Józef Chałasiński’s Research on the Nationalization Process of Peasants in Poland
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This article describes the research on the nationalization of peasantry in Poland by the Polish sociologist Józef Chałasiński (1904–1979). He realized that the ethnicity and nation in Poland were formed with the exclusion of peasants marginalized by privileged classes. The idea of a nation was used to ensure class domination over peasants; their inclusion in the nation was tantamount to the abandonment of the peasant culture and rural lifestyle. Chałasiński described the emergence of a modern Polish nation through the popularization of the elite culture, which led to the gradual disappearance of the peasant class in Poland.
Source: Nationalities Papers
DOI: 10.1017/nps.2025.13
Author: Jacek Poniedziałek
Institution: Nicolaus Copernicus University
Language: English
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,550
OpenAlex ID: W4408041133