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Sustainable development requires reconciling the requirements of agricultural land protection with increased investment needs in industry and housing, but also with respect for environmental protection requirements. These objectives should also be pursued in relation to agricultural land within the administrative boundaries of cities. However, with regard to agricultural land in cities, there is a clear conflict between the needs of investors and the resulting pressure to invest and the protection of agricultural land. The analysis of such determined research topic required a territorial approach to the protection of agricultural land, which is reflected in spatial planning. The purpose of this study is to analyze the Polish legislation from the point of view of the admissibility of change to agricultural land use in urban areas. ; Zrównoważony rozwój wymaga pogodzenia wymogów ochrony gruntu rolnego ze zwiększonymi potrzebami inwestycyjnymi w przemyśle i budownictwie mieszkaniowym, a także z poszanowaniem wymogów ochrony środowiska. Cele te powinny być realizowane również w odniesieniu do gruntów rolnych położonych w granicach administracyjnych miast. W odniesieniu do gruntów rolnych w miastach dochodzi jednak do jaskrawego konfliktu pomiędzy potrzebami inwestorów i wynikającą z tego presją na realizację inwestycji oraz ochroną gruntów rolnych. Analiza tak zakreślonego tematu badawczego wymagała podejścia terytorialnego do ochrony użytkowej gruntów rolnych, co znajduje swój wyraz w planowaniu przestrzennym. Celem niniejszego opracowania jest analiza polskiego ustawodawstwa pod kątem dopuszczalności zmiany przeznaczenia gruntów rolnych na obszarach miast.

The problem examined in the paper is part of a broader reflection on public governance, especially in its territorial dimension. The author focuses mainly on the modernisation of the public sector in Poland and the world with regard to the principles of participatory democracy as evidenced by the practice of urban governance. In particular, the author focuses on one of the tools that stimulate participation, i.e. participatory budgeting, which has recently resulted in a breakthrough trend in institutional practice and which can be regarded as an innovation in public governance. The aim of the paper is to examine the impact of the implementation of participatory budgeting on governance in selected Polish cities. The whole analysis is carried out in the context of normative assumptions and the analysed problem highlights the question of the standards of good public governance, which should be respected at the local level. The paradigm adopted by the author reflects the call for the "right to the city for the citizens," i.e. an approach whereby cities should develop not only in order to support the economy but also to be able to meet people's aspirations to a better quality of life.

The foreign activity (paradiplomacy) of local governments is one of the elements of Polish foreign policy and one of the dimensions of contemporary international relations. This paper presents the re sults of the investigations concerning foreign activity of Polish regions and cities with China. Studies have shown, that China is the most frequently chosen direction of activity of Polish local governments among all non-European countries. ; Aktywność zagraniczna (paradyplomacja) samorządów terytorialnych jest jednym z elementów polskiej polityki zagranicznej oraz jednym z wymiarów współczesnych stosunków międzynarodowych. Artykuł prezentuje rezultaty badań współpracy polskich samorządów z Chinami, które są najczęściej wybieranym kierunkiem spośród wszystkich państw pozaeuropejskich.

Aktywność zagraniczna (paradyplomacja) samorządów terytorialnych jest jednym z elementów polskiej polityki zagranicznej oraz jednym z wymiarów współczesnych stosunków międzynarodowych. Artykuł prezentuje rezultaty badań współpracy polskich samorządów z Chinami, które są najczęściej wybieranym kierunkiem spośród wszystkich państw pozaeuropejskich. ; The foreign activity (paradiplomacy) of local governments is one of the elements of Polish foreign policy and one of the dimensions of contemporary international relations. This paper presents the re sults of the investigations concerning foreign activity of Polish regions and cities with China. Studies have shown, that China is the most frequently chosen direction of activity of Polish local governments among all non-European countries.

