ANNUAL KOLAKOWSKI LECTURE - What makes Poland special: Polish Nationalism in Comparative Context

ANNUAL KOLAKOWSKI LECTURE - What makes Poland special: Polish Nationalism in Comparative Context

Monday, 15 February 2016 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Venue: 
St. Antony’s College, Nissan Lecture Theatre, 62 Woodstock Rd, Oxford OX2 6JF
Speaker(s): 
John Connelly (UC Berkeley)
Chair: 
Mikolaj Kunicki (St. Antony's College)
Series: 
POMP Core Events

"It's often said that Polish nationalism involved extremes: that it was immoderate in its passions, sacrifices, and demands for territory; that it made excessive claims upon the individual Pole; that it was extravagantly short-sighted and parochial but also intensely concerned with the welfare of humankind.  In direct contrast to nationalisms in Poland's neighborhood – Serb, Czech, Hungarian and others – I assess the truth of such claims, and ask where Poland fits in the New Europe. Just how strange is it really?" (Professor John Connelly)