Teaching the nation: history and nationalism in Polish school history education

Jaskułowski, Krzysztof; Majewski, Piotr; Surmiak, Adrianna

doi:10.1080/01425692.2017.1304205

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“…This valuable construct of patriotism is also rooted very strongly in educational programmes (e.g. history classes) addressed to young Poles which have become an instrument to develop attachment to the Polish nation among pupils (Jaskułowski et al, 2018; see also: Merry, 2009). This broad socio-cultural background better explains the views of Polish students described in this paper.…”

Section: The Patriotism Of Polish Studentsmentioning

confidence: 73%

Constructive emotions? Patriotism as a predictor of civic activity in Poland

Marzęcki

2019

Riv. ital. sci. polit.

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In many post-communist countries, the concept of patriotism is used instrumentally in populist discourses. It is rarely the subject of a substantive public debate, in which symbolic elites would be able to openly discuss and negotiate the scope of its meaning in front of an interested audience. A long-term plan to shape constructive civil attitudes gives way to the pressure of being effective in current politics. The author proposes to look at the category of patriotism in a socially useful way and to treat it as an important factor in the process of building a civil society. The young generation can play a significant role in this process. Poland seems to be an interesting case for the analysis of this research problem. This paper has two objectives. The descriptive objective is to present the author's research data on a sense and understanding of patriotism among Polish students. Its aim is to describe the prevailing pattern of patriotic attitudes and ideas about patriotism as shared by students. The explanatory objective of this paper is to answer the question about the constructive potential of patriotism: whether and to what extent it is an important determinant of civic activity. The results obtained should lead to practical conclusions that may be useful for various social institutions which are interested in releasing the positive energy of citizens and orienting them to functional goals, that is, the education system, as well as for political institutions that design and implement elements of the so-called youth policy.

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Section: The Patriotism Of Polish Studentsmentioning

confidence: 73%

Constructive emotions? Patriotism as a predictor of civic activity in Poland

Marzęcki

2019

Riv. ital. sci. polit.

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“…Historia 3 , 2017, p. 9) 2 Let us recall that the meeting of the European Council in Lisbon in March 2000 assumed the strategic goal of "creating in Europe the most dynamic and globally competitive economy based on knowledge that ensures sustained development characterized by improved employment conditions and social harmony." For many years, an important goal of Polish education policy has been the education of citizens in patriotism, which is promoted by the study of subjects of national interest (Osiński, 2012), as well as nationalistic interest (Jaskułowski, Majewski, & Surmiak, 2018). Researchers of the socio-cultural contexts of education profiles turn their attention to the lack of equality issues addressed by the curricula, which makes citizens indifferent to various types of otherness (Chrzanowska, Jachimczak & Pawelczak, 2013).…”

Section: Education As Space For Generating Accepted Values and Attitudesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Education policy and history education as tools for shaping an open society in Poland: A critical anthropological analysis