Electronic participatory budgeting is becoming an important element of social consultations. The legal ground for its operation at the municipal level is provided in Article 5a of the Act of municipal self-government. The organisation of participatory budgeting is a manifestation of direct democracy that allows citizens to express their approval or disapproval of the actions taken by local authorities. It also reflects the level of citizen e-participation in public life. In Poland e-participation is still at a developing stage and therefore needs to be further researched in comparative studies. This article is an attempt to determine whether in the largest cities in Poland e-participation is used in voting on city budgets and if the answer if in the affirmative, which e-tools are available and used, and to what extent. By analysing relevant and applicable legislation, the possibility of electronic filing of projects as well as the number of e-voters have been researched. All budgeting processes taking place in Warszawa, Kraków, Łódź, Wrocław and Poznań since 2015, when the project started, have been examined. Citizen participatory budgeting as such started in Poland in 2011. However, the largest cities continue to encounter difficulties in their proper implementation. Resorting to electronic tools has not helped much, what is more, some municipal bodies, for the sake of least complexity, sometimes resign even from the use of electronic signature. If this is the case, a question may be asked about the reason for such poor e-participation of Polish citizens in this one of the few anyway, forms of e-participation available in Poland. ; Electronic participatory budgeting is becoming an important element of social consultations. The legal ground for its operation at the municipal level is provided in Article 5a of the Act of municipal self-government. The organisation of participatory budgeting is a manifestation of direct democracy that allows citizens to express their approval or disapproval of the actions taken by local authorities. It also reflects the level of citizen e-participation in public life. In Poland e-participation is still at a developing stage and therefore needs to be further researched in comparative studies. This article is an attempt to determine whether in the largest cities in Poland e-participation is used in voting on city budgets and if the answer if in the affirmative, which e-tools are available and used, and to what extent. By analysing relevant and applicable legislation, the possibility of electronic filing of projects as well as the number of e-voters have been researched. All budgeting processes taking place in Warszawa, Kraków, Łódź, Wrocław and Poznań since 2015, when the project started, have been examined. Citizen participatory budgeting as such started in Poland in 2011. However, the largest cities continue to encounter difficulties in their proper implementation. Resorting to electronic tools has not helped much, what is more, some municipal bodies, for the sake of least complexity, sometimes resign even from the use of electronic signature. If this is the case, a question may be asked about the reason for such poor e-participation of Polish citizens in this one of the few anyway, forms of e-participation available in Poland.

Electronic participatory budgeting is becoming an important element of social consultations. The legal ground for its operation at the municipal level is provided in Article 5a of the Act of municipal self-government. The organisation of participatory budgeting is a manifestation of direct democracy that allows citizens to express their approval or disapproval of the actions taken by local authorities. It also reflects the level of citizen e-participation in public life. In Poland e-participation is still at a developing stage and therefore needs to be further researched in comparative studies. This article is an attempt to determine whether in the largest cities in Poland e-participation is used in voting on city budgets and if the answer if in the affirmative, which e-tools are available and used, and to what extent. By analysing relevant and applicable legislation, the possibility of electronic filing of projects as well as the number of e-voters have been researched. All budgeting processes taking place in Warszawa, Kraków, Łódź, Wrocław and Poznań since 2015, when the project started, have been examined. Citizen participatory budgeting as such started in Poland in 2011. However, the largest cities continue to encounter difficulties in their proper implementation. Resorting to electronic tools has not helped much, what is more, some municipal bodies, for the sake of least complexity, sometimes resign even from the use of electronic signature. If this is the case, a question may be asked about the reason for such poor e-participation of Polish citizens in this one of the few anyway, forms of e-participation available in Poland. ; 1 ; 13 ; 129 ; 147 ; 6 ; Studia Prawa Publicznego

Przedmiotem rozważań podjętych w artykule są: powody, dla których wielokulturowość budowana poprzez przyjmowanie imigrantów jest niezbędna Polsce i Polakom, diagnoza wielokulturowości w wymiarze deskryptywnym – jako rzeczywistości społeczno-demograficznej oraz świadomościowym – jako formy percepcji społecznej odmienności kulturowej, wreszcie stan zaawansowania prac na budowaniem ideologii/polityki multikulturalizmu w naszym kraju. Wyżej wskazane kwestie zostaną omówione poprzez odwołanie się do danych demograficznych, analiz antropologicznych, socjologicznych i politologicznych, a także różnego typu dokumentów urzędowych, w tym aktów prawnych. ; Poland is per saldo an emigration country (over 3 million people left the country between 1980 and 2014). Demographic analyses predict significant ageing of the population and a population decline in the next decades. Immigrants constitute less than 2% of the Polish populace and for many of them Poland is a place of seasonal residence or transit point in their journey to Western Europe. Therefore, Poland and the Poles need cultural diversity that results from immigration. Poland needs its own policy/ideology of multiculturalism that would include the long-term goals of the state and all its present and future residents. This policy should integrate legislation with development of social awareness (the level of positive tolerance) through education and increased use of expert knowledge. It should also use positive and negative experience of multicultural states of the 'old' European Union. Polish migration policy needs a serious social debate that goes beyond the development of tools to respond to the phenomenon of migration. Currently, immigrants in Poland encounter manyadaptation and integration problems. They live separately from the host society and remain 'invisible'. Poland has just begun a long journey to build a modern open society and Polish inhabitants, using the Charles Taylor's words, face the challenge of negotiations over the so-called space of recognition.

