The Strategies of Recent Polish Left Social Movement Organizations: Two Cases of Membership-poor Organizations

Katarzyna Gajewska

Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe, 2014, vol. 22, issue 1, 103-126

Abstract: This article provides empirical insights into the organizational basis of the Left in contemporary Poland and the profile of the new generation of activists. The transformation of the structure of civil society organizations towards membership-poor forms, a trend observable in the West, is replicated by the Polish Left. Their preference for discursive action and their focus on media presence can be observed. An ideological profile that rejects delegation and requires active engagement shapes decision-making on membership recruitment. The power of arguments is considered a way of gaining influence rather than through power of numbers. These organizational preferences reflect the middle class background of the founders and may influence the articulation of class interests on the Left.

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1080/0965156X.2013.873200

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