Łodzianie międzywojnia wobec wyzwań nowoczesnej polityki. Próba refleksji nad zjawiskiem modernizacji życia politycznego w Łodzi w latach 1918–1939
The Challenges of Modern Politics: A Reflection on the Political Life of Łódź in the Years 1918–1939

Author(s): Przemysław Waingertner
Subject(s): Cultural history, Local History / Microhistory, Political history
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: Łódź; modern city; local government; local government elections; interwar period 1918–1939; political activists
Summary/Abstract: The subject of this article is a proposal for reflection on one of the aspects of the practice of local government political life in Łódź in the interwar period (1918–1939) – i.e. elections to the city council (the participation of Łódź residents in them, the mechanisms governing the decisions they made over the ballot box, and finally the results of subsequent elections) in the context of the phenomenon of "modernity in politics” or “modern politics”. The result of this reflection is an attempt to both outline the answer to the question about the project and the practical dimension of political modernity in the city on Łódź in relation to the issue of the "celebration of democracy" (from the perspective of the city government), as well as to characterize the electoral decisions of the Lodz citizens – their motivation and rationality, compliance with the concept of modern politics.

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