George Sanford (political scientist) explained

George Sanford (1942/3 – 25 February 2021) was a professor of politics at the University of Bristol, England.^[1] He specialised in Polish and East European studies. In particular, he is considered an expert on the Katyn massacre, and published a book on that topic in 2005. On several occasions he was interviewed on Polish affairs in the mass media.

He died on 25 February 2021 at the age of 78.^[2]

Publications

George Sanford has published several books and numerous articles and books chapters. His book publications include:

• Polish Communism in Crisis, 1983
• Military Rule in Poland: The Rebuilding of Communist Power, 1981-1983, 1986
• The Solidarity Congress 1981: The Great Debate, 1990
• Democratization in Poland, 1988-1990: Polish Voices, 1992
• Building Democracy?: The International Dimension of Democratisation in Eastern Europe (ed.), 1994
• Historical Dictionary of Poland, 1994
• Poland: The Conquest of History, 1999
• Democratic Government in Poland : Constitutional Politics Since 1989, 2002
• Katyn and the Soviet Massacre of 1940: Truth, Justice and Memory, 2005

Notes and References

1. Book: From autarchy to market: Polish economics and politics, 1945-1995. 1998. 0-275-96219-9. 30. Richard J. Hunter. Leo V. Ryan. 3 January 2011.
2. Web site: The Times and the Sunday Times e-paper.