In the Shadow of the Holocaust Book contents
- In the Shadow of the Holocaust
- In the Shadow of the Holocaust
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Invasion and Occupation
- 2 Seeking a Response
- 3 Polish Soft Diplomacy
- 4 War Crimes and the Path towards the UNWCC
- 5 The UNWCC, Law, and Inter-Allied Politics
- 6 The Polish Government in Exile’s War Crimes Office
- 7 Pursuing Justice across the Iron Curtain
- 8 Poland, the UNWCC, and the Cold War
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
3 - Polish Soft Diplomacy
Attempts to Shape the Discursive Environment
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 December 2021
- In the Shadow of the Holocaust
- In the Shadow of the Holocaust
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Invasion and Occupation
- 2 Seeking a Response
- 3 Polish Soft Diplomacy
- 4 War Crimes and the Path towards the UNWCC
- 5 The UNWCC, Law, and Inter-Allied Politics
- 6 The Polish Government in Exile’s War Crimes Office
- 7 Pursuing Justice across the Iron Curtain
- 8 Poland, the UNWCC, and the Cold War
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The chapter considers how the Polish Government in Exile sought to exert influence on various civil society organisations in order to advance understanding of the situation of Poland under occupation and to encourage such organisations to support calls for retaliation and post-war justice. It examines the Polish engagement with women’s organisations, the Churches, the broad Left, and legal/political organisations. It is argued that the Polish Government in Exile attempted to shape the wider discursive environment in a manner favouring Polish policy but faced a number of challenges, including the counter-discourses promoted by different actors.
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- In the Shadow of the HolocaustPoland, the United Nations War Crimes Commission, and the Search for Justice, pp. 79 - 112Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022