The reinstatement of local government at the level of the district in Poland in 1990 has resulted in the actual empowerment of local communities, while the local governments have become able to define the goals of local policy that are in line with the expectations of local communities. The local government of Kalisz has taken advantage of the new opportunities to improve the living conditions and standard of living of its citizens since it was instituted. Over the years, due to changes in the political system, related to the establishment of counties, the local government of Kalisz has received new operating opportunities, implementing projects at the level of both districts and counties. The political transformation was complemented by the changes in the election principles of the executive, which has significantly improved the efficiency and effectiveness of the President of Kalisz. The activities of local government have been concentrated on the increasing of social integration by means of taking maximum advantage of local assets and potential. In order to achieve these goals promotional instruments have been employed to encourage foreign investors to investment in Kalisz. A significant part of the local government's activities concern its longstanding international cooperation with towns in Western, as well as Central and Eastern Europe.

The system of protection of historical monuments in Poland, including Monuments of History, is not fully adapted to the political changes after 1989. An underestimated, important element of this system determining effective protection is professional architectural heritage management combining conservation with contemporary use of historical buildings. Interdependencies between conservation and non-conservation conditions force us to perceive the protection of monuments as a complex and interdisciplinary process – mutually correlated interactions on the historic object, in which conservation measures are the key, but not the only, activity. The organizational entirety of these activities is management. Monuments of History as the most valuable heritage should be a model of management of the national, historical resources. Fifteen years of experience of the Srebrna Góra (Silver Mountain) Fortress monument allow us to bring closer the objectives and complex conditions of related management activities as well as applications addressed to national authorities responsible for the protection of cultural heritage. ; System ochrony zabytków w Polsce, w tym pomników historii nie jest w pełni dostosowany do zmian ustrojowych po 1989 roku. Niedocenianym, istotnym elementem tego systemu determinującym skuteczną ochronę jest profesjonalne zarządzanie architektonicznym dziedzictwem łączące konserwację ze współczesnym użytkowaniem historycznych obiektów. Współzależności konserwatorskich i pozakonserwatorskich uwarunkowań wymuszają dziś postrzeganie ochrony zabytków jako złożonego i interdyscyplinarnego procesu – skorelowanych ze sobą oddziaływań na zabytkowy obiekt, w którym zabiegi konserwatorskie są kluczową, ale nie jedyną działalnością. Całością organizacyjną tych działań jest zarządzanie. Pomniki historii jako najcenniejsze dziedzictwo powinny być wzorem zarządzania dla krajowego, zabytkowego zasobu. Piętnastoletnie doświadczenia pomnika Twierdza Srebrna Góra pozwalają przybliżyć cele i złożone uwarunkowania powiązanych ze sobą działań zarządczych oraz wnioski adresowane do władz krajowych odpowiedzialnych za ochronę kulturowego dziedzictwa.

Termin "miasta bliźniacze" został wypracowany w toku doświadczeń gmin na arenie międzynarodowej. Prekursorami ruchu bliźniaczego są gminy niemieckie i francuskie, które po II wojnie światowej podjęły się zadania zbliżenia zwaśnionych narodów. Ruch bliźniaczy początkowo opierał się przede wszystkim na wymianie młodzieży. Współcześnie współpraca miast skupia się na współpracy gospodarczej, ekologicznej, na partnerskiej edukacji oraz konsolidacji działań na rzecz rozwoju. Współpraca międzynarodowa gmin, choć stanowi istotny czynnik rozwoju lokalnej polityki, nie jest w sposób wyczerpujący uregulowana prawnie. Obowiązujące ustawodawstwo krajowe i prawodawstwo unijne nie operują pojęciem "miasta partnerskie". Ustawy zasadnicze, akty wykonawcze, deklaracje oraz traktaty uściślają istotę i prawo samorządu lokalnego, nie precyzując zasad tworzenia lokalnej polityki zagranicznej. Aspekt ten pozostawiają w dużej mierze samym gminom, co podkreśla zasadę samorządności. Unijne dyrektywy także nie określają sztywnych ram międzynarodowej współpracy gmin, podkreślając jedynie ich rolę w kształtowaniu polityki. Znaczenie gmin w rozwiązywaniu współczesnych problemów cywilizacji wyraźnie uwypuklają deklaracje końcowe z kongresów miast partnerskich. Brak ram prawnych nie ogranicza gmin w rozwijaniu lokalnej polityki zagranicznej, otwierając przed nimi możliwości współpracy z dowolnymi gminami w dowolnym obszarze. ; The term 'town twinning' and 'twin cities' was coined when municipalities (gminy) became active in the international arena. The precursors of the twinning movement were German and French communes which after World War II embarked on the task of bringing the two nations together. The twinning movement in its original form was primarily based on the exchange of the youths of both countries. Today, contacts between cities focus on economic and environmental cooperation, collaboration in the sphere of education and consolidation of activities fostering further development of partnership. International cooperation of municipalities, while an important factor in the development of local politics, is not satisfactorily regulated. Neither the national nor the EU legislation contains the term 'twin cities' in its legal vocabulary. Constitutions, executive acts, declarations and treaties set out the essence of local government and law, but fail to specify the rules of a local foreign policy. This aspect is largely left to the decision of municipalities, which clearly emphasises the principle of self-government. EU directives do not define any rigid framework of international cooperation of communes either, merely emphasising their role in the shaping of that policy. Consequently, the role of municipalities in the solving of contemporary civilisation problems has been highlighted in final declarations adopted at twin cities congresses held in recent years. The absence of a legal framework at a higher level does not only mean that local municipalities are not restricted from developing their local foreign policies, but it also opens up for them numerous possibilities of cooperation in any area of their choice.

