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Between Cooperation and Individual Action: Relational Capital of Poland’s Local Government Cover

Between Cooperation and Individual Action: Relational Capital of Poland’s Local Government

Quaestiones Geographicae
Volume 44 (2025): Issue 4 (December 2025)
By: Aleksandra Nowakowska,  Ewa Kusideł and  Magdalena Michalak  
Open Access
|Dec 2025

Figures & Tables

Fig. 1.

Synthetic measure of relational capital (mean for Poland: 1.6) based on interviews. The following abbreviations were used to designate Polish voivodeships (NUTS II regions): DS – Dolnośląskie, KP – Kujawsko-Pomorskie, LU – Lubelskie, LB – Lubuskie, LD – Łódzkie, MP – Małopolskie, MA – Mazowieckie, OP – Opolskie, PK – Podkarpackie, PD – Podlaskie, PM – Pomorskie, SL – Śląskie, SW – Świętokrzyskie, WM – Warmińsko-Mazurskie, WP – Wielkopolskie, ZP – Zachodniopomorskie.
Synthetic measure of relational capital (mean for Poland: 1.6) based on interviews. The following abbreviations were used to designate Polish voivodeships (NUTS II regions): DS – Dolnośląskie, KP – Kujawsko-Pomorskie, LU – Lubelskie, LB – Lubuskie, LD – Łódzkie, MP – Małopolskie, MA – Mazowieckie, OP – Opolskie, PK – Podkarpackie, PD – Podlaskie, PM – Pomorskie, SL – Śląskie, SW – Świętokrzyskie, WM – Warmińsko-Mazurskie, WP – Wielkopolskie, ZP – Zachodniopomorskie.

Fig. 2.

Level of relational capital depending on the level of urbanisation based on interviews. Explanatory note: a predominantly rural area constitutes an urban population of <50%; a predominantly urban area constitutes an urban population of >50% and <100%; cities with county status constitute an urban population of 100%.
Level of relational capital depending on the level of urbanisation based on interviews. Explanatory note: a predominantly rural area constitutes an urban population of <50%; a predominantly urban area constitutes an urban population of >50% and <100%; cities with county status constitute an urban population of 100%.

Fig. 3.

Intensity of international cooperation (mean for Poland: 1.1) based on interviews.
Intensity of international cooperation (mean for Poland: 1.1) based on interviews.

Fig. 4.

Intensity of cooperation with representative organisations (mean for Poland: 1.0) based on interviews.
Intensity of cooperation with representative organisations (mean for Poland: 1.0) based on interviews.

Fig. 5.

Intensity of inter-municipal cooperation (mean for Poland: 2.4) based on interviews.
Intensity of inter-municipal cooperation (mean for Poland: 2.4) based on interviews.

Fig. 6.

Intensity of NGO cooperation (mean for Poland: 1.8) based on interviews.
Intensity of NGO cooperation (mean for Poland: 1.8) based on interviews.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14746/quageo-2025-0037 | Journal eISSN: 2081-6383 | Journal ISSN: 2082-2103
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Language: English
Page range: 5 - 15
Submitted on: Feb 27, 2025
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Published on: Dec 31, 2025
Published by: Adam Mickiewicz University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
relational capital,
territorial capital,
territorial cooperation,
local government
Related subjects:
Geosciences,
Geography

© 2025 Aleksandra Nowakowska, Ewa Kusideł, Magdalena Michalak, published by Adam Mickiewicz University
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