Przywództwo "wiecznego prezydenta". Przypadek Wojciecha Szczurka w Gdyni

• Authors: Drzonek Maciej

Title variants

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The leadership of an "everlasting mayor" - the case of Wojciech Szczurek in Gdynia

• Languages of publication: PL EN

Abstracts

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The president of Gdynia, Wojciech Szczurek won all direct elections in the 1st round, with a very large advantage over his rivals. His election committee – Samorządność (Self- governance) - has always won an absolute majority in the city council. W. Szczurek belongs to the category of "everlasting mayors". The aim of these considerations is to find an answer to the key question concerning the specificity of W. Szczurek's local leadership. The main hypothesis was adopted that the peculiarity of the leadership of the Gdynia’s president results both from the personal attributes of W. Szczurek and the socio-cultural specificity of the inhabitants of the city. Gdynia was built by the settlers who came here less than 100 years ago. It was also hypothesized that the leadership of W. Szczurek is the result of combining three leadership styles: manager, artist and priest. It was also assumed that the politicians of the president's Samorzadność emphasized his achievements, competences and non-party status. In turn, his opponents (affiliated with parliamentary political parties) downplay his success, and only emphasize his image skills. The considerations were based on original own research – first of all - in-depth interviews with some Gdynia’s councillors. Deliberations were extended with the results of survey research: the perception of the ideal president’s attributes among local politicians from the Tri-City (Trójmiasto – Gdańsk, Gdynia, Sopot) was examined. The method of weighting the preferences of choice was used. The general conclusions are as follows. The specificity of W. Szczurek's leadership in Gdynia results from the socio-cultural conditions of the city and its personal qualities. These personal features allows to see three leadership attitudes: effective manager, a sagacious judge and an subsidiary scout.

Keywords

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local politics; local leadership; mayor of the town; “everlasting mayor”; Wojciech Szczurek; Gdynia

• Publisher: Instytut Zachodni. Instytut Naukowo-Badawczy im. Zygmunta Wojciechowskiego w Poznaniu
• Journal: Przegląd Zachodni
• Year: 2021
• Issue: 2 (379)
• Pages: 89-112

Contributors

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Drzonek Maciej

• Uniwersytet Szczeciński