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Building civil society in post-1989 Poland by implementing the principle of openness of public life in non-governmental organisations in the Mazowieckie Voivodeship

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Tyborowska P., Walat K.

Bezpieczeństwo. Teoria i Praktyka

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2022

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vol. XLVI

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issue 1

191-203

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Nowadays, civil society is often regarded as tantamount to participatory democracy, which rests on the idea of voluntary participation in public life. The political transformation of the early 1990s was a watershed time that gave Poles the opportunity to participate fully in building a democratic state. The starting point for the thoughts and findings shared in this text are the results of a survey conducted among non-governmental organisations that operate in the Mazowieckie Voivodeship in Poland. The authors have conducted quantitative research on the functioning of the right of access to public information in NGOs. The first part of the study presents the origins of modern civil society, followed by an analysis of the extent to which public participation and openness of social life were an important element of the Round Table Talks held in 1989. The second part of the text is devoted to the description of the research methodology applied. The third part outlines the results of the research carried out so far, pointing to the major areas of NGO activity, as well as to the way in which access to information functions in these organisations. The text highlights the impact of the political changes of 1989 in Poland on the contemporary possibilities of citizens in participation in public life, and the extent to which society is active and willing to exercise its rights. Emphasis has also been placed on the interrelationship between the two core elements of civil society: openness of public life, i.e. access to information, and the activities of NGOs.

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Assets and sources of income of municipal councillors in Poland – analysis of asset declarations against the risk of corruption

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Czyżniewski M.

Nowa Polityka Wschodnia

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2024

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issue 4(44)

11-29

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Municipal councillors in Poland are required to submit annual asset declarations. It’s a part of the transparency of public life, declarations make it possible to determine whether a councillor’s assets are justified by his or her income and whether the income itself comes from legal and ethical sources. This article analyses 1,500 asset declarations submitted in 2024 to determine whether general conclusions can be drawn from publicly available declarations indicating corrupt situations or the risk of such situations. The subject of the analysis is whether the assets of municipal councillors in Poland are clearly higher than average, whether councillors derive income from sources that may indicate a conflict of interest or corruption, including political corruption, whether councillors have above-average financial liabilities, including with individuals? The asset declarations examined indicate the existence of risks of corrupt situations, but their analysis does not show them to be of wider scope. On its basis, it is not possible to advance the thesis that holding a mandate as a municipal councillor in Poland is associated with income that could be considered suspicious, nor with above-average assets.

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Budowanie społeczeństwa obywatelskiego po 1989 roku poprzez realizacje zasady jawności życia publicznego w organizacjach pozarządowych na obszarze województwa mazowieckiego

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Tyborowska P., Walat K.

Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis. Studia Politologica

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2022

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vol. 28

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issue 370

145-158

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Nowadays civil socjety is often identified with the idea of participatory democracy, which is a voluntary participation in public life. The political transformation was a break through time giving the Polish women and men the opportunity to Fully participate in building a democratic state. This study will present selected issues concerning the functioning of the civil society in Poland after 1989. The starting point for consideration will be the results of research conducted among non‑governmental organizations that operate in the Mazovia Voivodeship.

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Współcześnie społeczeństwo obywatelskie często utożsamiane jest z ideą demokracji uczestniczącej, która polega na dobrowolnym udziale w życiu publicznym. Transformacja ustrojowa była przełomem dającym Polakom i Polakom możliwość pełnego uczestnictwa w budowie demokratycznego państwa. W opracowaniu zostaną zaprezentowane wybrane zagadnienia dotyczące funkcjonowania społeczeństwa obywatelskiego w Polsce po 1989 roku. Punktem wyjścia do rozważań będą wyniki badań przeprowadzonych wśród organizacji pozarządowych działających na terenie województwa mazowieckiego.

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1 Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis. Studia Politologica

1 Bezpieczeństwo. Teoria i Praktyka

1 Nowa Polityka Wschodnia

2 Tyborowska P.

2 Walat K.

1 Czyżniewski M.

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Building civil society in post-1989 Poland by implementing the principle of openness of public life in non-governmental organisations in the Mazowieckie Voivodeship

Assets and sources of income of municipal councillors in Poland – analysis of asset declarations against the risk of corruption

Budowanie społeczeństwa obywatelskiego po 1989 roku poprzez realizacje zasady jawności życia publicznego w organizacjach pozarządowych na obszarze województwa mazowieckiego