Filip Mazurczak
Activists have been campaigning for greater recognition of the at least 20,000 victims.
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How will international politics affect Poland’s presidential election?
Aleks Szczerbiak
The uncertain geopolitical situation has overshadowed a campaign many thought would be dominated by domestic issues.
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Right aims, wrong methods: public media takeover shows dangers for new Polish government
Stanley Bill
Captured public institutions must be repaired without resorting to the same dubious methods that degraded them.
Poland’s Oscar entry brings “peasant-mania” to the 21st century
Aleksandra Janiszewska-Cardone
The Peasants brings together the work of a Nobel Prize-winning author and the team behind hand-painted animation Loving Vincent.
Who’s who in Poland’s new government
Daniel Tilles
We profile every minister and outline the challenges they will face.
Poland’s “collapsing towns” that got left behind
Marek Szymaniak
Once thriving centres of local industry, they became overlooked victims of the rapid changes since 1989.
Do Poland’s 19th-century partitions still influence elections today?
Katarzyna Skiba
Every election prompts questions about the ongoing legacies of empire. But the issue is complex.
The VoiCEE podcast: Georgia’s progress towards EU membership and how it affects the region
Adam Reichardt
In this episode, we discuss the recommendation of the EC to grant Georgia candidate status.
A backlash against the backlash: Poland’s failed conservative revolution
Stanley Bill
By pursuing its conservative agenda, PiS has pushed Polish society in a more liberal direction.
“A bitter victory”: LGBT Poles welcome fall of PiS but remain sceptical of new government
Roman Broszkowski
It is unclear how much progress will be made under the incoming coalition.
Factcheck: do most Poles want abortion on demand?
Daniel Tilles
Polling suggests most Poles do not support the idea.
Collaboration in context: the complex legacy of Poland’s WW2 “Blue Police”
Filip Mazurczak
Historians have unearthed a growing body of evidence pointing to war crimes by some of its members.
Why did the opposition win the Polish election?
Aleks Szczerbiak
Turnout in cities and among younger voters helped, but less photogenic middle-aged electors were just as significant.
The VoiCEE podcast: what Poland’s elections mean for the country and the region
Agnieszka Wądołowska
In this episode, Professor Stanley Bill analyses the results of parliamentary elections in Poland.
