Kto się sprzeciwia różnorodności? O tożsamości uczestników ruchu nacjonalistycznego

Abstract

The paper focuses on the identity of a contemporary Polish nationalist movement. It is based on biographical narrative interviews which were carried out among members of three Polish nationalist organizations: the All-Youth Polish, the National Rebirth of Poland and the National Radical Camp. Participants of nationalist movements mobilize themselves and protest against increasing diversity. The contemporary Polish nationalism can be understood as the particular kind of cultural resistance to globalization, cultural diversification, left- -wing activities. The homosexuals and feminists seem to be their main opponents. Nationalists define themselves as the defenders of tradition, history and Polish values and hence they attempt to make the public sphere homogeneous. According to their statements, the public sphere should be reserved for Polish, Catholic values and norms. As I conclude, the nationalist resistance can be perceived as the result of anxiety for the status of national identity and longing for universal values or constant points of reference.