Polarization but Not Pillarization Catholicism and Cultural Change in Post-Transformation Poland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3331650 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wojciech Sadlon (0000-0002-2412-6607, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 457 |
| Publication date | 2021-06-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel12070457 |
| OpenAlex | W3174416516 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 30 |
The modern Polish cultural system emerges through the interplay between social structure and agency, which represent different properties and powers or, more precisely, 'independent properties, capable of exerting autonomous influences.' I argue that Polish Catholicism entered the transformation process to some extent as an agential force which shaped progressive social change and delivered 'energy' for the transformation of Polish society. However, the process of transformation has changed the public position of the Catholic Church as it is no longer an actor within a dominating social movement that thrived in the quest for freedom and human rights. Catholicism that has played a role in shaping social conflicts, still represents to some degree 'a public good'. That is why, despite strong political polarization in Poland, there is no context for 'pillarization' within Polish society. The situation of Catholicism in the modern Polish social configuration should be described using the category of 'polarization' rather than 'pillarization'. My study of Polish Catholicism confirms that social polarization in Poland is not a bottom-up process but rather, is driven from the top down as a cultural process
Economic system · Economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social change · Social science · Social transformation · Sociology · Eastern European Communism and Reforms · Law · Post-Communist Economic and Political Transition · Religion and Society Interactions
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
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| Citations per year | 2,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |