“25th anniversary of local government revival.  1990 local election in Poland against changes in transformation period (1989-1991).”
Chełm  14-15 September,  2015. 

 

14 September 2015 (Monday)
1990 local election in Poland against changes in transformation period (1989-1991). 

I. Citizens' Committees role during the transformation period

  • Citizens' Committees role in local elections in 1990. (dr Irene Słodowska Polish Academy of Science)
  • Lublin initiative to develop the history of the Citizens' Committees in Lublin and Southern Podlasie (prof. dr hab. Jerzy Kłoczowski) in the context of Chelm projects (prepared publications and conferences), and exhibitions in the Regional Museum in Krasnystaw);
  • Citizens' Committees in Chełm region against changing political geography;
  • Citizens' Committees in Chełm region and Independent and Self-governing Trade Union Solidarność (NSZZ )

II. Organizational and ideological changes on the Chełm political scene 1989-1991

  • Organizational and ideological changes in Chełm left wing
  • Organizational and ideological changes in Chełm peasant movement
  • Ideological changes in Chełm Alliance of Democrats
  • Chełm structures of Confederation of Independent Poland
  • Post-Solidarity political powers in Chełm region (Center Agreement, Citizen’s Movement for Democratic Action, Democratic Union, Christian Democracy) 

III. Revival of local government in Chełm region

  • Local elections in Chełm
  • Local elections in Włodawa
  • Local elections in Krasnystaw
  • Local elections in rural communes of Chełm province
  • Chełm Province Local government assembly as a preparation form for a complete reform of local government (Piotr Prystupa – former representative of minister Regulski)
  • The importance of experiences of the first term of  the revived  local government in Chełm (Zygmunt Gardziński – Department  of International Relations of The State School of Higher Education (PWSZ) in Chełm)

IV. Revival of local government - experiences of local governments in Poland

 

15 Septmber 2015 (Tuesday) 

Local governments in Poland and Europe. The genesis and development opportunities

I. 1990 local election in Poland against the events in transformation period (1989-1991);

  • Citizens' Committees in Poland  in the process of development of local governments in Poland;
  • The political breakthrough in the power camp (Central Committee of the Polish United Workers' Party)  and designed local government reform;
  • The role of the Polish Senate in designing local government reform.

II. 25 years of local government in Poland successes and failures;

  • The status of local government in Poland. Successes, failures and challenges;
  • Course for further reforms of local government in Poland;
  • Experience of local elections  in 1990 - 2014;
  • Political parties and local committees in Polish local government;
  • Notable figures of Polish local government.

III. Local government in Poland against governments in Europe - comparative analysis;

  • Polish model of local government;
  • Model of local government in unitary states – France;
  • Model of local government in federal states – Germany, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland;
  • Model of local government in regional states – Spain, Italy;
  • Scandinavian model of local government – Sweden, Denmark, Finland;
  • Local governments in post-communist states – Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia;
  • Financing models of local governments (Scandinavian, Hanoverian, Latin) 

IV. Local government reform in Ukraine - political intentions and possibility of realization;

  • Local government reform in Ukraine - the proposed models of decentralization and political system factors.
  • The Constitution of Ukraine and local government reform
  • System of Ukraine  public finances in the context of the planned local government reform.
  • Political determinants in  local government reform in Ukraine.