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	Archive  /  Polish Political Science Yearbook 45 (2016) Authors: Joanna Marszałek–Kawaa, Patryk Wawrzyńskiab a  Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń (Poland) b  WSB University in Bydgoszcz (Poland) Title: Remembrance, Identity Politics and Political Transitions: a Comparative Study     Source: Polish Political Science Yearbook, volume 45 (2016), p. 11–21. DOI: 10.15804/ppsy2016001 Full paper: http://www.marszalek.com.pl/yearbook/docs/45/ppsy2016001.pdf Abstract: The paper presents findings of the comparative study on relationships between remembrance story-telling and the transitional reconstruction of political identities. It identifies in which areas and fields of impact governments tend to use interpretations of the past to promote new leadership visions of society. 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New York: Public Affairs	~~~ Polish Political Science Yearbook Volume 45 of 2016 ~~~ Editorial Arkadiusz Żukowski REMEMBRANCE AND POLITICAL TRANSITION Remembrance, Identity Politics and Political Transitions: A Comparative Study Joanna Marszałek–Kawa & Patryk Wawrzyński Significance of the Social Vision of Great People in Times of Political Transition Konrad Wyszkowski Cultural War and Reinventing the Past in Poland and Hungary: The Politics of Historical Memory in East-Central Europe Attila Ágh Securitization of Past: Analysis of the Katyń Issue in the Context of EU Integration Olga Sebina The Unfinished Revolution? 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