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Local Governments of Large Polish Cities in the Face of Recentralisation: Attitudes and Their Determinants. A Study of the Years 2015–2023

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: In the article, we analyse the reactions of large Polish cities (over 100,000 inhabitants) to the (re)centralisation pressure of the central government in 2015–2023. Referring to the developed typology of these reactions, we attempt to measure the intensity of contestation on the part of cities and determine the variables that build the potential for expressing such contestation. As measures of contestation, we use three variables: the city mayor’s participation in the Self-Government Movement “Yes! For Poland”, the adoption of a local in vitro programme and the presence of a roundabout, square, or street named after Women’s Rights in the city. The independent variables were the city’s size and wealth, the city mayor’s political affiliation, and the local electorate’s political preferences. The study showed that the city’s size and its citizens’ political preferences are the factors most strongly associated with the tendency to engage in conflictual behaviour towards government policies.

Source: ReIn UW (University of Warsaw)

DOI: 10.7366/1509499539704

Authors: Wirginia Aksztejn, Łukasz Mikuła, Marta Lackowska

Institutions: University of Warsaw, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań

Language: English

Topic: Local Governance and Planning

Subfield: Geography, Planning and Development

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6959157927