European cities are becoming more important actors on the global political scene, as they have significant foreign policy competencies. This is the result of a far-reaching process of globalization and the pluralisation of the international rela-tions. The goal of this study is to present a map of partnerships between Polish cit-ies and their Chinese counterparts and to attempt to characterize this cooperation. The authors will present the results of a survey conducted in 68 Polish cities.Partnerships between Polish and Chinese cities are more common form of diplomacy, particularly used by larger cities centers. Their number has been rapidly growing since 2000, reaching a total of 41 partnerships in 2020. Such cooperation is most often initiated by Polish or Chinese local authorities and focuses on culture, education and economy. Nevertheless, despite the benefits of urban cooperation with the Chinese, its potential is not being used by the gov-ernment. The state's foreign policy does not seem to consider the growing role of sub-state units and the benefits that city diplomacy offers ; Projekt "Rola miast w polityce Unii Europejskiej wobec Chin" o numerze 2019/33/B/hs5/01272, finansowany przez Narodowe Centrum Nauki w ramach programu opus-17.

Artykuł recenzowany / Peer-reviewed article ; Liczba użytkowników Facebooka na świecie jest szacowana obecnie na ponad 600 mln osób. To najpopularniejszy serwis społecznościowy, a jego użytkownicy określani są mianem społeczności Facebooka. To miejsce, w którym także coraz częściej dochodzi do komunikacji politycznej jako procesu, w którym politycy mają szansę na bezpośrednie docieranie z informacją do wyborców, kreację debaty publicznej oraz zabiegania o poparcie projektów politycznych. Takie procesy komunikacji mają istotne znaczenie zwłaszcza w społecznościach lokalnych, w których debata ma szczególnie istotne znaczenie. W artykule zaprezentowano właśnie lokalną perspektywę wykorzystania Facebooka w procesach komunikacji politycznej. ; The total number of Facebook users worldwide is now estimated at more than 600 million people. It is the most popular social network service in the world and its users are called the Facebook society. This is a platform, where political communication occurs more and more frequently, as a process in which politicians have the possibility to directly access voters, create public debate and strive for support of their political projects. Such communication processes are particularly important in local communities, where the role of debate has significant meaning. This local perspective of using Facebook in processes of political communication is discussed in the article herein presented.

The purpose of this article is to capture one of the key features of the political thought that developed in the United States of America. Assuming that the USA's political culture is indeed exceptional, the author attempts to find the common denominator that would reflect the singularity of the American political mind. The author states that such a feature is the radical anti-historicality of the American mode of thinking about politics. It is a phenomenon that is deeply-rooted in the political and spiritual past of the United States and seems to be crucial because it never developed to such an extent in other traditions. Furthermore, even today to a large extent it defines both the American left and right. It is also very much present in academic discussion as well as in ordinary political activities. By anti-historicality the author means the rejection of the thesis that politics within a given society depends on that society's past experience. The phenomenon defies simple normative assessments. On the one hand, it protects American politics from the perils of radical historicism; on the other hand, it hinders the USA's contacts with other political bodies. However, the author concludes that understanding American anti-historicality is crucial when entering into any relations with the USA.

