Integration of self-governmental circles in the Podkarpackie voivodship on the example of the Social Initiative „Local Government Community” in 2002

Abstract

The aim of the paper was to analyse the process of integration of self-governmental communities in the Podkarpackie voivodeship, taking into account three levels: macro (general integration concepts on the national level), micro (referring to local politicians involved in this process) and mezo (taking into account organisational aspects of the entities in question). Integration of self-governmental circles was explained in two dimensions: organisational – encompassing various political entities (parliamentary, selfgovernmental, social, etc.), as well as programmatic, serving the realisation of a specific vision of development of Podkarpackie voivodeship and referring to a specific system of values. The following questions were used to realise the research objective: with what methods was the electoral agreement intended to be achieved? With which political entities was it intended to create an electoral coalition? Was it a self-government or political initiative?