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Attitudes towards Minorities in Post‐communist and Democratic P oland
Author(s) -
Celinska Katarzyna
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
studies in ethnicity and nationalism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.204
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 1754-9469
pISSN - 1473-8481
DOI - 10.1111/sena.12159
Subject(s) - legislation , democracy , politics , ethnic group , public opinion , political science , government (linguistics) , situated , public administration , communism , political economy , sociology , law , philosophy , linguistics , artificial intelligence , computer science
Abstract The political transformation of Eastern European countries heralded many fundamental economic, social, and cultural changes. One aspect of democracy – cultural democracy – focuses on the situation of minority groups. The treatment of minorities, while largely determined by law and actions of the government, is also influenced by the attitudes and opinions held by the citizens. This article analyses opinion polls conducted between 1994 and 2014 on attitudes towards ethnic and national minorities in P oland. The data comes from the Public Opinion Research Center (Centrum Badania Opinii Społecznej – CBOS ) and was published solely in the Polish language. This analysis is situated within P oland's shifting political, social, and cultural contexts, and emphasizes current legislation concerning minorities in P oland.