Cosmopolitans of small fatherlands

• Authors: Paweł Swianiewicz , Marta Lackowska

Abstracts

EN

The paper investigates into the specific features of the residents living in the metropolitan areas (MAs) in Poland. Basing on the statistical data and survey conducted in the two Polish MAs we draw conclusions on the spatial and political behaviour of metropolitan residents and on their territorial identity. The results show that a fair share of metropolitan residents live in a scale wider then their home municipality. Moreover some citizens (especially those who migrated to suburbs recently and those with higher education) reveal stronger spatial identity with the whole metropolitan area then with their home municipality. Delocalisation is also reflected in the lack of interest in municipal politics and low trust in suburb municipal politicians, while their interest in general politics remains on a high level.

Keywords

EN

metropolitan area; territorial identity; local government; local elections; local politics

• Publisher: Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
• Journal: Miscellanea Geographica. Regional Studies on Development
• Year: 2008
• Volume: 13
• Pages: 197-208

Dates

published

2008

Contributors

author

Paweł Swianiewicz

• University of Warsaw - Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies - Department of Local Policy and Development, Warsaw

author

Marta Lackowska

• University of Warsaw - Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies - Department of Local Policy and Development, Warsaw

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