This review essay examines two volumes published by a group of Polish and American scholars based on a 25-year panel survey (1988–2013), and a third book that reflects the methodological and technical issues related to three years of comparative research on political protests, by Polish and US scholars. The books focus on the research methodology and provide a comprehensive analysis of empirical data related to the radical transformation of political, economic, and social life in Poland. On the one hand, they offer methodological insights on how to analyze large survey datasets in order to describe theoretical linkages between political protest and its determinants in society. On the other hand, the books provide new knowledge on social differentiation and social inequality in Poland. The findings from Polish research can be useful for comparative analysis of other countries in Central and Eastern Europe also experiencing the processes of transformation.

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转型年代的波兰（1988-2013）：经济、政治和社会生活领域的变化

这篇评论文章审查了一组波兰和美国学者根据 25 年的小组调查（1988-2013）出版的两卷书，以及反映与三年政治抗议比较研究相关的方法论和技术问题的第三本书，由波兰和美国学者。这些书侧重于研究方法，并对与波兰政治、经济和社会生活的根本转变相关的实证数据进行了全面分析。一方面，他们提供了关于如何分析大型调查数据集以描述政治抗议与其社会决定因素之间的理论联系的方法论见解。另一方面，这些书提供了关于波兰社会分化和社会不平等的新知识。