Dyplomacja samorządowa. Efektywność i perspektywy rozwoju
Local Government Diplomacy: Effectiveness and Prospects

Author(s): Adriana Skorupska
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Governance, Economic policy, Government/Political systems
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: local government; diplomacy; domestic policy; Poland
Summary/Abstract: Local government diplomacy is increasingly becoming a significant tool for local development and an instrument of foreign policy. This is among the conclusions of the PISM report “Dyplomacja samorządowa. Efektywność i perspektywy rozwoju” [Local Government Diplomacy: Effectiveness and Prospects], released in the “Year of Self-Government”, which commemorates the 25th anniversary of local government reform in the country. Polish democratic efforts on the local level and the ability to use European funds have become a form of export product. Local government professionalism generates pragmatism in foreign relations, corresponding to a decrease in the number of random contacts. Local governments in Poland withdraw from agreements that do not result in benefits. Such cooperation now must serve a particular purpose that may translate into concrete actions and, in many cases, is treated as a long-term investment. Modern local government can also support such important foreign policy goals as the planned reforms in Ukraine. How so? Find out in PISM’s latest publication.

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