Zygmunt Bauman’s Century
Polish-British sociologist Zygmunt Bauman was born 100 years ago today. He is best known as the theorist of “liquid modernity,” in which social bonds decline in favor of an atomized individualism.
2 Article(s) by: Artur Banaszewski
Artur Banaszewski is a PhD researcher in intellectual history at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy.
Liberal Centrism Won’t Stop Poland’s Descent Into Authoritarianism
For decades, Poland was held up as a successful example of transition to liberal democracy. But faced with the country’s slide into right-wing authoritarianism, the pitfalls of centrist politics are plain to see.