Majbroda

2018

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Education policy and history education as tools for shaping an open society in Poland: A critical anthropological analysisThe aim of this article is to examine the education policy in modern Poland from the anthropological point of view. We will begin with the assumption that education policy is the outcome of social, cultural, economic and political circumstances that influence both the vision of education at a given time, as well as its specific goals. Then we will present modern educational discourses from the perspective of socio-cultural anthropology as a cultural criticism and an essential part of new interventional humanities. The main purpose of this article is to address whether modern education policy, and above all history education in Poland, can be used as a tool to shape an open society as understood by Karl Popper. We will also demonstrate how official education discourse in Poland highlights patriotic and even nationalist issues, while silencing socio-cultural values and practices that constitute the foundation of democracy and open society. Współczesna polityka edukacyjna i nauczanie historii w Polsce jako narzędzia kształtowania społeczeństwa otwartego. Krytyczna analiza antropologicznaCelem artykułu jest pokazanie współczesnej polityki edukacyjnej funkcjonującej w Polsce w perspektywie antropologii społeczno-kulturowej. Punktem wyjścia jest założenie, iż polityka edukacyjna jest wynikiem splotu czynników społecznych, kulturowych, ekonomicznych oraz politycznych, które wpływają zarówno na obowiązującą w określonym czasie wizję edukacji jako takiej, jak i na jej cele szczegółowe. Tekst pokazuje współczesne dyskursy edukacyjne w perspektywie antropologii społeczno-kulturowej widzianej jako krytyka kulturowa i istotna część nowej humanistyki o charakterze interwencyjnym. W tym kontekście głównym wątkiem spajającym niniejszy artykuł jest pytanie o to, czy współczesna polityka edukacyjna a przede wszystkim edukacja historyczna w Polsce stanowią narzędzia kształtowania społeczeństwa otwartego w rozumieniu Karla Poppera. Istotnym aspektem tekstu jest pokazanie rozwijanego w Polsce oficjalnego dyskursu edukacyjnego, który eksponuje wątki patriotyczne, a nawet nacjonalistyczne, wyciszając wartości i praktyki społeczno-kulturowe, będące fundamentem demokracji i społeczeństwa otwartego.

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“…Most research on migrants in an urban context focuses on low-skilled, working-class labourers (Rutten and Verstappen, 2014). Only recently has there been some interest in highly skilled migrants, especially in the context of global cities like London or Singapore (Kunz, 2016). As Louis Meier (2016) rightly notices, there are two strands in the research on migrant professionals.…”

Section: Migrant Professionals In the City Context: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Those practices are not only shaped by global forces but also influenced and mediated by cities' polices and institutions. Moreover, in contrast to most literature, which focuses on the mobile international elite, my article concentrates on a sub-section of it, namely an in-between category of migrants that has only recently attracted researchers' attention (Conradson and Latham, 2005;Kunz, 2016;Pl€ oger and Becker, 2015;Rutten and Verstappen, 2014;Van Riemsdijk, 2014). Following Conradson and Latham (2005), I use the term "middling" professional migrants in this context, by which I mean migrants of middle-class background and status who are in a mid-level career.…”

Section: Migrant Professionals In the City Context: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Documents speak also of the need to exploit the “advantages of the Polish tradition over political correctness in terms of agreeable and loyal co‐existence of different cultures” (Mayor of Wroclaw, : 39). This approach reflects the broader tendency to define the Polish nation‐state in culturally homogenous terms (Jaskulowski, ; Jaskulowski, Majewski, and Surmiak, ). In light of this approach, it is not striking that the City Council has not developed a policy to accommodate cultural differences.…”

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A Study of Local Incorporation of Migrant Professionals in Wroclaw

Jaskułowski

2017

International Migration

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The aim of this article is to explore the patterns of local incorporation of migrant professionals in an urban context. It focuses on Wrocław, a Polish city that is not a traditional migration destination. Drawing on qualitative research, the article analyses migrant trajectories of local incorporation in the context of their reasons for relocation, experiences and perspectives. The article shows the irrelevance of ethnic networks for local incorporation. It demonstrates the role played by the workplace and the Internet, which allows forming sociabilities based on commonalities and shared interests, irrespective of cultural differences. It also shows the inconsistency of the city's policies and calls for policy revision. The article concludes that Wroclaw's policy seems not to correspond with the specificity of professional migration. It is argued that the city's policy is based on sedimentary and assimilationist logic that does not take into account migrants’ reasons for relocation and perspectives.

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Teaching the nation: history and nationalism in Polish school history education

Cited by 26 publications

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Constructive emotions? Patriotism as a predictor of civic activity in Poland

Constructive emotions? Patriotism as a predictor of civic activity in Poland

Education policy and history education as tools for shaping an open society in Poland: A critical anthropological analysis

A Study of Local Incorporation of Migrant Professionals in Wroclaw

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