Ewa Łętowska, the 2017 recipient of our Courage in Public Scholarship Award, talks about creating democratic practices in Poland
“She was an accidental influencer who, four decades later, now in her 80s, is a sought-after talking head, issuing viral social media posts about democracy. And when voters sent their right-wing government packing last October, a coalition of progressives turned to the wisdom and experience of Ms. Łętowska and her contemporaries.”
You can her latest interview, “Her power in Poland came accidentally. She kept it with stamina – and Facebook.” here.
On July 21, 2017, Ewa Łętowska, one of Poland’s most prominent legal scholars and jurists, was awarded the 3rd Annual Courage in Public Scholarship Award by the Transregional Center for Democratic Studies (TCDS) and the NSSR Europe Collective. On the occasion, Prof. Letowska delivered a keynote address titled “The Rule of Law on the Peripheries of Europe” amidst mass protest in Poland over the ruling Law and Justice Party’s attempts to take control of the countries independent courts. Here is the English translation of the lecture which has already become highly acclaimed in Poland. The Polish version can be read here.
