Tabla de Contenidos: “…BookCover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Explaining change; 3 Explaining the collapse of communism in Poland; 4 PZPR strategic goals; 5 Strategies and outcomes; 6 Strategies and outcomes; 7 The election campaign; 8 Discussion and conclusion; Appendix 1 The concept of the system of election to Sejm, based on the formula of non-confrontational but competitive elections, held on the basis of agreed principles; Appendix 2 Werblan's letter; Notes; Bibliography; Index…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Ulrike Müßig, A New Order of the Ages (Novus ordo seclorum) - Normativity and Precedence -- Gerald Stourzh, Development of Constitutional Precedence and the Constitutionalization of Individual Rights -- Anna Tarnowska, “To which Constitution the Further Law of the Present Sejm have to adhere to in all...” Constitutional Precedence of the 3 May System -- Marcin Byczyk, Constitutional Precedence and Substantial Criminal Law: The 1815 Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland in the Practical Test of the Codification of the Polish Substantial Criminal Law -- Brecht Deseure, Constitutional Precedence and the Genesis of the Belgian Constitution of 1831 -- Frederik Dhondt, Inaugurating a Dutch Napoleon? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Otto -- Polish political institutions : continuity and change (1918-1989) / Daniel Przastek, Paweł Mrowiński -- Main trends of Polish political thought in the 20th and 21st centuries / Leszek Nowak -- Systemic transformation in Poland compared to the countries of the region / Jacek Wojnicki -- Building the constitutional order in Poland : legal and political processes / Tomasz Słomka, Rafał Więckiewicz -- The Parliament of the Republic of Poland : the Sejm, the Senate and the National Assembly / Jacek Zaleśny -- President of the Republic of Poland : state representative and political arbiter / Tomasz Słomka -- Government and governance in Poland / Grzegorz Rydlewski -- Civil service in Poland / Jolanta Itrich-Drabarek -- Justice system in Poland : political system and functioning / Michał Mistygacz -- Out-of-jurisdictional system of legal protection authorities in Poland / Michał Mistygacz -- Poland's membership in the European Union / Justyna Miecznikowska -- Foreign policy of the Republic of Poland after 1989 / Stanisław Sulowski -- Institutions and security policy / Michał Brzeziński…”