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Communal Seniors Council as an Institution of Social Participation in Local Government
Communal Seniors Council as an Institution of Social Participation in Local Government

Author(s): Emilia Gulińska
Subject(s): Civil Society, Governance
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej
Keywords: participation; civil society; local government;

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the issues of Communal Seniors Council as an institution of social participation in local government. The considerations start with the discussion of the concept and the essence of social participation and participation of the elderly in public life. Then, the Communal Seniors Councils were analysed in the light of the Act on the Municipal Self-Government, the functions of the Seniors’ Councils, as well as the social participation of the elderly in the United Kingdom and Germany also were presented.

  • Issue Year: 29/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 99-108
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: English