Browsing by Author "Smuniewski, Cezary"
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- ItemFrom Desecularization to Sacralization of the Political Language: Religion and Historiosophy in Vladimir Putin’s Preparations for War(Wydawnictwo KUL, 2022) Składanowski, Marcin; Smuniewski, CezaryThis article aims to analyze religious and mystical elements contained in Putin’s public statements by referring to selected examples characteristic of contemporary Russian identity politics. In order to demonstrate the importance of religious and mystical threads in Putin’s speeches, we chose five specific cases. The analysis of these statements indicates that religious and mystical motifs in Putin’s language are an attempt at self-creation for the purpose of domestic policy. We claim that this self-creation is more of an effort to strengthen Putin’s public support than proof that he borrows patterns for shaping Russia’s political life from the Russian religious and political tradition. Putin’s rhetoric is not so much a desire for an axiological renewal of Russian politics, but an attempt to search for the new legitimization of the power system he created in confrontation with the West.
- ItemPolish Organizations in Ireland. A Stimulus for Research on the National Security of the Republic of Poland(Wydawnictwo KUL, 2023) Płachecki, Jarosław; Smuniewski, Cezary; Kochańczyk-Bonińska, KarolinaThe activities for Poland’s national security, including its independence and sovereignty, observed over the last centuries, justify reflection on the relevance of the undertakings of the Polish diaspora communities. Polish organizations operating in many countries, thanks to the cultivation of national identity, were able to contribute to Poland regaining its independence in 1918, support the fight against the Germans and Russians during World War II, and then act for liberation from communism. Therefore, the interest of the state assumes care for the Polish community abroad, both its connection with the country and strengthening its sense of responsibility for the homeland. The article presents the characteristics of Polish organizations in Ireland, where Polish emigration has rapidly increased in recent decades. It is stated that the Polish diaspora communities need systemic support from the Polish state through actions to ensure the integrity of the national identity of the Polish diaspora. In the Polish organisations, it is necessary to recognise the strength to promote Polishness, the concern for Poland’s national interest, but also the diverse potential for dealing with threats to Poland. Obserwowane na przestrzeni ostatnich stuleci działania na rzecz bezpieczeństwa narodowego Polski – w tym jej niepodległości i suwerenności – upoważniają do refleksji o relewantności przedsięwzięć środowisk polonijnych. Działające w wielu krajach organizacje polonijne, dzięki kultywowaniu tożsamości narodowej, były w stanie przyczynić się do odzyskania przez Polskę niepodległości w 1918 r., wspierać walkę z Niemcami i Rosjanami podczas II wojny światowej, a następnie działać na rzecz wyzwolenia z komunizmu. Interes państwa zakłada zatem troskę o Polonię, zarówno jej łączność z krajem, jak i wzmacnianie poczucia jej odpowiedzialności za ojczyznę. W artykule przedstawiono charakterystykę polskich organizacji w Irlandii, w której w ostatnich dziesięcioleciach gwałtownie wzrosła w liczbę polska emigracja. Stwierdza się, że środowiska polonijne potrzebują systemowego wsparcia ze strony państwa polskiego poprzez działania na rzecz zapewnienia integralności tożsamości narodowej Polonii. W organizacjach polonijnych należy rozpoznawać siłę do promowania polskości, troski o interes narodowy Polski, ale także różnorodnego potencjału na wypadek zagrożenia Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej.
- ItemThe 2021 Migration Crisis in the Eyes of the Polish Priests from the Polish-Belarusian Borderland(Wydawnictwo KUL, 2022) Łaciak, Beata; Smuniewski, Cezary; Boguszewski, MariuszThis publication is a result of interviews carried out at the end of November-beginning of December 2021 in the areas along the border between Poland and Belarus with Roman Catholic priests providing pastoral ministry in that area. The aim of the interviews was to gain insight into the social moods and attitudes of the clergy with respect to the migration crisis in the year 2021. It may be guessed that the priests from the borderland parishes are more prone to thinking about the community in national rather than evangelical categories, which most probably is an outcome of the historical experiences of Poland with Russia and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), the loss of independence and subordination to the communist authorities in Moscow.