From Proletarian Revolution to National Uprising. An Overview of Conceptualizations of Polish Solidarność

Abstract

The purpose of paper is to review of various approaches to this movement in the social science and the humanities. The author is going to seek answer to the following interpretative question: whether a given conceptualization grasp „Solidarity” movement in dynamic or in static way. In the second part of the paper interpretations of „Solidarity” in analytical categories of insurrection, civil, ethical revival, postmodern, religious, republican, revolutionary and social movements are presented. Finally, the author tries to identify reasons of dynamic or static approach to „Solidarność.”