Decision-making at the level of a housing cooperative in Warsaw (Poland). Older adults' participation

• Authors: Aleksandra Zubrzycka-Czarnecka

Abstracts

EN

The paper discusses the issue of the involvement of older people in decision-making at the level of a housing cooperative in Warsaw (Poland) to examine the characteristics of older adults' participation in the democratic and deliberative process of housing policy. Using the qualitative methodology (case study, exploratory research visit, document analysis and in-depth interviews), the analyses suggest a considerable influence of older people over the decision-making in the selected housing cooperative. The gathered data are indicative of the antagonistic character of the housing policy process. This is due to several factors: diverse attitudes, the opinions and interests of different groups of older people, and communication problems between generations.

Keywords

EN

direct democracy; housing policy process; local social policy; older people

• Publisher: Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie
• Journal: Kwartalnik Kolegium Ekonomiczno-Społecznego Studia i Prace
• Year: 2019
• Issue: 4(40)
• Pages: 55-70

Dates

published

2019

Contributors

author

Aleksandra Zubrzycka-Czarnecka

• Department of Methodology of Political Science, Faculty of Political Science and International Studies, University of Warsaw

Identifiers

Biblioteka Nauki

28651052