Jerzy Józef Wiatr (born 17 September 1931 in

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) is a Polish sociologist, political scientist and politician. Professor of the

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, Chairman of the

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rector of a private tertiary education institution in Warsaw. Member of the

Polish United Workers Party The Polish United Workers' Party ( pl, Polska Zjednoczona Partia Robotnicza; ), commonly abbreviated to PZPR, was the communist party which ruled the Polish People's Republic as a one-party state from 1948 to 1989. The PZPR had led two other lega ...

, he supported the party's line in communist-era Poland. In post-communist Poland, member of the leftist parties (

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), deputy to Polish parliament (

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) from 1991 to 1997. Minister of National Education 1996–1997. Received the Commander's Cross with Star of the

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order in 1996.

Works

* ''Naród i państwo: socjologiczne problemy kwestii narodowej'' (KiW, 1969) * ''Socjologia stosunków politycznych'' (PWN, 1977) * ''Społeczeństwo. Wstęp do socjologii systematycznej'' (PWN, 1979) * ''Drogi do wolności: polityczne mechanizmy rozwoju krajów postkolonialnych'' (IPM-L KC PZPR, 1982) * ''Socjologia wojska'' (MON, 1982) * ''Marksistowska teoria rozwoju społecznego'' (PWN, 1983) * ''Marksizm i polityka'' (Biblioteka Studiów nad Marksizmem, KiW, 1987) * ''Socjologia wielkiej przemiany'' (KAP, 1999) * ''Socjaldemokracja wobec wyzwań XXI wieku'' (Scholar, 2000) * ''Socjologia polityki'' (Scholar, 2002) * ''Refleksje o polskim interesie narodowym'' (IFiS PAN, 2004) * ''Europa pokomunistyczna – przemiany państw i społeczeństw po 1989 roku'' (Scholar, 2006)

References

1931 births Living people Polish political scientists Polish sociologists Polish communists Democratic Left Alliance politicians Members of the Polish Sejm 1991–1993 Members of the Polish Sejm 1993–1997 Members of the Polish Sejm 1997–2001 Commanders with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta University of Warsaw alumni Academic staff of the University of Warsaw Education ministers of Poland Politicians from Warsaw {{Poland-sociologist-stub