Dear Congressionals, Dear Congressionals, Ladies and gentlemen,
It's good to know that we're better than we thought. evidence voter attendance, dedication (night stand in queues "until the end") and, at the same time, the joy of voting – all this proves that we, as Poles, have a large deck of citizenship. specified a rally, however, had its deep justification – it was primarily a reaction to what had happened in Poland in the last 8 years and aroused a reasonably common longing for a "return to normality" (in a subtext – to average democracy and average sociopolitical coexistence). However, that is not all – no little crucial were expectations and Expectations for the Future, with better Poland – more inclusive, respecting rights and equally (in a material and symbolic sense – in the sphere of distribution of respect) treating all – especially women. The electoral certificate is so in fact an impulse to reflect and explain the full country's way after 1989 and at the same time to meet the challenges of the future.
The answer to the question, what game rules They will aid us to make an inclusive – an chance for all (and not just “theirs”), activating all the talents and energy we have in our society, is strategically crucial today. In this “design” of a better Poland, is it adequate to trust on the specifics and postulates of the election campaign? Nope. It is simply a good thing that during the course of this process, any demands were made in the form of concrete (point) declarations and expectations, due to the fact that relying only on rerealized symbolical narratives served so far more to share and polarization than to build a national consensus around general public policies. But the mosaic of detailed solutions alone is not a adequate "think for Poland". How specified point-to-point solutions can work, we have late seen a 2% interest on housing loans. alternatively of helping you access housing, the solution is de facto the situation damaged – the available apartments did not come from this, and the wave of price increases was provoked...
However, there is something else between the specifics and the general symbolic narratives – the sphere of public policies and strategies, the sphere of shaping the institutions and mechanisms of state action – in general – the area system solutions. It is the space that is most hard to present during the election campaign, but from various forms of manifestation of social expectations (e.g. at marches, rallies, meetings) it is rather precise to read which institutions and rules of play most voters would anticipate today.
Inspirations on how to form public institutions and policies serving society can besides be drawn from modern science. Economists (e.g. prof. Daron Acemoğlu in Why Nations Fail) they have no uncertainty that the key origin determining that any nations are developing and others are falling is the institutions and rules (rules) of the game. Where institutions have a plundering character and only absorb the value they have earned in the economy, there the nations fall. Where public institutions play a affirmative role, coordinating and focusing cooperation and development, there the nations become stronger.
After ‘mobilising’ leadership (marked point ideas) from the election campaign, we request now Transitional leadership capable of reorganising the state and creating a strategy of comprehensive and coherent public policies. The aim must be a fundamental change – the State is to service the interests of the full society and the country (public purposes) alternatively than private purposes, i.e. to service the interests of the alleged "own".
Lessons from the full period of Polish transformation (since the turn of 1989) show, however, that the formal construction of the institutions of the state and – mostly – democracy is not enough. That there is inactive a request for an ethos, a spirit, a culture of functioning that will "oil" their actions in the name of work for the common good and constitute a barrier against the appropriation of institutions for peculiar purposes.
Can we leave the process of creating inclusive alternatively than plunderive institutions and policies to new, "enlightened" power? Experience says no. Yes, it is very crucial which leaders (political elites) we choose – what are their moral and intellectual qualities, but that is not enough. As a civilian society, we must go a step further than, otherwise, a wonderful electoral act. We must stay in public interest, and even more – make with competence and articulate their preferences more and more – e.g. what public services should look like.
That's why this year. XVIII civilian Congress we organize under the heading "Poland – fresh openingIt’s okay. ” Through a differentiated cycle Online debates We want to better realize the nature of the challenges ahead of us, consider together how Polish aspirations can be translated into the language of law, public policies, institutions and principles of social coexistence. We invitation you to 7 attractive debates:
- How to Fix Polish country?
- For the future it is better to safe Polish democracy?
- Why do we request Communityand how to build it under conditions diversity?
- Polish citizens – why and how to build it?
- Second transformation of the Polish economyWhat are we waiting for?
- Artificial intelligenceand man – how to arrange?
- What's next with EU agricultural policy – how to safe food, give farmers money and defend the climate?
Detailed programme You can find the various discussions on our website.
We invitation you to participate in live – asking questions and commenting through our social profiles on Facebook and YouTube – or by playing recordings at a convenient time. People accustomed to conventional forms of communication are encouraged to upload questions and comments to: [email protected].
My heartfelt greetings and my respects,
Dr. Jan Szomburg
Chairman of the Board of the Institute for marketplace economical Research
Initiator of the civilian Congress
