Skorut, PawełStawarz, Bartłomiej2021-02-152021-02-152020Polityka i Społeczeństwo nr 2(18)/2020, s. 38–561732-9639http://repozytorium.ur.edu.pl/handle/item/6024In 2020, the local government of the Third Polish Republic is celebrating its thirtieth anniversary within the legal framework of the democratic political system. This is a celebration of not only the success of the 1989 Autumn of Nations but of the citizens participating in the co-creation and development of their own local homelands. In contrast, the activities of the central authorities which, frequently governed by the reason of the state, attempt to bind local self-governments more closely, often straining their constitutional value of autonomy.polAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Międzynarodowehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/local governmentcentralizationdemocracydecentralizationthe Third Republic of Polandarticle10.15584/polispol.2020.2.4