Local leadership in the conditions of cohabitation on the example of the municipalities in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship Cover Image

Przywództwo lokalne w warunkach koabitacji. Przykład gmin z województwa świętokrzyskiego
Local leadership in the conditions of cohabitation on the example of the municipalities in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship

Author(s): Justyna Wasil, Katarzyna A Kuć-Czajkowska, Monika Sidor
Subject(s): Politics, Geography, Regional studies, Public Administration, Public Law, Rural and urban sociology
Published by: EUROREG - Uniwersytet Warszawski, Regional Studies Association - Sekcja Polska
Keywords: cohabitation; local leadership; municipality; mayor

Summary/Abstract: The issue of political leadership is widely studied and described in the literature. It should be noted that this problem can be analyzed both at the institutional and the individual level. The institutional factors determine the way of selecting local leaders and the scope of their competence. The individual features, on the other hand, create a leadership style. Cities have a presidential system with a strong mayor. In the case of cohabitation, though, this system can be destabilized because, instead of peaceful institutional co-existence, the institutions may be in conflict. After the local elections of 2014, half of the Polish municipalities had to confront the problem of cohabitation. The aim of this paper is to present the question of local leadership in the context of cohabitation.

  • Issue Year: 18/2017
  • Issue No: 70
  • Page Range: 41-62
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: English, Polish