The Phenomenon of Solidarity
An Attempt of Assessment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11047199 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alexander J Matejko (University of Alberta, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1983 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 77-92 |
| Publication date | 1983-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Nationalities Papers (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-5992 • E-ISSN: 1465-3923 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00905998308407953 |
| OpenAlex | W1994862714 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
What happened in Poland in the early 1980s is fascinating in many respects. The possibility of changing the Communist system in a peaceful manner was once again tried without much success, this time by the mass movement of industrial workers, with some additional help offered by intellectuals. The importance of these events should be fully recognized. As Persky states, “For the first time, a workers' state had been forced to concede to its workers, among other things, the ironic right to form their own working class organization to defend themselves from the workers' state.” According to Ascherson, the success of Polish workers in setting up permanent representation beyond the control of the Party was a major achievement. In this respect the events of 1980/81 differed substantially from all previous workers' uprisings in eastern Europe
Communism · Control (management · Economics · Epistemology · Management · Phenomenon · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Representation (politics · Sociology · Solidarity · State (computer science · Law · Polish Historical and Cultural Studies
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,02 |
| Citation span | 1984 - 1984 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |