The article adresses the problem of increasing cultural diversity of Wroclaw’s inhabitants which is a result of intensive migration of citizens of other countries to the city. For the majority of Wroclaw inhabitants ...

The article addresses the problem of emergence, reproduction and reconstruction of local communities as well as relations between communality and locality in shaping local communities in contemporary cities. Starting from ...

Notions of power (including traditional and ideological), violence (including symbolic) and cultural hegemony were discussed in the paper. In the empirical part, forms of and mechanisms for the development and performance ...

The aim of the article is to present recommendations, based on previous experience, and connected with sociological urban studies investigating quality of life. The postulates are related to: the conceptualization and ...

The article focuses on local civic engagement, considered as an important element of urban development. Literature review indicates the drivers of civic community engagement: education, earnings, neighbourhood bonds, place ...

The article presents choosen author’s and co’authors results of researches of public spaces conducted in polish cities. The attention is focused on these city spaces which acquire the status of a place. Results of the ...

The theoretical basis of the paper is Michel Foucault’s concept of power based on the panopticon mechanism. The study area is located on the Warta river in Poznan. It has a specific feature that distinguishes it from other ...

Participatory budgeting is a citizens’ participation in local governance. The core aspect of participation is the dialogue between local authorities and citizens concerning the redistribution of public resources, although ...