Polish interest groups facing democratic backsliding

Abstract Democratic backsliding in Central and Eastern European countries is on the rise. Independent judiciaries, other institutions of liberal democracy, as well civil liberties media freedom are being undermined, coupled with human rights dignity certain groups curtailed or even violated. In these difficult political legal circumstances, non-state actors, such interest groups, face many challenges. The goal this research to explore how Poland perceive their position, what tactics they use order influence public policies decision-makers, whether search for networking strategies strengthen position vis-à-vis government. By placing our Polish context, we fill gap current literature situation that democratic backsliding. We base analyses new survey data collected from 2017–2018, conducted within Comparative Interest Group Survey.