Recent media appearances
The articles below, written by me or journalists describing my research and teaching, are accessible to broader audiences
Commentary on Polish Politics
In September 2020, I gave an interview to Nowa Konferderacja on the transitional justice origins of democratic backsliding.
In December 2017, I appeared twice in "Fakty o Faktach" on Progress for Poland (both in Polish)
In July 2018, I wrote for the Monkey Cage at the Washington Post about the forceful retirement of judges. You can read it here
In the end of November 2017, I wrote for the Monkey Cage at the Washington Post about the brokered deal between PiS Chairman and the President to take control over the judiciary in Poland. You can read it here
In early November 2017, I placed my first op-ed in the Chicago Tribune. You can read it here
In July 2016, I wrote for the Monkey Cage at the Washington Post about PiS's plans to reform the Supreme Court. Eventually, the bill was vetoed by President Duda. You can read the blog post here.
Below are two other pieces on the situation in Poland:
This is what the gradual erosion of the rule of law looks like in Poland
By Monika Nalepa
First published in The Monkey Cage at the Washington Post, January 23, 2017.
Why are there protests in Poland? Here are the five things you need to know
By Anna Grzymała-Busse and Monika Nalepa
First published in The Monkey Cage at The Washington Post on December 19, 2016.
Poland is gripped by its most severe constitutional crisis since the Communist regime declared martial law in 1981, with protesters — both inside parliament and outside in the freezing streets — accusing the ruling party of threatening democracy.
Law and Justice (PiS), the party in power, has roots in the dissident trade union Solidarity, which helped bring down the Communist regime. But it has this in common with the authoritarian Communist PZPR, which ruled Poland between 1948 and 1989: It occupies an absolute majority of seats in the Sejm, the lower house of the Polish Parliament. Read more
In September 2020, I gave an interview to Nowa Konferderacja on the transitional justice origins of democratic backsliding.
In December 2017, I appeared twice in "Fakty o Faktach" on Progress for Poland (both in Polish)
In July 2018, I wrote for the Monkey Cage at the Washington Post about the forceful retirement of judges. You can read it here
In the end of November 2017, I wrote for the Monkey Cage at the Washington Post about the brokered deal between PiS Chairman and the President to take control over the judiciary in Poland. You can read it here
In early November 2017, I placed my first op-ed in the Chicago Tribune. You can read it here
In July 2016, I wrote for the Monkey Cage at the Washington Post about PiS's plans to reform the Supreme Court. Eventually, the bill was vetoed by President Duda. You can read the blog post here.
Below are two other pieces on the situation in Poland:
This is what the gradual erosion of the rule of law looks like in Poland
By Monika Nalepa
First published in The Monkey Cage at the Washington Post, January 23, 2017.
Why are there protests in Poland? Here are the five things you need to know
By Anna Grzymała-Busse and Monika Nalepa
First published in The Monkey Cage at The Washington Post on December 19, 2016.
Poland is gripped by its most severe constitutional crisis since the Communist regime declared martial law in 1981, with protesters — both inside parliament and outside in the freezing streets — accusing the ruling party of threatening democracy.
Law and Justice (PiS), the party in power, has roots in the dissident trade union Solidarity, which helped bring down the Communist regime. But it has this in common with the authoritarian Communist PZPR, which ruled Poland between 1948 and 1989: It occupies an absolute majority of seats in the Sejm, the lower house of the Polish Parliament. Read more
