Joanna Rak
Biographic Data
| ID | 265132 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joanna Rak |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joanna |
| FAMILY NAME | Rak |
| SIGNATURE | RAK J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0505-3684 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 24 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 24 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Democratic backsliding and the shifting dynamics of empowerment: The case of the All-Poland Women's Strike
Profile: Why have social mobilizations for women’s reproductive rights in Poland failed
How have political opportunities impacted the recent failure of social mobilizations for women’s reproductive rights in Poland? This article seeks to explain why change has not happened despite two social mobilization waves, one of which was the largest in democratic Poland, attracting unprecedented public support. Delving into the political environment in which social mobilization emerged, we argue that women’s movements for reproductive rights …
Generating Public Engagement to Control Protests: State-managed Vigilantism in Poland
Based on the expanded theory of soft repression and a qualitative news frame analysis, the article traces the dynamics of the mobilisation of non-violent means to block the All-Poland Women's Strike and decrease the cost of hard repression. It unpacks two aspects of generating negative public engagement in controlling protests: the public media's use of ridicule, stigma, and silencing and calls for countermovement violence and legitimising it. Th…
I Trends in Theorizing Democratic Legitimacy
The current literature on democratic legitimacy is vital to addressing why assaults on democracy are effective. The theoretical frameworks of the construction of legitimacy by international organizations (IOs) help us comprehend how and why IOs seek support and when the results of these quests effectively curb democratic backsliding in their member states. Furthermore, the explanatory models of domestic democratic legitimacy allow us to understan…
Theoretical Approaches towards Soft Repressions and Social Mobilisation: Lessons learnt from Asian and regional studies
To what extent do current models apply to analyze soft repression? Research on soft repression is still under development, and due to technological advancement, it is necessary to analyze different types of soft repression in a way to modify and refine existing typologies. Drawing on lessons learnt from Asian and regional studies, this article aims to discuss critically selected theoretical tools used to study soft repression. It scrutinizes four…
Neo-militant Democracies in Post-communist Member States of the European Union
Theorising struggles between neo-militant democracies and their enemies / Joanna Rak and Roman Bäcker -- Estonia : from neo-militant towards quasi-militant democracy? / Przemysław Osiewicz -- Latvia's soft neo-militancy : limiting Russia's influence / Jennie L. Schulze -- Lithuania : between liberal democracy and weak neo-militant democracy / Jolanta Bieliauskaitė and Vytautas Šlapkauskas -- Poland : drift towards quasi-militant democracy in defi…
The intercommunal relations in Cyprus during the Covid-19 pandemic: Towards a fait accompli policy
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit many regions, including the Eastern Mediterranean. It has profoundly affected Cypriot communities and caused political, economic, and social consequences. The profile article aims to investigate the relationship between the pandemic threat on the island and decisions made by the Greek and Turkish Cypriot administrations. What aspects and to what extent has the pandemic affected relations between the two Cypriot commu…
Delegitimization strategies as a means of policing protesters online during the pandemic in Poland
Introduction: This paper identifies delegitimization strategies that illustrate a range of attitudes of the Polish police towards individuals who resist the government and challenge the state legitimacy. Materials and Methods: The research is embedded in the theories of macro-strategies of delegitimization, out-casting micro-strategies, and is based on qualitative intertextual analysis of police statements in order to explain how the police respo…
The Global Authoritarian Turn, Democratic Vulnerability, and Geo-digital Competition
In the 1930s, Karl Loewenstein took an interest in the ease with which a fascist party came to power within a parliamentary democracy. As he noticed, the Weimar Republic was defenceless and unable
Framing enemies by the state television: Delegitimization of anti-government protest participants during the first wave of the pandemic in Poland
This article aims to explain how and why the ruling party used the state television to delegitimize protesters during the first wave of the pandemic in Poland. The main argument is that the limitation of freedom of assembly provided the state-owned broadcaster with a new means of delegitimizing the current enemies. The dominant strategy, outcasting, assumed the categorizing of political opponents as madmen and criminals. By showing the protesters…
Theory behind Russian Quest for Totalitarianism. Analysis of Discursive Swing in Putin's Speeches
Before 2014 Putin used semantic structures characteristic of authoritarianism and façade democracy to shape Russian political discourse. After the annexation of Crimea, we identify the decrease of authoritarian discursive elements, the occurrence of references to democratic values, and the prevalence of totalitarian discursive elements. This quantitative alteration co-occurred with a qualitative change of the intensity of totalitarian gnosis that…
The Struggle for Jerusalem's Holy Places
What Constitutes the State’s Culture of Political Violence
Uncritical “critical perspectives”
Brent F. Nelsen and James L. Guth, Religion and the struggle for European Union: Confessional culture and the limits of integration
