In Poland, the right-wing ruling party uses polarisation to pursue its conservative autocratic agenda.
In the many instances where far-right activity attempts to exhibit solemnity, gravity, or strength, a well-aimed joke is a powerful act of resistance.
The pandemic crisis offers opportunities for extremist groups to attract those most hardly hit, but there are ways to prevent this.
The case of far-right group Combat 18 has prompted a wider re-examination of far-right extremism and the utility of bans.
The 2020 Presidential election will be the first indicator of how the Polish electorate is responding to the work of the second PiS government.
