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Apathy and the Birth of Democracy: The Polish Struggle
East European Politics and Societies
  • David S. Mason, Butler University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-1-1991
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0888325491005002001
Abstract

Apathy, from the Greek words meaning "w ithout feeling," is at once a term denoting an individual's impassivity or indifference and a form of collective political behavior. Our concern is the la tter form of apathy in Poland from the Solidarity period of 1980-81 to the present.

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This is a post-print version of an article originally published in East European Politics and Societies, 1991, Volume 5, Issue 2. The version of record can be found through

Citation Information
David S. Mason. "Apathy and the Birth of Democracy: The Polish Struggle" East European Politics and Societies Vol. 5 Iss. 2 (1991) p. 205 - 233
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/david_mason/27/