Polish National Election Study 1997

Polskie Generalne Studium Wyborcze (Polish National Election Study) has a research formula in the field of politics sociology and political sciences. In most of democratic countries there is an institution called National Election Study. Following the decision of Scientific Research Committee (KBN), taken in 1997, Poland joined the group of these countries. Only then was Polish National Election Study (PGSW) set up and it joined international scientific circles. The research tool implemented by PGSW comprises among others of a comparative part; so called CSES module (Comparative Study of Electoral Systems) covering about 50 political systems of the countries of all continents.PGSW research covers:1) analysis of the social and political awareness of Poles, rendered with an intensified public opinion poll conducted among a big number of participants (questionnaire research);2) Polish parliamentary elites analysis - both their socio-demographic, as well as - mainly - their attitudes and political views3) party manifesto research, and4) so called, political ecology - research of regional political and electoral differences.