TY - BOOK AU - Jacek Ziółkowski AU - Marcin Tobiasz AU - Bohdan Kaczmarek AU - Mirosław Karwat PY - 2025 CY - Berlin, Germany PB - Peter Lang Verlag SN - 2199-028X SN - 9783631928769 TI - Constituents of Political Theory (2) T2 - Assumptions of the Warsaw School of Political Theory DO - 10.3726/b22477 UR - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1544062 N2 - This collection of articles offers an in-depth exploration of explanatory, non-normative political theory, moving beyond the simple mechanics of governance and power struggles. The chapters investigate the boundaries and forms of political phenomena, including the transformation of non-political matters into political issues. The analysis distinguishes between political actions driven by ideas and interests, efforts to harmonize conflicting forces for social stability, and the principles that underpin the political framework. Moreover, the book delves into the socio-technical mechanisms of enemy creation, polarization, and dehumanization, as well as the contradictions of political pluralism, deliberation, and the emergence of antipolitics. KW - social engineering, democracy, politicalness, polarization, besieged fortress syndrome, political enemy, dehumanization, political action, political pluralism, deliberation, Political theory, politics, policy, power, political leadership LA - English ER -