Lustration – the Polish experience

In 1848 Marx and Engels published their Communist Manifesto. The opening line claimed: ‘A spectre is haunting Europe – the spectre of communism.’ In Poland the experience of more than 40 years of communism and the fear that ‘reds’ still secretly control the government haunts the present. This articl...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of European studies 2016-10, Vol.46 (3-4), p.338-373
1. Verfasser: Tighe, Carl
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:In 1848 Marx and Engels published their Communist Manifesto. The opening line claimed: ‘A spectre is haunting Europe – the spectre of communism.’ In Poland the experience of more than 40 years of communism and the fear that ‘reds’ still secretly control the government haunts the present. This article explores the emerging political culture and the volatile political climate of post-communist Poland. In particular it looks at the various attempts at lustration as part of transitional justice, at the Kaczyński brothers’ plan to redefine national identity by establishing a moral Fourth Republic, and at the involvement of writers, reporters and film-makers in the lustration debate.
ISSN:0047-2441
1740-2379
DOI:10.1177/0047244116659800