Operation and Development of the Opole Power Plant in the Opinions of the Residents of the Dobrzeń Wielki Commune

The article discusses the social reception of various phenomena occurring in the Dobrzeń Wielki commune accompanying the operation and development of a major industrial investment: the Opole powerstation. The subject matter concerns the course of fi eldwork aimed at identifying socioeconomic processes and the attitudes of people living in the area aff ected by those processes. The author’s main focus is the question of interactions between the powerstation and the local community, as well as the social reception of related phenomena.

The article discusses the social reception of various phenomena occurring in the Dobrzeń Wielki commune accompanying the operation and development of a major industrial investment: the Opole powerstation. The subject matter concerns the course of fieldwork aimed at identifying socio-economic processes and the attitudes of people living in the area affected by those processes. The author’s main focus is the question of interactions between the powerstation and the local community, as well as the social reception of related phenomena.