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Continuities in Poland's Permanent Transition - H. Wydra

Continuities in Poland's Permanent Transition

By: H. Wydra

Hardcover | 1 April 2001 | Edition Number 1

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This book examines change in post-1989 Poland by linking it analytically to the continuity of Poland's past. It argues that the first reality of objective-institutional change is underpinned by the continuity of second realities. Based on an interdisciplinary analysis of the Polish case, this study proposes a new conceptual framework for the study of transitional societies and revises standard assumptions in transitology and democratization studies.
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'In this theoretically sophisticated and intellectually exciting book, Harald Wydra challenges the widespread notion that 1989 constituted a fundamental break or watershed in Polish history. Having rejected simple dyadic constructs, such as communism and post-communism, Wydra demonstrates that the Round Table discussions constituted just another example of antagonists coming together in a way that has happened many times in Polish history, for instance in 1980-1. This approach is consistent with his broader notion of permanent transition theories. While many will disagree with at least aspects of Wydra's thesis, it is an argument that must be addressed seriously by any scholar of Poland, post-communism, or transition theories.' - Leslie Holmes, Professor, Contemporary European Research Centre 'The problem of contingency and continuity, innovation and perpetuation, in postcommunist Eastern Europe is at the centre of any analysis of the so-called transition. Wydra has provided us with an original and brilliant analysis of the issue, based on an examination of the Polish case but with a far wider resonance. This subtle and rich analysis of the various layers of reality and subjectivity in societies in transition provides an analytical framework that allows postcommunist studies to make an important contribution to comparative politics and political sociology.' - Arpad Szakolczai

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