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THE CHANGING ROLE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF AGRICULTURE IN THE POLITICAL THINKING AND ACTIONS OF THE POLISH PEOPLE’S PARTY
Radosław KUBICKI1
Publication language: English
scientific paper
Guests Editors of the Issue Tomasz Herudziński, Wojciech Mincewicz
Transformations No. 4(127)2025, Publication date: 30 December 2025
Keywords: Polish People’s Party, agriculture, political thought, transformation
Abstract Agriculture has always played a significant role in the activities and political ideology of the Polish People’s Party (PSL). However, noticeable changes are occurring in this area. Notably, the current president of the PSL does not come from an agricultural or rural background, which has influenced the party’s new image and developmental direction. Currently, the party is pursuing a dual approach. It aims to maintain its influence among rural voters by reminding them of its agrarian roots, while simultaneously appealing to new voters by promoting itself as a non-class-based party. These efforts can be challenging to reconcile.
assistant professor at the Institute of International Relations and Public Policy at the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences at the Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, Poland
ORCID: 0000-0003-0609-7205
E-mail: kubickirad@ujk.edu.pl