Open AccessThe position of mayor within local authority relations in Hungary and Poland in a comparative perspective
Author(s) -
Lucyna Rajca
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
środkowoeuropejskie studia polityczne
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2956-5014
pISSN - 1731-7517
DOI - 10.14746/ssp.2021.1.5
Subject(s) - legislature , position (finance) , power (physics) , political science , perspective (graphical) , comparative case , comparative research , comparative method , local authority , traditional authority , public administration , political economy , regional science , sociology , law , social science , economics , linguistics , philosophy , physics , finance , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence , computer science
The study aims to compare the position of Hungarian and Polish mayors in horizontal relations of power, considering the changes taking place in this area over the last few years. The article presents the institutional and legal conditions of local leadership in Hungary and Poland, as well as the role of councils with regard to the executive body. It also describes the systems of election to legislative bodies, which is one of the factors influencing the status of councils and relations within a local authority. The results of the analyses show that there are differences in the positions of Hungarian and Polish mayors and that the relations within local authorities in both countries have been affected by convergent and divergent trends. The study uses the comparative method and an institutional-legal approach, as well as the historical method.