Regionalism in Europe. Factors and evolution

Roman Szul

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In socio-political sciences, there are two meanings of the term “regionalism”: 1. the integration (cooperation) of states located in some region of the world (e.g., the European Union, ASEAN, NAFTA), 2. a movement to defend or demonstrate the economic, cultural or political interests of regions understood as part of states. The article deals with the latter type of regionalism. It consists of four parts. The first defines the concept of regionalism, noting that there are no clear boundaries between regionalism and other phenomena such as nationalism and ethnic movements; classifies regionalism from various points of view and discusses its significance in modern Europe.

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Trends in the development of Mazovian agriculture

Małgorzata Sulmicka

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There is a tendency to underestimate the contribution of the agricultural sector to the development process. This is prompted especially by its low share in GDP creation. However, the spread of the paradigm of sustainable and balanced development, criticism of GDP as a measure of development processes, as well as the financial crisis – are prompting a reevaluation of views on the importance of agriculture and the desired directions of the evolution of this sector. Paradoxically, traditional agriculture, until recently considered non-modern, is now becoming “modern” and its products increasingly socially desirable.

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Clusters in the development policy of the Mazovian voivodeship

Wanda Pełka

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The cooperation of enterprises within clusters is now seen as an effective mechanism for activating regions. A cluster-based development policy makes it possible to create a coherent system within which cooperation between enterprises, scientific and research institutions and public authorities takes place. In this system, the scientific sector supports the competitiveness of enterprises by providing innovation, education responds to the needs of the labor market, improving the competitiveness and innovation of companies – allows to attract foreign investment.

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Building and premises real estate in the context of the housing situation in the Mazowieckie voivodeship

Piotr Rosik

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The article includes part of the research results from the second chapter of the module report “Physical Capital”. The module report was carried out within the framework of the project “Infrastructure development and physical capital and polycentricity of Mazovia’s development” (Development trends of Mazovia). In one of the chapters of the module, entitled. “Physical Capital – Non-Productive Assets,” included a description of building and housing properties in the context of Mazovia’s housing situation. The article’s main focus is on determining the value of the province’s housing stock. An estimate of the overall value of housing stock in Mazovia indicates that more than half of the assets contained in dwellings are located within the borders of Warsaw, about a quarter in the Warsaw Metropolitan Area and only less than a quarter – in the rest of the voivodeship.

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Warsaw a center for higher education

Małgorzata Podogrodzka

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The article describes changes over time in the number and structure of students in higher education institutions by gender, school ownership, mode of study and fields of study in Warsaw and Poland. The approach makes it possible to show similarities (differences) between these administrative units and to determine the direction of changes in the future.

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Labor market in the Mazovia region

Tomasz Komornicki, Rafał Wiśniewski, Marcin Stępniak, Piotr Siłka, Piotr Rosik

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The article assesses the new situation of the labor market of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship in two spatial dimensions – as a whole and according to the typological division of municipalities. The analysis was made on the basis of estimates of the actual number of jobs and the actual number of employed. The following aspects were examined: the size and structure of the Mazovian market, spatial accessibility of labor markets, spatial differentiation of wages, the role of new and creative enterprises in shaping the labor market, and the level of unemployment. As a result of the study, two features of the labor market in Mazovia stand out.

Tomasz Komornicki, Rafał Wiśniewski, Marcin Stępniak, Piotr Siłka, Piotr Rosik, Rynek pracy w województwie mazowieckimPobierz

From the Editor-in-Chief

Zbigniew Strzelecki

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Ladies and Gentlemen, in the issue you hold in your hands, we publish the results of research devoted to the broad topic of regionalism, starting with its definition and ending with a discussion of issues related to a specific region, such as the Mazowieckie Voivodeship. These extremely interesting studies consist of articles prepared both by academics from the University of Warsaw, the Warsaw School of Economics, the Fryderyk Skarbek University of International Trade and Finance in Warsaw, as well as materials developed on the basis of research conducted as part of the project “Development Trends of Mazovia,” financed by the European Social Fund under the Human Capital Operational Program subdivision 8.1.4.

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A tribute to the firefighting brothers of the Diocese of Plock, that is, a new publication by documentarian Father Andrzej Zakrzewski, “Fire Departments in the parishes of the Diocese of Plock.”

Magdalena Staniszewska

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Another in the output of the indefatigable documentalist priest, Andrzej Zakrzewski, a valuable publication concerning, this time, Volunteer Fire Brigades in the territory of the Plock Diocese. Father Zakrzewski publishes a study each year, making an important contribution of knowledge to the history of the Sierpc area. To date, these have included a monograph on the shrines scattered around the Goleszyn parish, the history and present state of the Goleszyn parish and St. Matthew’s Church. Matthew, a guide to the deanery and Roman Catholic parishes in the Sierpc district, a history of the local government of the Sierpc municipality in 1992-2002, monographs of municipal schools, several publications devoted to the fire departments of the Sierpc district and parishes of the Plock diocese, and, providing a basis for future research, source materials on issues related to the Tluchow parish.

Magdalena Staniszewska, Hołd oddany braci strażackiej Diecezji Płockiej, czyli nowa publikacja księdza dokumentalisty Andrzeja Zakrzewskiego „Zastępy strażackie w parafiach Diecezji Płockiej”Pobierz

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Passing landscapes of Mazovia – Otwock 1916-2011. A popular science session held in Otwock on June 10, 2011 – a recollection of the conference and review of post-conference materials

Czesław Marcinkowski

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As part of the broad program of the 95th anniversary of the granting of city rights to Otwock (November 9, 1916), a popular science session was organized, entitled Passing Landscapes of Mazovia – Otwock 1916 – 2011. The organizers of the session were the Otwock branch of PTTK and the Otwock City Hall, and the event was held under the patronage of the Marshal of the Mazovian Voivodeship, Adam Struzik, the Mayor of Otwock, Zbigniew Szczepaniak, and the President of the Polish Tourist Society, Lech Drożdżyński. The conference was part of the cultural tradition and material history of an important part of the Mazovian area. It can be treated as a kind of presentation of the so-called “small homeland”, which at the same time shows the role it played in the past and will play in the future. Integration within the European Union will not only not deprive Mazovia of its national heritage, but on the contrary, it will contribute to its preservation.

Czesław Marcinkowski, Mijające krajobrazy Mazowsza – Otwock 1916–2011. Sesja popularno-naukowa zorganizowana w Otwocku 10 czerwca 2011 roku – wspomnienie konferencji i recenzja materiałów pokonferencyjnychPobierz