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A question on a relation between the history and the politics is as old as these categories. It i... more A question on a relation between the history and the politics is as old as these categories. It is still considered and discussed. However, currently we have a number of reasons to investigate this relation from a new perspective of contemporary phenomena and new research results; the history of science and its relation with social and political changes have been studied in past few decades with a careful attention. The significance of history-politics question is also based on processes of the rebirth of nationalism after the collapse of
communism, the erosion of collective identities and identity-conflicts in the European Union. This relation is strengthened by a revolution in communication, and a necessity to redefine
relations between government and masses, or state and society. Finally, new framework is sharpened by ongoing globalization.
The aim of the conference is to deepen an interdisciplinary discussion on relations between history as a science, collective memory, and state’s narratives about the past. It considers it in two dimensions: internal and international.
Papers by Ralph Schattkowsky
Polish Political Science Yearbook, 2015
The paper presents results of the experimental study on the government's remembrance policy, atti... more The paper presents results of the experimental study on the government's remembrance policy, attitudes towards it, and the influence of remembrance narratives. it discusses individual differences of participants on three different grounds: (1) interest in history or politics, and level of historical knowledge, (2) features of cognitive motivation measured by the need for closure questionnaire: preference of order, desire for predictability, discomfort with ambiguity, closed mindedness and decisiveness, and (3) response to the presented narrative, including inspired emotions and an assessment of a story. Collected data and research observations offer an interesting and valuable insight into relationships between various factors and citizen's support for the remem
Politics in Central Europe, 2015
The paper presents the results of an experimental study of Polish students’ attitudes towards the... more The paper presents the results of an experimental study of Polish students’ attitudes towards their government’s remembrance policy (or, in other words, the intentional narration and interpretation of the past by the government). It includes four parts: a justification of why remembrance is a significant political asset in post-Communist Poland; a classification of remembrance policy instruments; a presentation of general results of the study; and a discussion of participants’ attitudes to particular policy instruments. In our assessment of the general results, we discuss three types of collected data: the results of the initial measurement of attitudes; the results of measurement after the manipulation of emotions (neutral vs. positive vs. negative) and commitment (no commitment vs. low commitment); and the results in terms of attitude change. In the section on attitudes to particular instruments, we compare participants’ support for different commemorative actions with their suppo...
WSZECHOBECNOŚĆ TERMINU SPOŁECZEŃSTWO obywatelskie jest dziś czymś więcej niż tylko koniunkturą. J... more WSZECHOBECNOŚĆ TERMINU SPOŁECZEŃSTWO obywatelskie jest dziś czymś więcej niż tylko koniunkturą. Jego wprowadzenie i zastosowanie trafi ło na takie otoczenie intelektualne, które rozwinęło duże zapotrzebowanie na wzorce defi nicyjne dotyczące procesów rozwojowych społeczeństwa, procesy formowania i kształtowania się konfl iktów społecznych, ale także odwagę w stawianiu istotnych pytań badawczych. Po załamaniu się bloku wschodniego i zakończeniu realnie istniejącego lub w ogóle socjalizmu przekonanie o końcu ostatecznym wieku ideologii było procesem otrzeźwienia i upewnienia się o utracie utartych i stabilnych orientacji. Związane z tym nowe spojrzenie na rzeczywiste problemy rozwoju społecznego zostało usytuowane w sposób wymuszony w wymiarze transnarodowym, co spowodowało postawienie wyraźnie odmiennych roszczeń wobec nauk społecznych na rzecz relatywnie jasnego i praktycznego profi lu defi niowania i zastosowania tychże badań. Kwestia możliwości wykorzystania zdobyczy nauk humanistycznych dla celów społecznych i politycznych jest nadal z różną intensywnością stawiana. Jest oczywistym, że nie jest to powiązane ze społecznymi sytuacjami konfl iktowymi, względnie wyobrażeniami o konieczności czy możliwości sterowania i wpływania na procesy społeczne. Zbliżanie się do historii w celu jej opisania i przedstawiania to próby podejmowane przez historyków, pozwalające na odnalezienie nadających się do tego przedmiotów i obszarów, które jasno wyjaśniają proces kształtowania i rozwoju bytu. U podstaw tego leży świadomość, że ujęcie historii samo w sobie w formie historii totalnej (histoire totale) jest niemożliwe. Nawet podział nauk historycznych na pojedyncze dyscypliny i uzyskana w ten sposób swoboda poruszania się nie mogły zadowolić i pozostawiały u konsumenta wiele kwestii i życzeń otwartymi.
The relations between Poland and Germany after World War I - besides a historical burden - have b... more The relations between Poland and Germany after World War I - besides a historical burden - have been influenced in particular by two factors: on the one hand, Poland had been included in the association of the victorous powers, and especially important was a binding alliance with France as Germany's main enemy, which greatly restricted Poland's manoeuvrability as regards foreign policy. On the other hand, however, the realization of the terms of the Treaty of Versailles strongly linked together the two countries and even underlines the distinct clashes of interests of the two neighbours. Therefore, the foreign-policy doctrine of the Reich saying that it was unable to accept the existence of a sovereign Polish State, had its counterpart in the Polish maxim that only a weak and isolated Germany would be the best safety factor for the Polish State. On both sides there were again and again political forces also in influential positions looking for a constructive new beginning - ...
Acta Poloniae Historica, 2005
A question on a relation between the history and the politics is as old as these categories. It i... more A question on a relation between the history and the politics is as old as these categories. It is still considered and discussed. However, currently we have a number of reasons to investigate this relation from a new perspective of contemporary phenomena and new research results; the history of science and its relation with social and political changes have been studied in past few decades with a careful attention. The significance of history-politics question is also based on processes of the rebirth of nationalism after the collapse of
communism, the erosion of collective identities and identity-conflicts in the European Union. This relation is strengthened by a revolution in communication, and a necessity to redefine
relations between government and masses, or state and society. Finally, new framework is sharpened by ongoing globalization.
