The Study of the Polish Territorial Defense Force : Historical Insights and Policy Considerations

Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14230%2F22%3A00129778" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14230/22:00129778 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13518046.2022.2045804" target="_blank" >https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13518046.2022.2045804</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13518046.2022.2045804" target="_blank" >10.1080/13518046.2022.2045804</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The Study of the Polish Territorial Defense Force : Historical Insights and Policy Considerations
Original language description
This article aims to acquaint the reader with the history of Polish paramilitarism and territorial defense and provide the political and security context for the creation of the newly formed Territorial Defense Force (TDF or Wojska Obrony Terytorialnej, WOT). The article takes as its premise that an analysis of the potential role and impact of the Territorials cannot be separated from the historical conditionalities that shaped the evolution of this type of military formation in Poland. One must examine the social, cultural, and historical context of the Polish paramilitary and territorial defense traditions to understand why the TDF is such a divisive issue. Furthermore, knowledge of the wider political and security background factors is necessary. To this end, the concepts of paramilitary, militia, and national or home guard are delineated. On this basis, Polish historical experience is scrutinized and then juxtaposed with contemporary challenges, which sheds light on wider implications of this military force.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>SC</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50601 - Political science

Project
<a href="/en/project/VJ01010122" target="_blank" >VJ01010122: Armed and security forces resilience towards hybrid threats</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year
2022
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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