Two Trends of Conservative Nationalism in Contemporary Poland: Foreign Policy Aspect

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Modern Polish political scene is characterized by both the divisions within the ruling rightwing and, what is more important, with the alt-right, which stick to populism in terms of the determination to defend the country’s sovereignty. On the other hand, the “Confederation”, the alternative right wing, with an even greater emphasis on sovereignty, is moving towards less conflicts with the country’s most important foreign partners. This article presents the foreign policy positions of the largest right-wing national populism movements in contemporary Poland. The authors analyzed the program documents of the leading right-wing populist groups, mainly of the United Right camp, over the past twenty years. The article highlights the main ideas and problematic points, including those regarding the relations with the European Union and the Russian Federation.

About the authors

Joachim A. Diec

Cpt. W. Pilecki State College of Małopolska; Jagiellonian University Krakow

Email: joachim.diec@uj.edu.pl
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3335-3772

Habilitated Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor at Cpt. W. Pilecki State College of Małopolska, Poland; Professor and Chair in Eurasian Area Studies at Jagiellonian University in Krakow

Poland

Roman V. Savenkov

Voronezh State University

Author for correspondence.
Email: rvsav@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1643-2444

PhD in Political Science, Associate Professor of the Department of Sociology and Political Science

Voronezh, Russian Federation

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