Miasto jako przestrzeń, węzeł i system. Analiza z perspektywy badań politologicznych
City as a space, node and system. An analysis from the perspective of political research

Summary/Abstract: The text analyzes usefulness of various scientific ways of describing cities for the political science research. These ways are verified in context of the study of electoral behaviour, urban elites and city development. The article points the problems related to definition of a city, especially in comparative research. It shows traps associated with identifying “city” with an administrative unit. The conclusion suggests the use of node metaphor as the most appropriate way of describing the city and its connections with the environment.

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