In 2016, the populist Law and Justice party (PiS) of Poland gained a majority in the lower house of parliament without a coalition. The party consequently used their legislative power to adjust the …
Polish Democracy in Peril by Eric Sangret @ University of California, Los Angeles
Democratic backsliding is increasingly becoming a concern in Eastern Europe, with some countries being issued harsh warnings from the European Union (EU). In the last three years, Poland has seen …
Is Poland’s Government Taking a Step in the Wrong Direction? by Lana Frazier @ UCLA
Throughout the end of the 20th century Poland made several significant changes including shifting from communism to democracy and joining the European Union. Proceeding 1989 Poland seemed to have …
The Holocaust Law: A Case in Point of Democratic Backsliding in Poland by Nam Sik Yoo @ University of California, Los Angeles
Democracy has certainly been on the rise throughout the world during the past four decades. According to the Pew Research Center, 97 out of 167 countries (58%) with populations of at least 500,000 …
Is Poland Facing Democratic Backsliding? by Kensharra Davis @UCLA
Is Poland Facing Democratic Backsliding? “Free courts, free elections, and free Poland,” are the words that many people chant as they protest in Warsaw [1]. In 2015, the presidential and …
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Poland Democratic Erosion by Trevor Wolff @ University of California, Los Angeles
In December 2017, Polish president Andrzej Duda, “signed sweeping legislation…to overhaul the country’s judicial system”. This statement alone is an alarming indication of democratic erosion. Although …