democracy · Electoral politics · General election · League · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Presidential election · Sociology · Solidarity · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · Human Rights and Development · Law · Post-Communist Economic and Political Transition · Public Administration
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Patterns of Stability
| Unique citing works | 29 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,53 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2025 (19) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 29 |