Bücher der Reihe Polish Studies in Culture, Nations and Politics

A collection of essays that aims to revive the sociological debate on the unintended, unanticipated and unexpected consequences of social action, as started by Robert K Merton in a classic study of 1936. It provides insights on both Merton's work and the reception it received in the academia.

Investigates the mechanisms governing the evolution of scandals over mass protests in communist Romania. In this book, the author investigates the shaming practices and the ritualization of the party moots on mass protests which followed the outburst of such like scandals.

This book examines the discriminatory language against Others by the League of Polish Families, a contemporary nationalist party that was active in Polish politics from 2001 to 2007. The author shows the confrontation of the tradition of National Democracy with the social and cultural conditions of today's Poland.

This book is a social scientific assessment of contemporary crucial inter-faith and inter-ethnic relations in Central-Eastern Europe after the fall of Communism. It puts special emphasis on successes and failures of deliberate actions, aiming at mutual reconciliation and integration of local communities.

This book analyzes how people settle disputes in and outside of Polish courts. The authors evaluate basic factors influencing the choice between the court and other authoritative dispute settlement agencies and the informal direct compromise of mediation by third parties.