A Sociological Approach to Commodification: The Case of Transforming the Post-Socialist Society in Poland

This book analyses the processes of commodification and decommodification which have wrought changes in Polish society since 1945. Examining the case of Poland, this book also explores comparisons to other countries in the Eastern European region.

Marek Ziolkowski is Emeritus Professor at the Faculty of Sociology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań. His research interest includes sociological theory, sociology of knowledge and social consciousness and transformation of the contemporary Polish society.

Rafal Drozdowski is Professor at the Faculty of Sociology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań. His research interest includes political sociology, visual sociology and sociology of everyday life.

Mariusz Baranowski is an adjunct researcher at the Faculty of Sociology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań. His research interest includes political and economic sociology, social welfare issues and the critique of neoliberalism.