Involvement of stakeholders in the implementation of regional operational programmes in Poland in terms of the application of the horizontal partnership rule in the 2014–2020 financial perspective Cover Image

Włączenie interesariuszy w proces realizacji regionalnych programów operacyjnych w Polsce w kontekście stosowania horyzontalnej zasady partnerstwa w perspektywie finansowej 2014-2020
Involvement of stakeholders in the implementation of regional operational programmes in Poland in terms of the application of the horizontal partnership rule in the 2014–2020 financial perspective

Author(s): Michał Niebylski
Subject(s): Governance
Published by: Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie
Keywords: partnership principle; horizontal policies; stakeholders; regional operational programmes; financial perspective 2014–2020;

Summary/Abstract: The objective of the paper was to verify the degree of success of involving stakeholders in the process of implementation and monitoring of regional operational programmes in Poland in the 2014–2020 financial perspective in relation to the horizontal partnership rule. Based on the collected research materials, a typology of the stakeholder involvement forms was established by breaking down the following: formal involvement, selective in-volvement, cooperative involvement, and strategic inclusivity (the latter has not yet been implemented in Poland). As shown by the ROP monitoring committees’ functioning prac-tices, the stakeholder involvement degree varies in specific regions and the most common involvement forms are formal and selective, which unfortunately means that a culture of dialogue and cooperation between administration and external environment representa-tives is not yet developed in Poland. The main research finding is that specific conditions and development problems of voivodeships are the determinants of the degree of specific stakeholder class involvement in appropriate Committees. These factors determine the regional public policies profile and thereby affect the decisions of ROP managing author-ities when selecting cooperation partners.

  • Issue Year: 10/2023
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 63-87
  • Page Count: 25
  • Language: Polish
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