Samorząd jednostek pomocniczych wielkich miast jako ścieżka kariery politycznej
Neighbourhood council as a path to political career development in big Polish cities
Author(s): Karolina Olszowiec, Paweł SwianiewiczSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: EUROREG - Uniwersytet Warszawski, Regional Studies Association - Sekcja Polska
Keywords: city government; neighbourhood councils; political career; elite recruitment; decentralization
Summary/Abstract: On the basis of data from six Polish cities, the authors discuss the role of sub-municipal (neighbourhood, city district) councils as paths to political career in big Polish cities. The analysis of social composition of neighbourhood councils is based on Putnam’s law of increasing disproportionality, while various theoretical concepts inform the division of the selection process into three stages: self-selection, pre-selection (top-down selection), and bottom-up selection. Neighbourhood councils are considered as incubators and respirators of political career.
Journal: Studia Regionalne i Lokalne
- Issue Year: 14/2013
- Issue No: 54
- Page Range: 22-42
- Page Count: 22
- Language: Polish