Brent F. Nelsen and James L. Guth, Religion and the struggle for European Union: confessional culture and the limits of integration." Religion, State & Society, 45(1), pp. 83–84
Dealing with Trauma Experience and Political Violence Memory
Russia, 'Near Abroad', and the West: Struggling with the Research Field of Geopolitical Cultures
Developing different methodological and theoretical frameworks, the three books under scrutiny make an attempt to explain current relationships between Russia, ‘near abroad’, and the West. Gerard T
The language of adult immigrants: Agency in the making , by Miller, E. R
Human Being in World Politics: Between Zoē and Bios
The main goal of this book is to explore the social construction of a human being and its attendant notion of humanity in world politics. This volume also strives to explain how components of world society, which is called the “post-Holocaust humanitarian world order,” combine with state institutions in international relations. Matthew S. Weinert delves into theoretical approaches toward human beings in philosophical literature, but regrettably h…
Participatory Democracy in Southern Europe: Causes, Characteristics and Consequences
This book presents the results of extensive empirical research on participatory democracy in southern Europe conducted by experienced political scientists and sociologists. Their backgrounds contri
The European Union as a diplomatic actor
Spreading protest: Social movements in times of crisis, edited by Donatella della Porta and Alice Mattoni
This book discusses the facets of diffusion in the post-2008 wave of protests which occurred in Iran, Argentina, Spain, Greece, the United States, Britain, Spain, the Czech Republic, and Turkey in
Contra-Acculturative Thought as the Source of Political Violence
Anne Aly. Terrorism and Global Security: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives. Sydney: Palgrave Macmillan Australia, 2011. 288 pp., $63.95 paperback. ISBN: 978-1-4202-5640-6.Lorenzo Bosi, Chare
Toward a new typology of revitalistic attitudes
The article contains critical theoretical examination of approaches toward revitalization movements in Anthony Francis Clarke Wallace’s meaning. The examination includes a presentation of main shortages and drawbacks which are characteristic of these movements’ typologies. There is also an authorial and innovative proposal for typologies of revitalistic attitudes which may be a useful device for analysing political thought of the populations infl…
Theory behind Russian Quest for Totalitarianism. Analysis of Discursive Swing in Putin's Speeches
Before 2014 Putin used semantic structures characteristic of authoritarianism and façade democracy to shape Russian political discourse. After the annexation of Crimea, we identify the decrease of authoritarian discursive elements, the occurrence of references to democratic values, and the prevalence of totalitarian discursive elements. This quantitative alteration co-occurred with a qualitative change of the intensity of totalitarian gnosis that…
Framing enemies by the state television: Delegitimization of anti-government protest participants during the first wave of the pandemic in Poland
This article aims to explain how and why the ruling party used the state television to delegitimize protesters during the first wave of the pandemic in Poland. The main argument is that the limitation of freedom of assembly provided the state-owned broadcaster with a new means of delegitimizing the current enemies. The dominant strategy, outcasting, assumed the categorizing of political opponents as madmen and criminals. By showing the protesters…
Russia, 'Near Abroad', and the West: Struggling with the Research Field of Geopolitical Cultures
Developing different methodological and theoretical frameworks, the three books under scrutiny make an attempt to explain current relationships between Russia, ‘near abroad’, and the West. Gerard T
Toward a new typology of revitalistic attitudes
The article contains critical theoretical examination of approaches toward revitalization movements in Anthony Francis Clarke Wallace’s meaning. The examination includes a presentation of main shortages and drawbacks which are characteristic of these movements’ typologies. There is also an authorial and innovative proposal for typologies of revitalistic attitudes which may be a useful device for analysing political thought of the populations infl…
The language of adult immigrants: Agency in the making , by Miller, E. R
Human Being in World Politics: Between Zoē and Bios
The main goal of this book is to explore the social construction of a human being and its attendant notion of humanity in world politics. This volume also strives to explain how components of world society, which is called the “post-Holocaust humanitarian world order,” combine with state institutions in international relations. Matthew S. Weinert delves into theoretical approaches toward human beings in philosophical literature, but regrettably h…
Participatory Democracy in Southern Europe: Causes, Characteristics and Consequences
This book presents the results of extensive empirical research on participatory democracy in southern Europe conducted by experienced political scientists and sociologists. Their backgrounds contri
The European Union as a diplomatic actor
Spreading protest: Social movements in times of crisis, edited by Donatella della Porta and Alice Mattoni
This book discusses the facets of diffusion in the post-2008 wave of protests which occurred in Iran, Argentina, Spain, Greece, the United States, Britain, Spain, the Czech Republic, and Turkey in
Contra-Acculturative Thought as the Source of Political Violence
Anne Aly. Terrorism and Global Security: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives. Sydney: Palgrave Macmillan Australia, 2011. 288 pp., $63.95 paperback. ISBN: 978-1-4202-5640-6.Lorenzo Bosi, Chare
What Constitutes the State’s Culture of Political Violence
Uncritical “critical perspectives”
Brent F. Nelsen and James L. Guth, Religion and the struggle for European Union: Confessional culture and the limits of integration
