The article is an attempt to determine to what extent the topic of the COVID-19 pandemic dominated the deliberations of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland during the year from its occurrence. The beginning of the analysis was determined by the day on which the issue of the pandemic was first raised at the parliamentary session (i.e. March 2nd, 2020). According to the hypothesis, at least 50% of the issues raised during the parliamentary sessions will concern aspects related to the fight against the coronavirus. The analysis showed that the topic of the COVID-19 pandemic accounted for slightly more than 20% of all issues. The study was conducted using content analysis.
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Artykuł stanowi próbę określenia w jakim stopniu temat pandemii COVID-19 zdominował obrady Sejmu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej w trakcie roku od jej wystąpienia. Początek analizy wyznaczono na dzień, w którym po raz pierwszy poruszono kwestię pandemii na posiedzeniu sejmowym (tj. 02.03.2020 r.). W hipotezie założono, że przynajmniej 50% kwestii podnoszonych podczas obrad będzie dotyczyła aspektów związanych z walką z koronawirusem. Analiza wykazała, że temat pandemii COVID-19 stanowił nieco ponad 20% ogółu podejmowanych podczas obrad kwestii. Badanie przeprowadzono za pomocą analizy treści.
Progressive urbanization, economic integration, and development of modern technologies lead to the emergence of a new generation of globally networked cities attracting capital, ideas and people. Size is not the most significant factor influencing the importance of a city. At least equally important are innovation, activity in city networks, the activity of the inhabitants and the quality of life. 15 years ago, Taylor et al. suggested that “it is no longer possible to talk of ‘non-global’ cities”. The research problem of this paper corresponds with the statement, addressing the question whether and how small and medium-sized cities show their manifestations of globalization. The hypothesis is that cities, regardless of size, show some signs of it. Such manifestations may be classified as political, economic, socio-cultural, and other. The conclusions confirm that the hypothesis has been positively verified. As a result of the application of probability sampling methods, the cities chosen for examination include the European cities of Aarhus (Denmark), Basel (Switzerland), and Tallinn (Estonia) as they are representative for numerous small and medium-sized cities.
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