In July, the political party of Law and Justice attempted to dismantle checks and balances in the Polish political system by appointing its own people to the judiciary. In defiance of that, hundreds of thousands of Polish citizens took to the streets to protest, resulting in a brief halt of the forward movement of the […]
David Ost on the Rise of the Right in Eastern Europe
The ultra right-wing movement appears to be ascendant globally. Here to talk about this global trend with Allen Ruff is David Ost. David Ost is a Professor of Political Science at Hobart and William Smith Colleges and is a frequent visiting professor in eastern Europe, particularly Poland. He is an internationally known scholar in the […]
