Politicising the Communist Past : The Politics of Truth Revelation in Post-Communist Poland (Hardcover)

1. Introduction: What are truth revelation procedures and why do they matter?

2. Truth revelation in post-communist Poland: A case of late (and recurring) lustration and file access

3. What drives late truth-revelation?: Electoral-strategic interests or ideological-programmatic concerns (or both)

4. Truth revelation and post-communist democratisation: The revival of lustration and file access debates in the mid-2000s

5. The ‘Bolek’ affair: Using truth-revelation procedures for political legitimation and de-legitimation

6. Communist-forgiving or seeking historical justice?: Public attitudes towards truth revelation and dealing with the communist past

7. Conclusions: The unfinished business of a contested transition?

Appendix 1 ? List of interviewees