%0 Journal Article
%T Polish Political Theorists on the Position and Role of the Individual in Politics
%A Wieczorek-Orlikowska, Joanna
%J Teoria Polityki
%V 2023
%R 10.4467/25440845TP.23.013.18552
%N Nr 8/2023
%P 219-233
%K political actor, individual actor, collective actor
%@ 2543-7046
%D 2023
%U https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/teoria-polityki/artykul/polish-political-theorists-on-the-position-and-role-of-the-individual-in-politics
%X 
	This article aims to survey the principal viewpoints of Polish political theorists regarding the position and role of the individual in politics. The discussion involves a thorough analysis of the categories of individual and collective political actors, their distinctive features, and the concept of agency and its new interpretations within the Polish political science. These new interpretations signal evolution in the traditional categorical framework in response to contemporary challenges. The study applies a method of analysis and synthesis incorporating aspects of the dialectical method. The outcome presents a juxtaposition of viewpoints within political science spanning the past several decades, identifying areas of convergence and significant divergences.