Institutions of Culture and Populism in Poland

Re-imagining Narratives of National and European Heritage

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https://doi.org/10.12797/Politeja.22.2025.99.09

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cultural institutions, heritage narration, public discourse, populism, neo-traditionalism, Poland

Abstrakt

Between 2015 and 2021, Poland’s cultural landscape shifted due to a neo-traditionalist turn in state politics, reshaping heritage narratives and cultural policy. Populist discourse emphasised national and community values, redefining culture’s role in politics through institutional restructuring, policy changes and financial reforms. This article examines how populist politics influence cultural institutions and the construction of national and European heritage narratives. Based on structured interviews (2020-2021) with key cultural representatives and policy analysis, our findings reveal that neo-traditionalism operates on an ideational level, shaping cultural policy and heritage narratives. This shift reimagines national identity narratives and their relationship with Europe. Our findings reveal a complex interplay between state cultural policy and the evolution of heritage narratives.

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Biogramy autorów

  • Krzysztof Kowalski - Uniwersytet Jagielloński

    Works in the Chair of Society and Cultural Heritage of Europe at the Institute of European Studies, Jagiellonian University. He has been a visiting professor in Lyon and Strasbourg on multiple occasions and has received scholarships from the governments of Switzerland (1995) and France (2017). With funding from the Swedish Institute, he completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Centre for European Studies at Lund University in 2014. He is a member of various international research teams. Currently, he heads the interdisciplinary and cross-domain doctoral programme at the Doctoral School in the Humanities at Jagiellonian University and coordinates the double degree MA programme offered by the Institute of European Studies and l’IEP de Strasbourg (since 2010). Additionally, he represents Jagiellonian University on the Self-Steering Committee in Cultural Heritage of the ‘Una Europa’ alliance (since 2020).

  • Emilia Moddelmog-Anweiler - University of Silesia in Katowice

    An Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences in the Institute of Journalism and Media Communication at the University of Silesia in Katowice. She is currently involved in research as part of the Optimising Trustworthy Digital Contact (PODTRUST) T-AP and NCN project. Dr Moddelmog‑Anweiler obtained her PhD in sociological sciences from Jagiellonian University in 2024 and holds a Double Degree in European Studies from the University of Vienna, awarded in 2007. Her research focuses on the public sphere, social identities, religion, political communication and public discourses.

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„Institutions of Culture and Populism in Poland: Re-imagining Narratives of National and European Heritage”. 2025. Politeja 22 (5(99): 213-35. https://doi.org/10.12797/Politeja.22.2025.99.09.