
Marek Tatała
Polish economist and CEO of the Economic Freedom Foundation, expert on economic policy, rule of law, and Polish politics.
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Jul 12, 2026
Democratic Backsliding and Resistance: Poland’s Civil Society, Electoral Strategies, and Institutional Levers
35:39
35:48
36:01
36:19
36:43

Marek TatałaGUEST
Uh, I think it's port- it, it's important to find a right balance between, you know, being too close to politicians and not talking to them, uh, at all.

Marek TatałaGUEST
And, you know, there are some civil society activists or NGOs saying, "Oh, we just want to be very separate from politicians." But I think in the cur- in the political situation of Poland, it was bad strategy.

Marek TatałaGUEST
On the other hand, you have to remember that in the situation when the media environment, especially public m- media, is captured by the other side, uh- These relations can be also risky, not only between politicians and NGOs, but also politicians or, and members of, uh, uh, legal professions.

Marek TatałaGUEST
Even if, if these were not true relations, you know, the appearance at the similar marches, uh, defending the rule of law by politicians and judges was presented by the propaganda media outlets as, you know, politicization of judiciary, uh, which was, uh, uh, of course, uh, a propaganda tool, not a real politicization.

Marek TatałaGUEST
So it is important to understand how these relations between civil society and politicians can be used by the other side.
22 MINS LATER
Democratic Backsliding and Resistance: Poland’s Civil Society, Electoral Strategies, and Institutional Levers
34:09
34:18
34:31
34:49
35:13

Marek TatałaGUEST
Uh, I think it's portal-- it, it's important to find a right balance between, you know, being too close to politicians and not talking to them, uh, at all.

Marek TatałaGUEST
And, you know, there are some civil society activists or NGOs saying, "Oh, we just want to be very separate from politicians." But I think in the cur- in the political situation of Poland, it was bad strategy.

Marek TatałaGUEST
On the other hand, you have to remember that in the situation when the media environment, especially public m-media, is captured by the other side, uh, these relations can be also risky, not only between politicians or NGOs, but also politicians or, and members of, uh, uh, legal professions.

Marek TatałaGUEST
Even if, if these were not true relations, you know, the appearance at the similar marches, uh, defending the rule of law by politicians and judges was presented by the propaganda media outlets as, you know, politicization of judiciary, uh, which was, uh, uh, of course, uh, a propaganda tool, not a real politicization.

Marek TatałaGUEST
So it is important to understand how these relations between civil society and politicians can be used by the other side.
21 MINS LATER
Democratic Backsliding and Resistance: Poland’s Civil Society, Electoral Strategies, and Institutional Levers
35:52
36:00
36:13
36:32

Marek TatałaGUEST
I think it's important to find a right balance between, you know, being too close to politicians and not talking to them at all.

Marek TatałaGUEST
And, you know, there are some civil society activists or NGOs saying, oh, we just want to be very separate from politicians.

Marek TatałaGUEST
On the other hand, you have to remember that in the situation when the media environment, especially public media, is captured by the other side, these relations can be also risky, not only between politicians and NGOs, but also politicians and members of legal professions.

Marek TatałaGUEST
Even if these were not true relations, you know, the appearance at the similar marches defending the rule of law by politicians and judges was presented by the propaganda media outlets as politicization of judiciary, which was, of course, a propaganda tool, not a real politicization.
22 MINS LATER
Democratic Backsliding and Resistance: Poland’s Civil Society, Electoral Strategies, and Institutional Levers
35:40
35:48
36:01
36:19

Marek TatałaGUEST
I think it's important to find a right balance between, you know, being too close to politicians and not talking to them at all.

Marek TatałaGUEST
And, you know, there are some civil society activists or NGOs saying, oh, we just want to be very separate from politicians.

Marek TatałaGUEST
On the other hand, you have to remember that in the situation when the media environment, especially public media, is captured by the other side, these relations can be also risky, not only between politicians and NGOs, but also politicians and members of legal professions.

Marek TatałaGUEST
Even if these were not true relations, you know, the appearance at the similar marches defending the rule of law by politicians and judges was presented by the propaganda media outlets as politicization of judiciary, which was, of course, a propaganda tool, not a real politicization.
22 MINS LATER
