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Reversing the Wave: The Perverse Effects of Economic Liberalism on Human Rights

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Korkut, Umut

Abstract

This article takes the conservative shift in Polish politics under PiS as an example and argues that the failure of the liberal economy could end up reversing the fast-forward wave in human rights. And because Poland is a relatively new member of the EU, the article also develops the argument that s... view more

This article takes the conservative shift in Polish politics under PiS as an example and argues that the failure of the liberal economy could end up reversing the fast-forward wave in human rights. And because Poland is a relatively new member of the EU, the article also develops the argument that such a reversal in the new member countries could make the European Union’s (EU) acquis irrelevant for further democratisation. Therefore, the article first explains how the failure of the economic liberalism of the neo-liberal market economy paves the way for the success of conservative political parties. It then raises the question of why political liberalism, promoted by the EU’s human rights acquis, is also a target for the opponents of the market economy. The article concludes with a discussion of current Polish politics in the aftermath of the October 2007 elections.... view less

Keywords
EU

Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
European Politics
Economic Policy

Free Keywords
liberalism; Poland; PiS; human rights

Document language
English

Publication Year
2009

Page/Pages
571–590 p.

Journal
Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review, 45 (2009) 3

Status
Published Version; reviewed

Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications


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