Political Stability as a Phenomenon and a Potential
- Institution: Nicolaus Copernicus University
- ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4504-7625
- Year of publication: 2021
- Source: Show
- Pages: 229-244
- DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/athena.2021.72.13
- PDF: apsp/72/apsp7213.pdf
Political stability is a key category in general political theory and in the analysis of political systems. The correct determination of the semantic scope of this concept and its proper operationalization seem to be of fundamental importance for both theoretical and empirical scientific considerations. The text draws attention to two basic variants of stability (invariability and flexibility) and two basic aspects of the concept of stability (phenomenon and potential). The conceptual ordering of the issue of political stability, supported by a literature review on the subject, aims to provide a basis for formulating the most adequate approach to the study of political systems stability. The main purpose of the text is therefore to operationalize the concept of stability and, moreover, to indicate the possible research consequences of adopting the proposed perspective.
STABILNOŚĆ POLITYCZNA JAKO ZJAWISKO I POTENCJAŁ
Stabilność polityczna jest kluczową kategorią w ogólnej teorii polityki oraz w analizie systemów politycznych. Wydaje się, że prawidłowe wyznaczenie zakresu semantycznego tego pojęcia oraz właściwe jego zoperacjonalizowanie ma fundamentalne znaczenie zarówno dla naukowych rozważań teoretycznych, jak i empirycznych. W tekście zwrócono uwagę na dwa zasadnicze warianty stabilności (niezmienność i elastyczność) oraz dwa podstawowe aspekty pojęcia stabilności (zjawisko i potencjał). Uporządkowanie konceptualne kwestii stabilności politycznej, poparte przeglądem literatury na ten temat, ma na celu stworzenie podstawy do sformułowania możliwie najbardziej adekwatnego podejścia do badania stabilności systemów politycznych. Celem głównym tekstu jest więc operacjonalizacja pojęcia stabilności, a ponadto wskazanie możliwych konsekwencji badawczych przyjęcia proponowanej perspektywy.
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