Abstract
Programmes of political parties are an important element of public discourse. In this article, I present the results of research aimed at defining the place of Russia and Polish-Russian relations in the programmes of several Polish right-wing political groups. I attempt an overview of the political programmes of the right-wing parties as regards their principal features, internal structure, and central postulates. Content analysis shows that relations with Russia are an impor tant element in most political programmes proposed by Poland’s major right-wing political groups. Based on a qualitative analysis, I distinguish between parties that postulate a determined and assertive policy towards Russia, parties committed to a neutral position on Russia, and those that seek the improvement and pragmatisation of Polish-Russian relations. There are two important conclusions from the qualitative analysis. Firstly, international relations have a pronounced influence on the programmes of political parties. Secondly, as to the right-wing parties considered in the Polish political discourse as pro-Russian (the National Revival of Poland, the National Radical Camp), they are either far from being pro-Russian or Russia is quite low on their agenda.
Highlights
A major source of inspiration for public discourse on domestic and international policies of states is political programmes
I focus on the programmes of right-wing parties because they have recently put forward programme proposals to revise bilateral relations with Russia
A major criterion for inclusion into the study was at least 3% of the vote won in the Sejm election of October 25, 2015.6 The list of parties was expanded to include non-parliamentary groups taking an active part in public discourse in order to demonstrate the variety of views on the Russia agenda.[7]
Summary
POLISH-RUSSIAN RELATIONS AS REFLECTED IN THE PROGRAMMES OF RIGHT-WING POLITICAL PARTIES IN POLAND: A QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS. Programmes of political parties are an important element of public discourse. I present the results of research aimed at defining the place of Russia and Polish-Russian relations in the programmes of several Polish right-wing political groups. Content analysis shows that relations with Russia are an impor tant element in most political programmes proposed by Poland’s major right-wing political groups. As to the right-wing parties considered in the Polish political discourse as pro-Russian (the National Revival of Poland, the National Radical Camp), they are either far from being pro-Russian or Russia is quite low on their agenda
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