%0 Journal Article
%T Public participation in Polish towns and medium-sized cities in Pomeranian Voivodeship
%A Jaskulska, Marta
%J Public Management
%V 2019
%R 10.4467/20843968ZP.19.007.10683
%N Issue 2 (46)
%P 97-117
%K public participation, public consultations, medium-sized cities, towns
%@ 1896-0200
%D 2019
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/zarzadzanie-publiczne/article/partycypacja-publiczna-w-polskich-miastach-i-miasteczkach-na-przykladzie-wojewodztwa-pomorskiego
%X 
	We are living in the area of cities and mayors. Local authorities are more and more effective, sometimes it looks like they even take over the role of state governments. But it is about cities. Is there a place for towns and their residents in processes of global urbanization and public participation? The article is focused on participatory process in medium-sized cities and towns in Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is based on own research (interviews with local authorities and non-governmental organizations), analysis of websites of town halls and city offices, acts of local law, reports on public consultation. The research indicates shortcomings in the implementation of residents’ rights to take part in public participation processes. They are visible at the lowest level of the process, i.e. access to information. In the small and medium-sized cities of the Pomeranian Voivodship, social consultations are conducted, however, it is still far from public participation.