The Origins of Democratization in Poland. Workers, Intellectuals, and Oppositional Politics, 1976{u2013}1980

Studies the events from 1976-1980 which shaped the origins of democracy in Poland. Looks at the workers strikes, the Workers Defense Committee and the opposition politics. Contents Acknowledgments Acronyms Used in Text and Notes 1. Civil Society and Democratization in the East Central European Context 2. Why Poland? The Fatal Link Between Legitimation and Stability 3. Workers I: The Events of June 1976 4. Enter the Intellectuals: KOR (The Workers’ Defense Committee) 5 KOR’s Waging of the Workers’ Amnesty Struggle 6. The Extension of the Public Space 7. Workers II: Oppositional Politics 8. KOR and Solidarity Notes Bibliography Index