Children as an Object of the Right-Wing Populist Politics and Discourse in Poland

In Central and Eastern Europe populist regimes are attracting attention as a result of the traumatic legacy communism, subsequent overburdening reforms exhausting systemic transformation, resurgence ever-lurking nationalism, regional conservatism, parochialism cultural chauvinism, and/or an example structural shortcomings young democracies at borders civilization. The subject literature also indicates numerous universal elements governments, present well in this part Europe. Without prejudging aptness strength these various concepts arguments, article is attempt to include wideranging themes particular issue that absorbs conservative populists, namely “childhood” “children”. While problem children politics has already received interpretations, importance childhood right-wing discourse so far remained discussed only occasionally. We put forward thesis play important specifi c role superstructure – they constitute illusory picture nation, allegory its renewal, convenient, though inconsistently used, instrument for achieving political, ideological propaganda goals. Attitudes towards can be characteristic populism such, should taken into account research on subject. will illustrate problems using Poland Law Justice (PiS) Party power there now.