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Cooperativism and Democracy
Selected Works of Polish Thinkers
Series: - Studies in Critical Social Sciences, Volume: 111
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The Cooperativism and Democracy, edited by BartÅomiej BÅesznowski is not purely a scientific book, but rather a guide which shows how scholars and activists wrote about the community, social participation and the politics in Poland in the early 20th century. The book contains a selection of texts in socio-political thought, led by the work of one of most important Polish thinkers â Edward Abramowski, socialist, philosopher and psychologist. Polish cooperativism can be inspiring to both contemporary researchers and political activists in Europe post the economic crisis, which brought about a crisis of faith in political and economic institutions. These works have a chance to become a significant voice in the debate over the relationship of contemporary economics and politics.
Contributors are: Edward Abramowski, Fr. StanisÅaw Adamski, BartÅomiej BÅesznowski, Zygmunt Chmielewski, Zofia DaszyÅska-GoliÅska, Maria DÄ browska, Jan Hempel, Jerzy Kurnatowski, Romuald Mielzarski, Remigiusz Okraska, Maria Orsetti, Adam Próchnik, Marian Rapacki, Franciszek Stefczyk, Edward Taylor, StanisÅaw Thugutt, StanisÅaw Wojciechowski, and Jan Wolski.
First published in Polish as Kooperatyzm, spóÅdzielczoÅÄ, demokracja. Wybór pism by Wydawnictwo Uniwerstytetu Warszawskiego in 2014. The current work includes an additional chapter âThrough Cooperatives to the Future Orderâ by Zofia DaszyÅska-GoliÅska.
Contributors are: Edward Abramowski, Fr. StanisÅaw Adamski, BartÅomiej BÅesznowski, Zygmunt Chmielewski, Zofia DaszyÅska-GoliÅska, Maria DÄ browska, Jan Hempel, Jerzy Kurnatowski, Romuald Mielzarski, Remigiusz Okraska, Maria Orsetti, Adam Próchnik, Marian Rapacki, Franciszek Stefczyk, Edward Taylor, StanisÅaw Thugutt, StanisÅaw Wojciechowski, and Jan Wolski.
First published in Polish as Kooperatyzm, spóÅdzielczoÅÄ, demokracja. Wybór pism by Wydawnictwo Uniwerstytetu Warszawskiego in 2014. The current work includes an additional chapter âThrough Cooperatives to the Future Orderâ by Zofia DaszyÅska-GoliÅska.
BartÅomiej BÅesznowski, Ph. D. (1983), University of Warsaw, Assistant Professor of Sociology, is one of the creators of the research project 'Traditions of Polish Cooperativism' and co-editor of Genealogy of Contemporaneity. A History of Ideas in Poland 1815â1939 (WUW, 2015).
Acknowledgements List of Illustrations About the Contributors 1 Utopia in the Service of Modernity: On the Sources of Cooperativism âBartÅomiej BÅesznowski 2 From Self-Help to the Vision of New System: An Outline of the Material and Ideological Development of the Cooperative Movement in Poland to the Year 1939 âRemigiusz Okraska
Part 1: Cooperativism and Democracy
3 The Social Ideas of Cooperativism âEdward Abramowski 4 Clasped HandsWith of without the Idea âMaria DÄ browska 5 Solidarism as a Doctrine of Democracy âJerzy Kurnatowski 6 On Uniting the Movement âRomuald Mielczarski 7 Through Cooperatives to the Future Order âZofia DaszyÅska-GoliÅskaPart 2: The Aims and Functions of Cooperativism
8 Woman, Whose Name is Millions (On the Responsibilities of Women in the Cooperative Movement) âMaria Orsetti 9 The Social Aims of Cooperatives âStanisÅaw Thugutt 10 A National Ideology of Cooperativism âStanisÅaw Wojciechowski 11 An Economic Program for Consumer Cooperativism âMarian Rapacki 12 The Concept of CooperativismCooperativism as the Organization of Relatively Weak Economic Elements âEdward TaylorPart 3: The Social Bases of Labor Cooperativism
13 Consumer Cooperatives and Trade Unions âJan Hempel 14 Work Cooperatives âJan WolskiPart 4: Universal Cooperativism or Labor Cooperativism
15 The Universal or Class Nature of Cooperativism âMarian Rapacki 16 The Ideology of Labor Cooperativism âAdam PróchnikPart 5: The Agricultural Cooperative Movement and the Stefczyk Savings and Loan Fund
17 The Past and Future of the Farmersâ Agricultural and Trade Cooperatives âFr. StanisÅaw Adamski 18 The Position of Cooperativism in Agriculture âFranciszek Stefczyk 19 The Farming Cooperative and Its Development âZygmunt ChmielewskiPart 6: Housing Cooperativism 20 The Importance of Cooperative Housing âTeodor Toeplitz 21 âGlass Housesâ: An Experiment in Cooperative Life âAdam Próchnik Bibliography Personal Index
All interested in the history of modern social movements in Central and Eastern Europe, especially academic researchers and social and political activists worked on idea of cooperation and mutual aid.