Voting system, reform, money or politics? Ways to increase participation in the election to auxiliary units councils Cover Image

Ordynacja, reforma, pieniądze czy polityka? Sposoby na zwiększenie frekwencji w wyborach do rad jednostek pomocniczych gmin
Voting system, reform, money or politics? Ways to increase participation in the election to auxiliary units councils

Author(s): Wojciech Paukszteło
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Civil Society, Governance, Electoral systems
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: auxiliary units; urban policy; civil society; elections

Summary/Abstract: The problem of low participation in elections in Poland is observed in many years. The most visible is lack of participation in the elections to councils of auxiliary units, especially in big cities. The article describes four different ways to improve participation in polish metropolises (Gdańsk, Kraków, Poznań, Wrocław). Paper characterized and evaluated various concepts have been implemented to increase participation of citizens in functioning of auxiliary units.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 36
  • Page Range: 111-118
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Polish