The Polish Self-Defence party: from agrarian protest to the politics of populism, 1991-2007

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The Polish Self-Defence party: from agrarian protest to the politics of populism, 1991-2007

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Pages:: 191–216

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-807-0_9

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This chapter explains the significance for post-communist Polish party politics of the Self-Defence trade union protest movement and political party. The first section contextualises the emergence of the protest movement and trade union in the early years of post-communist transition, describing its transformation into a wider movement of populist direct action against the politics of liberal-democratic transition and, subsequently, into a political party. The second section focuses on Self-Defence as a political party, detailing the substance of its political appeal and explaining its position in the Polish party system. The third section analyses the nature of the party’s support. The fourth and fifth sections describe respectively the breakthrough of the party to the parliamentary sphere and the role it played as a party of opposition and as a coalition partner. The chapter concludes that although Self-Defence’s political potential was limited and it was ultimately eclipsed by more capable political actors, it played an important part in reorienting the basic line of competition in the Polish party system.

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Rural protest groups and populist political parties

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Publisher:: Wageningen Academic

Print Publication Date:: 21 Oct 2015

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