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The Polish boomerang: how Warsaw’s adoption of the 'Budapest Model' could threaten the original in Hungary

Published on: 12 January 2016

Written by: Cas Mudde All articles by Cas Mudde

The new Polish government seems keen on following the authoritarian 'Budapest model' promulgated by illiberal...

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Poland's right turn: inexplicable madness or rational response?

Published on: 7 January 2016

Written by: Marta Tycner All articles by Marta Tycner

Western commentators see the 'sudden' right-wing turn of Poland as a so-passé mixture of nationalism, populism and...

Paris solidarity vigil, Birmingham. Demotix/Michael Scott. All rights reserved.

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A message to my country: refugees are victims of terrorism, not its source

Published on: 15 November 2015

Written by: Slawomir Sierakowski All articles by Slawomir Sierakowski

The new right-wing Polish government is trying to use the Paris attacks as an excuse to scapegoat refugees and stir...

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The drowned and the saved: Foucault's texts on migration and solidarity

Published on: 13 November 2015

Written by: Colin Gordon All articles by Colin Gordon

This is (along with Islamism and neoliberalism) one of a certain number of global issues on which Foucault can be...

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Fighting the wrong battle: Central Europe’s crisis is one of liberal democracy, not migration

Published on: 4 September 2015

Written by: Benjamin Tallis All articles by Benjamin Tallis

Written by: Michal Simecka All articles by Michal Simecka

The hostile response of central and eastern European heads of states to the prospect of accepting Syrian refugees is...

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The materialist turn in Polish politics

Published on: 12 August 2015

Written by: Slawomir Sierakowski All articles by Slawomir Sierakowski

Could two surprising new political parties - Noweczesna.pl and Razem - shake up the conservative political system in Poland?

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Does the Polish left have a future?

Published on: 28 July 2015

Written by: Aleks Szczerbiak All articles by Aleks Szczerbiak

Poland’s left-wing parties have formed an electoral alliance to contest October's parliamentary election. However,...

Fairy ring in Augustów Primeval Forest, Poland.

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European Commission’s deregulation drive threatens EU nature laws

Published on: 9 July 2015

Written by: Leonardo Mazza All articles by Leonardo Mazza

Deregulation is often packaged as a fight against red tape or a drive to improve efficiency by removing so-called...

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Lithuania needs to listen to its Poles before the Kremlin does

Published on: 19 June 2015

Written by: Inga Popovaite All articles by Inga Popovaite

Lithuania's Polish and Russian minorities are oddly friendly with each other, which is causing a headache for the...

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The Polish presidential election: what happens now?

Published on: 27 May 2015

Written by: Slawomir Sierakowski All articles by Slawomir Sierakowski

Everything you need to know about Poland's recent presidential election, at a glance.

Viktor Orban arriving at EU Summit on migration, April, 2015.

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Europe’s migration crisis: central Europe’s dangerous game

Published on: 18 May 2015

Written by: Benjamin Tallis All articles by Benjamin Tallis

Written by: Michal Simecka All articles by Michal Simecka

Should a serious migration crisis erupt as a result of conflict escalation in Ukraine, the odds are that the V4...

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Polish presidential election: the Left decides which Right wins

Published on: 16 May 2015

Written by: Slawomir Sierakowski All articles by Slawomir Sierakowski

Does it make sense for the Left to participate in a race between two conservatives? Should we leave home and vote...

US Office of Military Commissions arraigns Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, 2011

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Poland: trust no one but the law

Published on: 26 February 2015

Written by: Adam Bodnar All articles by Adam Bodnar

Last week the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg rejected a Polish appeal on CIA-prison cases involving...

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Interethnic communication in ‘Borderlands’

Published on: 11 February 2015

Written by: Vigjilenca Abazi All articles by Vigjilenca Abazi

Written by: Ábel Ravasz All articles by Ábel Ravasz

The Macedonian government shows little interest in fostering interethnic communication. It relies on nationalistic...

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Secret prisons, disappearances and torture

Published on: 6 August 2014

Written by: Rory O'Connell All articles by Rory O'Connell

In a ruling described by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch as “landmark”, the European Court of Human...

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Jacek Kuroń - hero of the Polish anti-communist resistance

Published on: 28 July 2014

Written by: Slawomir Sierakowski All articles by Slawomir Sierakowski

The radical political ideas of Jacek Kuroń, the Polish opposition leader of the 1960s and 70s - without whom Lech...

Canadian company Talisman Energy drilling for shale gas in Szymkowo in Poland

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The environmental and economic case against Donald Tusk’s energy union

Published on: 3 July 2014

Written by: Marco Siddi All articles by Marco Siddi

Some European leaders, such as Polish PM Donald Tusk, are using the Ukraine crisis as a pretext to revive national...

The flag waver in Tiananmen Square in May 1989, before the June 4 crackdown. Flickr/Robert Croma. Some rights reserved.

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From China to Poland, lessons from June 4, 1989

Published on: 4 June 2014

Written by: Maciej Bartkowski All articles by Maciej Bartkowski

What can we learn from comparing the 1989 revolutions in Poland and in China?

Wojciech Jaruzelski, pictured alongside Nicolae Ceauşescu. Wikimedia commons.

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Wojciech Jaruzelski: the communist strongman who continues to divide Poland

Published on: 30 May 2014

Written by: Mark Heleniak All articles by Mark Heleniak

Wojciech Jaruzelski, the last communist leader of Poland, is due to be given a full state funeral today. However the...

#conchita. Image by elkokoparrilla/Flickr. Some rights reserved.

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Eurovision and Euro elections: the final straw in Polish gender wars

Published on: 21 May 2014

Written by: Barbara Gawęda All articles by Barbara Gawęda

How is the victory of Conchita Wurst being politicized in Poland? What is the connection between Eurovision and the...

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