Institutionalisation and implementation of the selected participatory instruments. The case of Poland
Institutionalisation and implementation of the selected participatory instruments. The case of Poland

Summary/Abstract: The article traces the process of the institutionalisation of selected elements ofthe mechanisms of public participation, whose consequence was the unification of the rulesof implementation and formalisation. The process, however, did not result in an increase incivic engagement on the part of the citizens of all the territorial units under consideration.The article presents the outcome of both quantitative and qualitative (in-depth interviews)research conducted by the author in Polish municipalities. The theoretical framework of thearticle is provided by ‘new institutionalism’, and especially by ‘rational choice institutionalism’.The structure of the article is as follows: the first part focuses on the principles of newinstitutionalism with reference to the mechanisms of public participation. The second partpresents a succinct analysis of the step-by-step institutionalisation of selected participatorymechanisms that have ensued in recent years. The third part contains a methodologicaloverview of empirical research, while the fourth, and final, part includes the outcome ofthe research and its interpretation.

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