The aim of the conference is to deepen an interdisciplinary discussion on relations between history as a science, collective memory, and state’s narratives about the past. It considers it in two dimensions: internal and international.
Polish Political Science Yearbook, 2015
The paper presents results of the experimental study on the government's remembrance policy, atti... more The paper presents results of the experimental study on the government's remembrance policy, attitudes towards it, and the influence of remembrance narratives. it discusses individual differences of participants on three different grounds: (1) interest in history or politics, and level of historical knowledge, (2) features of cognitive motivation measured by the need for closure questionnaire: preference of order, desire for predictability, discomfort with ambiguity, closed mindedness and decisiveness, and (3) response to the presented narrative, including inspired emotions and an assessment of a story. Collected data and research observations offer an interesting and valuable insight into relationships between various factors and citizen's support for the remem
Politics in Central Europe, 2015
The paper presents the results of an experimental study of Polish students’ attitudes towards the... more The paper presents the results of an experimental study of Polish students’ attitudes towards their government’s remembrance policy (or, in other words, the intentional narration and interpretation of the past by the government). It includes four parts: a justification of why remembrance is a significant political asset in post-Communist Poland; a classification of remembrance policy instruments; a presentation of general results of the study; and a discussion of participants’ attitudes to particular policy instruments. In our assessment of the general results, we discuss three types of collected data: the results of the initial measurement of attitudes; the results of measurement after the manipulation of emotions (neutral vs. positive vs. negative) and commitment (no commitment vs. low commitment); and the results in terms of attitude change. In the section on attitudes to particular instruments, we compare participants’ support for different commemorative actions with their suppo...
WSZECHOBECNOŚĆ TERMINU SPOŁECZEŃSTWO obywatelskie jest dziś czymś więcej niż tylko koniunkturą. J... more WSZECHOBECNOŚĆ TERMINU SPOŁECZEŃSTWO obywatelskie jest dziś czymś więcej niż tylko koniunkturą. Jego wprowadzenie i zastosowanie trafi ło na takie otoczenie intelektualne, które rozwinęło duże zapotrzebowanie na wzorce defi nicyjne dotyczące procesów rozwojowych społeczeństwa, procesy formowania i kształtowania się konfl iktów społecznych, ale także odwagę w stawianiu istotnych pytań badawczych. Po załamaniu się bloku wschodniego i zakończeniu realnie istniejącego lub w ogóle socjalizmu przekonanie o końcu ostatecznym wieku ideologii było procesem otrzeźwienia i upewnienia się o utracie utartych i stabilnych orientacji. Związane z tym nowe spojrzenie na rzeczywiste problemy rozwoju społecznego zostało usytuowane w sposób wymuszony w wymiarze transnarodowym, co spowodowało postawienie wyraźnie odmiennych roszczeń wobec nauk społecznych na rzecz relatywnie jasnego i praktycznego profi lu defi niowania i zastosowania tychże badań. Kwestia możliwości wykorzystania zdobyczy nauk humanistycznych dla celów społecznych i politycznych jest nadal z różną intensywnością stawiana. Jest oczywistym, że nie jest to powiązane ze społecznymi sytuacjami konfl iktowymi, względnie wyobrażeniami o konieczności czy możliwości sterowania i wpływania na procesy społeczne. Zbliżanie się do historii w celu jej opisania i przedstawiania to próby podejmowane przez historyków, pozwalające na odnalezienie nadających się do tego przedmiotów i obszarów, które jasno wyjaśniają proces kształtowania i rozwoju bytu. U podstaw tego leży świadomość, że ujęcie historii samo w sobie w formie historii totalnej (histoire totale) jest niemożliwe. Nawet podział nauk historycznych na pojedyncze dyscypliny i uzyskana w ten sposób swoboda poruszania się nie mogły zadowolić i pozostawiały u konsumenta wiele kwestii i życzeń otwartymi.
The relations between Poland and Germany after World War I - besides a historical burden - have b... more The relations between Poland and Germany after World War I - besides a historical burden - have been influenced in particular by two factors: on the one hand, Poland had been included in the association of the victorous powers, and especially important was a binding alliance with France as Germany's main enemy, which greatly restricted Poland's manoeuvrability as regards foreign policy. On the other hand, however, the realization of the terms of the Treaty of Versailles strongly linked together the two countries and even underlines the distinct clashes of interests of the two neighbours. Therefore, the foreign-policy doctrine of the Reich saying that it was unable to accept the existence of a sovereign Polish State, had its counterpart in the Polish maxim that only a weak and isolated Germany would be the best safety factor for the Polish State. On both sides there were again and again political forces also in influential positions looking for a constructive new beginning - ...
Acta Poloniae Historica, 2005
Zeitschrift für Ostmitteleuropa-Forschung, 2017
The relationship with Ukraine and the Ukrainians played a role in all phases of planning and crea... more The relationship with Ukraine and the Ukrainians played a role in all phases of planning and creating modern Polish statehood, in particular with regard to the territorial dimension of the new state to be created in the East. The ‘Ukrainian question’ was also raised in terms of the Ukrainian population, as part of the minority problem of the Second Polish Republic. Last but not least, relations with Russia, an existential problem from a Polish perspective, were also affected, contributing to their exposed position in both internal and external politics. The political camps in Poland addressed the ‘Ukrainian question’ with very different degrees of intensity and, especially, continuity. The issue was much more of a priority for the national democrats than for the conservatives and agrarians—the approach was far from consistent. Only the socialists (even before the First World War) had thoroughly dedicated themselves to the national question in general, and the Ukrainian problem in pa...