Institute For Legacy Of Polish National Thought
Its stated goal is to conduct research in the history of Poland through the lens of political philosophy, with most attention devoted to the analyses on Catholic, conservative and National Democratic thought, though some have raised doubts about the true purpose and impartiality of the organisation.
Since its inception, it has started the Patriotic Fund to promote its goals and is currently repurposing a manor in north-eastern Poland for the Roman Dmowski museum. It has also participated in the lawsuit against the National Radical Camp as an expert witness.
Creation
Since the government of the Law and Justice party has taken power following the 2015 elections, there has been a steady trend of creating more institutions commemorating collective memory, such as the Pilecki Institute, the Warsaw Ghetto Muzeum, and Markowa Ulma-Family Museum of Poles Who Saved Jews in World War II.
On the press conference of 3 February 2020, the Minister of Culture presented the newly formed institute as an educational and scientific institute popularising knowledge about nationalist and conservative movements (which he later stated was an obligation) and as a platform "for an honest discussion", with Jan Żaryn, the director, clarifying that it would be primarily educational. The director added that the Institute would eliminate what he saw as "the very strong stereotypes" among Poles that created misunderstandings about conservative movements, and that they, when rectified, would serve as a base for development of the following generations.
In following interviews, he would later precise that the reasons to create the Institute were that the studies in Catholic and nationalist movements were neglected because of the "genocide of the [Polish] elites" and the propaganda of the Polish People's Republic and that there was a tendency to portray pre-war nationalist movements as anti-Semitic (which he argued was not the case in most situations) and ignoring other aspects of their activities. He also added that the Institute had been created as a continuation of a "clear and easily readable" historical policy of the government of the Law and Justice (PiS) party, stressing that the organisation he leads intends to get across with its research to the teachers and the young.
The Institute for the Legacy of Polish National Thought was formally formed by an order of the Minister of Culture on 17 February 2020, and an advisory board of 15 members was appointed by the Ministry of Culture in late June that year.