Let's agree on Poland : a case study in strategic constitutional design / edited by Maciej Kisilowski and Anna Wojciuk.

Other author Kisilowski, Maciej, editor.
Other author Wojciuk, Anna, editor.
Format Book
PublicationOxford, UK ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press , [2025]
Copyright Date©2025
Descriptionxvi, 310 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction. A polarized country in need of a new social contract / Maciej Kisilowski and Anna Wojciuk -- PART 1. AGREED. The republic of our dreams / Antoni Dudek, Maciej Kisilowski, and Anna Wojciuk -- Harmony by choice / Agnieszka Chlon-Dominczak, Jacek Giedrojc, and Anna Wojciuk -- Poland of equal opportunities / Maciej Bukowski, Mikolaj Herbst, and Tomasz Kaczor -- Center strong with strategy / Maciej Kisilowski and Wojciech Przybylski -- Return to democracy / Ryszard Balicki, Jaroslaw Gwizdak, and Fryderyk Zoll -- Strengthening democracy / Miroslaw Granat, Tomasz Grzegorz Grosse, Arkadiusz Radwan, and Jacek Sokolowski -- Comment. Reimagining the Polish constitution by looking to the past / Kim Lane Scheppele -- Comment. Winding road to democracy / Wolf Linder
Contents PART 2. WE ARE DIFFERENT. Why imagine the new contract? / Maciej Kisilowski and Anna Wojciuk -- The dream progressive voivodship / Helena Chmielewska-Szlajfer, Pawel Dobrowolski, and Ziemowit Szczerek -- The dream conservative voivodship / Jakub Drodz, Sylwia Sysko-Romanczuk, Marta Kwasnicka -- The dream leftist voivodship / Alicja Pacewicz, Jan Smolenski, Michal Zabicki, and Sylwia Chutnik -- The dream Christian democratic voivodship / Lukasz Rozdeiczer, Artur Wolek, and Karolina Lewestam -- The dream classical liberal voivodship / Leszek Stypulkowski, Marek Tatala, Marcin Zielinski, and Piotr Siemion -- Comment. A European dream about Polish dreams / Kalypso Nicolaidis -- Comment. For a strong Poland, united in its diversity / Peter L. Lindseth -- Let's do it differently / Antoni Dudek, Maciej Kisilowski, and Anna Wojciuk.
Abstract "At a time when constitutional democracy is under increasing strain, Let's Agree on Poland offers a bold exploration of how divided societies can break through ideological deadlock and reform their institutions. While rooted in the case of Poland, the book offers both academic insight and practical solutions for addressing democratic challenges worldwide. Born from an extraordinary cross-partisan initiative launched at the height of Poland's constitutional crisis, the book presents a comprehensive constitutional reform proposal by legal and political thinkers across the ideological spectrum, from progressives to staunch conservatives. Detailed political and constitutional analysis is complemented with sophisticated financial models that demonstrate the real-world budgetary impact of the proposed reforms, as well as public-management perspectives on improving the efficiency and decisiveness of the reformed state.In addition to offering rigorous political analysis, book revives storytelling as a tool for constitutional imagination. Through collaboration with award-winning fiction writers, Let's Agree on Poland presents five short stories that illustrate how its proposed new constitutional system would work in practice, shaping the everyday lives of ordinary people. Adapted from a 2023 Polish non-fiction bestseller, this international edition features a new introduction and conclusion that deliver an original diagnosis of today's global democratic crisis and the institutional mindset needed to overcome it. Short commentaries by leading American and European legal and political thinkers complement the other writings that comprise this unique volume." --publisher's description.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/formCase studies.
Genre/formÉtudes de cas.
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