Representation of interests of the region in international forums is an extremely important element in supporting and accelerating the development of local and regional communities. The cooperation of various entities, including cities and other territorial structures, contributes to overcoming the weaknesses of the various regions and the use of existing opportunities. Some regional and cross-border structures can cope fairly well and work out an effective model for the representation of common interests, while others have big problems. The main goal of the proposed analysis is to verify the thesis that the UBC (Union of the Baltic Cities, UBC) can effectively promote the interests of the Baltic region and contributes to overcoming the weaknesses of the region and using existing opportunities, through various joint actions. It is worth remembering that the UBC is an active cooperation network of over 100 member cities and was founded in order to develop cooperation and exchange of experiences between the member cities. The fundamental UBC goal is to strive for democratic, economic, social, cultural and environmental development of the Baltic Sea region. The UBC has been brought to life at the Founding Conference, held in Gdansk on 19-20 September 1991, during which representatives of 32 cities signed the Declaration expressing a wish to create an organization of Baltic cities. Long-term cooperation of this cross-border operating structure is, therefore, an excellent opportunity to try the assessment of its achievements. ; Reprezentacja interesów regionu na forum międzynarodowym jest niezwykle ważnym elementem wspierania i przyspieszania rozwoju społeczności lokalnych i regionalnych. Współdziałanie różnych podmiotów, w tym miast oraz innych struktur terytorialnych, przyczynia się do przezwyciężania słabości tkwiących w poszczególnych regionach i wykorzystywania istniejących szans. Niektóre struktury regionalne i transgraniczne radzą sobie dość dobrze i wypracowują skuteczny model reprezentacji wspólnych interesów, inne z kolei mają z tym spore problemy. Celem zasadniczym zaproponowanej analizy jest próba zweryfikowania tezy, iż Związek Miast Bałtyckich (Union of the Baltic Cities, UBC) pozwala skutecznie wspierać interesy regionu bałtyckiego i przyczynia się do przezwyciężania słabości tkwiących w tymże regionie oraz wykorzystywania istniejących szans, dzięki różnym wspólnym działaniom. Warto przypomnieć, że Związek Miast Bałtyckich jest aktywną siecią współpracy ponad 100 miast członkowskich, powstałą w celu rozwijania współpracy i wymiany doświadczeń pomiędzy miastami członkowskimi. Nadrzędnym celem ZMB jest dążenie do demokratycznego, gospodarczego, społecznego, kulturalnego, jak i przyjaznego dla środowiska rozwoju regionu Morza Bałtyckiego. Związek Miast Bałtyckich został powołany do życia na konferencji założycielskiej, która odbyła się w Gdańsku, w dniach 19-20 września 1991 roku, podczas której przedstawiciele 32 miast podpisali deklarację wyrażającą wolę utworzenia organizacji zrzeszającej miasta bałtyckie. Wieloletnia współpraca stanowi zatem doskonałą okazję do próby oceny dokonań tej struktury działającej ponad granicami państw.

Article is about the legal and economic issues, the process of revitalization of cities in Poland. The purpose of this article is to present the role of the European funds and other sources of financing in the process of revitalizing urban areas at regional and local level. The scope of research article refers to the regional level of the local. At the regional level tested and the National Strategic Reference Framework 2007–2013 and 16 Regional Operational Programmes 2007–2013. Research at the local level based on Local Area Revitalization Program the city of Olsztyn for 2007–2015 and the regeneration of urban areas in Rzeszów for the period 2007–2015. In addition, the article gives an overview of environmental projects. The research demonstrates that European funds are the basis for the financing of investments in revitalization. ; Artykuł dotyczy zagadnień ekonomiczno-prawnych procesu rewitalizacji miast w Polsce. Celem artykułu jest przedstawienie roli funduszy europejskich oraz udziału innych źródeł w finansowaniu procesu rewitalizacji obszarów zurbanizowanych na poziomie regionalnym i lokalnym. Zakres badań artykułu odnosi się do poziomu regionalnego i lokalnego. Na poziomie regionalnym przebadano Narodowe Strategiczne Ramy Odniesienia 2007–2013 oraz 16 regionalnych programów operacyjnych 2007–2013. Badania na poziomie lokalnym oparto na Lokalnym Programie Rewitalizacji Obszaru Miasta Olsztyn na lata 2007–2015 oraz Programie Rewitalizacji Obszarów Miejskich w Rzeszowie na lata 2007–2015. Ponadto w artykule przedstawiono zestawienie projektów środowiskowych. W wyniku badań dowiedziono, że fundusze europejskie stanowią podstawę finansowania inwestycji rewitalizacyjnych.