Karolina Wigura
Biographic Data
| ID | 1444645 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karolina Wigura |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karolina |
| FAMILY NAME | Wigura |
| SIGNATURE | WIGURA K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8691-4409 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Post-Traumatic Sovereignty Trap
The essay uses the lens of "post-traumatic sovereignty" to explain how small democracies under existential threat, such as Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, shape their domestic politics and foreign policy. Historical traumas—the Holodomor, the Holocaust and Jewish statelessness, and the unresolved Chinese civil war—anchor collective fears that frame current security choices and justify far-reaching measures. These states tightly align with Western po…
Ein politischer „MeToo-Moment“
Historical traumas and political disputes weigh heavily on relations between Poland and Germany. The war in Ukraine acted as a catalyst. It brought to light the frustration of Poles and East-Central Europeans with Germany’s role in Europe and its policy towards Russia. The historical experience of East-Central Europeans with Russia makes them sceptical of any compromise with the aggressor. The feeling of being morally superior to a disoriented We…
The Pushback Against Populism
Formulating effective responses to illiberal populism will be possible only if one understands the reasons for its current popularity. The example of postcommunist Europe may be of great help here. This text grapples with three aspects of illiberal populism's success in the twenty-first century and tries to offer possible responses. First, liberals have lost the battle for the legacy of 1989. They cannot offer a satisfactory challenge to populism…
Declarations of Forgiveness and Remorse in European Politics
This article examines the historical background, proliferation, and later internationalization of public declarations of forgiveness and remorse, first made in Europe a few decades after the end World War II. The author suggests that these declarations should be understood as a political practice, and bases her claim on three premises: (1) after 1945, politicians began apologizing not only for their own crimes but mainly for those perpetrated by …
Alternative Historical Narrative
“Polish Bishops’ Appeal to Their German Colleagues” of 18 November 1965 was one of the fifty-six letters written by the Polish Episcopate to episcopates all over the world on the occasion of the end of the Second Vatican Council. However, this one had a special character. In all letters, the brother bishops were first informed about one thousand years of Christianity in Poland, then an outline of the millennium history was given, emphasizing, if …
The Pushback Against Populism
Formulating effective responses to illiberal populism will be possible only if one understands the reasons for its current popularity. The example of postcommunist Europe may be of great help here. This text grapples with three aspects of illiberal populism's success in the twenty-first century and tries to offer possible responses. First, liberals have lost the battle for the legacy of 1989. They cannot offer a satisfactory challenge to populism…
Alternative Historical Narrative
“Polish Bishops’ Appeal to Their German Colleagues” of 18 November 1965 was one of the fifty-six letters written by the Polish Episcopate to episcopates all over the world on the occasion of the end of the Second Vatican Council. However, this one had a special character. In all letters, the brother bishops were first informed about one thousand years of Christianity in Poland, then an outline of the millennium history was given, emphasizing, if …
Alternative Historical Narrative
“Polish Bishops’ Appeal to Their German Colleagues” of 18 November 1965 was one of the fifty-six letters written by the Polish Episcopate to episcopates all over the world on the occasion of the end of the Second Vatican Council. However, this one had a special character. In all letters, the brother bishops were first informed about one thousand years of Christianity in Poland, then an outline of the millennium history was given, emphasizing, if …
Declarations of Forgiveness and Remorse in European Politics
This article examines the historical background, proliferation, and later internationalization of public declarations of forgiveness and remorse, first made in Europe a few decades after the end World War II. The author suggests that these declarations should be understood as a political practice, and bases her claim on three premises: (1) after 1945, politicians began apologizing not only for their own crimes but mainly for those perpetrated by …
The Pushback Against Populism
Formulating effective responses to illiberal populism will be possible only if one understands the reasons for its current popularity. The example of postcommunist Europe may be of great help here. This text grapples with three aspects of illiberal populism's success in the twenty-first century and tries to offer possible responses. First, liberals have lost the battle for the legacy of 1989. They cannot offer a satisfactory challenge to populism…
Ein politischer „MeToo-Moment“
Historical traumas and political disputes weigh heavily on relations between Poland and Germany. The war in Ukraine acted as a catalyst. It brought to light the frustration of Poles and East-Central Europeans with Germany’s role in Europe and its policy towards Russia. The historical experience of East-Central Europeans with Russia makes them sceptical of any compromise with the aggressor. The feeling of being morally superior to a disoriented We…
The Post-Traumatic Sovereignty Trap
The essay uses the lens of "post-traumatic sovereignty" to explain how small democracies under existential threat, such as Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, shape their domestic politics and foreign policy. Historical traumas—the Holodomor, the Holocaust and Jewish statelessness, and the unresolved Chinese civil war—anchor collective fears that frame current security choices and justify far-reaching measures. These states tightly align with Western po…
Politics (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Democracy (2 works) · Forgiveness (2 works) · History (2 works) · History (2 works) · Law (2 works)