%0 Journal Article %T Constitutionalization of self-government in the basic laws of the Second and Third Republics of Poland as a rationale for establishing professional self-governments (the case study of pharmacists’/pharmaceutical self-government) %A Stych, Marek %J Public Administration Yearbook %V 2022 %R 10.4467/24497800RAP.22.006.16782 %N 2022 (8) %P 88-107 %K professional corporations, pharmacists, self-government in constitutions %@ 2449-7797 %D 2022 %U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/rocznik-administracji-publicznej/article/zasada-konstytucjonalizacji-samorzadu-w-ustawach-zasadniczych-ii-i-iii-rzeczypospolitej-jako-przeslanka-tworzenia-samorzadow-zawodowych-na-przykladzie-samorzadu-aptekarskiego-farmaceutycznego %X The aim of the article is to analyze the impact of constitutional provisions on the functioning of professional self-government and their further development in statutory provisions. The author seeks to answer the following questions: what constitutional solutions regarding professional self-government were adopted in the constitutions of the Second and Third Republics of Poland, which constitutional provisions were more conducive to the functioning of self-government, and what barriers it encountered as a result of the introduction of constitutional provisions in the Second and Third Republics of Poland. A hypothesis has been put forward in the paper that the constitutional provisions of the Second Polish Republic were more conducive to the functioning of professional self-government than similar provisions in the Third Polish Republic. In order to confirm the hypothesis, the dogmatic and legal method was employed in the article, which enabled an analysis of secondary and primary documents.