Brent F. Nelsen and James L. Guth, Religion and the struggle for European Union: confessional culture and the limits of integration." Religion, State & Society, 45(1), pp. 83–84
Dealing with Trauma Experience and Political Violence Memory
Russia, 'Near Abroad', and the West: Struggling with the Research Field of Geopolitical Cultures
Developing different methodological and theoretical frameworks, the three books under scrutiny make an attempt to explain current relationships between Russia, ‘near abroad’, and the West. Gerard T
The Struggle for Jerusalem's Holy Places
Theory behind Russian Quest for Totalitarianism. Analysis of Discursive Swing in Putin's Speeches
Before 2014 Putin used semantic structures characteristic of authoritarianism and façade democracy to shape Russian political discourse. After the annexation of Crimea, we identify the decrease of authoritarian discursive elements, the occurrence of references to democratic values, and the prevalence of totalitarian discursive elements. This quantitative alteration co-occurred with a qualitative change of the intensity of totalitarian gnosis that…
Framing enemies by the state television: Delegitimization of anti-government protest participants during the first wave of the pandemic in Poland
This article aims to explain how and why the ruling party used the state television to delegitimize protesters during the first wave of the pandemic in Poland. The main argument is that the limitation of freedom of assembly provided the state-owned broadcaster with a new means of delegitimizing the current enemies. The dominant strategy, outcasting, assumed the categorizing of political opponents as madmen and criminals. By showing the protesters…
Theoretical Approaches towards Soft Repressions and Social Mobilisation: Lessons learnt from Asian and regional studies
To what extent do current models apply to analyze soft repression? Research on soft repression is still under development, and due to technological advancement, it is necessary to analyze different types of soft repression in a way to modify and refine existing typologies. Drawing on lessons learnt from Asian and regional studies, this article aims to discuss critically selected theoretical tools used to study soft repression. It scrutinizes four…
Neo-militant Democracies in Post-communist Member States of the European Union
Theorising struggles between neo-militant democracies and their enemies / Joanna Rak and Roman Bäcker -- Estonia : from neo-militant towards quasi-militant democracy? / Przemysław Osiewicz -- Latvia's soft neo-militancy : limiting Russia's influence / Jennie L. Schulze -- Lithuania : between liberal democracy and weak neo-militant democracy / Jolanta Bieliauskaitė and Vytautas Šlapkauskas -- Poland : drift towards quasi-militant democracy in defi…
The intercommunal relations in Cyprus during the Covid-19 pandemic: Towards a fait accompli policy
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit many regions, including the Eastern Mediterranean. It has profoundly affected Cypriot communities and caused political, economic, and social consequences. The profile article aims to investigate the relationship between the pandemic threat on the island and decisions made by the Greek and Turkish Cypriot administrations. What aspects and to what extent has the pandemic affected relations between the two Cypriot commu…
Delegitimization strategies as a means of policing protesters online during the pandemic in Poland
Introduction: This paper identifies delegitimization strategies that illustrate a range of attitudes of the Polish police towards individuals who resist the government and challenge the state legitimacy. Materials and Methods: The research is embedded in the theories of macro-strategies of delegitimization, out-casting micro-strategies, and is based on qualitative intertextual analysis of police statements in order to explain how the police respo…
The Global Authoritarian Turn, Democratic Vulnerability, and Geo-digital Competition
In the 1930s, Karl Loewenstein took an interest in the ease with which a fascist party came to power within a parliamentary democracy. As he noticed, the Weimar Republic was defenceless and unable
Generating Public Engagement to Control Protests: State-managed Vigilantism in Poland
Based on the expanded theory of soft repression and a qualitative news frame analysis, the article traces the dynamics of the mobilisation of non-violent means to block the All-Poland Women's Strike and decrease the cost of hard repression. It unpacks two aspects of generating negative public engagement in controlling protests: the public media's use of ridicule, stigma, and silencing and calls for countermovement violence and legitimising it. Th…
I Trends in Theorizing Democratic Legitimacy
The current literature on democratic legitimacy is vital to addressing why assaults on democracy are effective. The theoretical frameworks of the construction of legitimacy by international organizations (IOs) help us comprehend how and why IOs seek support and when the results of these quests effectively curb democratic backsliding in their member states. Furthermore, the explanatory models of domestic democratic legitimacy allow us to understan…
Profile: Why have social mobilizations for women’s reproductive rights in Poland failed
How have political opportunities impacted the recent failure of social mobilizations for women’s reproductive rights in Poland? This article seeks to explain why change has not happened despite two social mobilization waves, one of which was the largest in democratic Poland, attracting unprecedented public support. Delving into the political environment in which social mobilization emerged, we argue that women’s movements for reproductive rights …
Democratic backsliding and the shifting dynamics of empowerment: The case of the All-Poland Women's Strike
Political science (21 works) · Sociology (20 works) · Politics (19 works) · Law (18 works) · Law (12 works) · Political economy (12 works) · Economics (9 works) · Democracy (6 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Criminology (4 works)