trivia + applying it to class!
What year did talks of democratization start and what were they called?
The Round Table Talks started in 1989.
What was democratization for Poland?
Solidarity + round table talks + free & fair election
Who was the first non-communist Prime Minister of Poland?
Tadeusz Mazowiecki
come up and draw polyarchy toleration and repression lines (before & after)
How is this democratization different or similar than other ones we’ve studied
Religious pressures
Power of people rose up
after a civil war, peaceful negotiations
recent troubles
apply this democratization to polyarchy concepts
discuss!
Why are the differences between other countries and Poland’s democratization important?
How did this show its long term success / fails (polyarchy comparison)
discuss!
How did it change the trajectory of the democratization process? ( Compared to other examples from class )
discuss!!