Political Parties and Trade Unions in the Post–Communist Poland: Class Politics that Have Never a Chance to Happen
Journal Title: Polish Political Science Yearbook - Year 2016, Vol 45, Issue
Abstract
Trade unions in Poland have not built the stable and long–term relations with political parties as are observed in Western democracies. By analysing the historical and symbolic background of the transformation to a democratic civil society and free market economy, political preferences of working class, trade union membership rates, and public opinion polls, we argue that, in case of Poland, the initial links between political parties and trade unions weakened over time. Polish trade unions never had a chance to become a long–term intermediary between society and political parties, making the Polish case study a double exception from the traditional models.
Authors and Affiliations
Paweł Kamiński, Patrycja Rozbicka
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