Keywords
political polarization
European integration
Poland
How to Cite
Abstract
The aim of the article is to show the condition of Polish democracy on the example of two elections held in 2019 and 2020. The elections brought about a positive phenomenon for democ racy, which is an increase in voter turnout. On the other hand, negative phenomena appeared, in particular the violent political polarization within the political community. The example of the Polish elections was then confronted with the perception of democracy among Polish society in a comparative approach, i.e. against the perception of other European nations. Against this background, the assessment of Polish democracy by Poles is exceptionally positive. Later in the article, an attempt was made to consider to what extent the integration processes may be responsible for weakening democracy in the Member States, as well as for the decline in trust in democratic institutions in the west and southern part of the continent.
Funding
Publication financed under the program of the Minister of Science and Higher Education under the name “DIALOG” in the years 2019–2021. Project carried out by the Department of Law and Institutions of the European Union, Faculty of Political Science and International Studies, University of Warsaw.
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