Other2016Dominik Tylka
CitationTylka, Dominik. “Europa gorszego sortu? Istvána Bibó wizja regionu.” Teologia Polityczna Co Tydzień, no. 10, “Projekt: Intermarium”, 6 June 2016.
Abstract
The essay revisits István Bibó’s diagnosis of Central and East-Central Europe as a region shaped by political insecurity, weak state traditions, nationalism and fear. It asks whether Bibó’s post-war interpretation remains useful after the collapse of the communist bloc and European integration, and considers which elements of the historical diagnosis still illuminate contemporary Central European political identity.
Author's summary
The text is an early attempt to connect political thought with the contemporary self-understanding of Central Europe. I use Bibó not simply as a historical author, but as a diagnostic framework for asking which features once treated as signs of regional weakness—conflict, national attachment or political nonconformity—persist and how their meaning has changed.
Keywords
István Bibó, Central Europe, East-Central Europe, Intermarium, political thought, political culture, regional security
About the author
Dominik Tylka
Institute of Political Science and Public Administration, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw
Dominik Tylka is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Political Science and Public Administration, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw. His research focuses on social and political power, individual agency, and the conditions under which asymmetries of resources become effective and relatively durable relations of compliance. He is particularly interested in the interaction between social structures and individual responses, including obedience, adaptation, circumvention and resistance.