The Value of Truth and Citizens’ Panels - from Philosophical Roots to Practical Consequences of the Governance Concept
Keywords:
governance, truth, citizens’ panel, Gdańsk, ethics
Abstract
In recent years, instruments of governance, including citizens’ panels (citizens’ assemblies) have gained interest all over the world, including Poland. The danger of its application stems from the fact that they assume the desire to allocate more and more political power to partners at the expense of legitimate authorities. Hence, the purpose of this article is to examine the axiological foundations of the instruments of governance, focusing on the value of truth. In the conclusion of the research, it was stated that the implementation of the citizens’ panels in Gdańsk leads to violations of the value of truth, one of the pillars of Latin civilization.
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Kołakowski, L. (2009) Główne Nurty Marksizmu (Warsaw: Polskie Wydawnictwo Naukowe).
Koneczny, F. (1930) Tło polityczne renesansu włoskiego, Myśl Narodowa, 21(10), pp. 327-329.
Koneczny, F. (1962) On the Plurality of Civilisations (London: Polonica Publications).
Marx, K., Engels, F., Lenin, V., & Trotsky, L. (2013) The Classics of Marxism (London: Wellred).
Medushevskiy, A. (2021) Global Constitutionalism and Legal Fragmentation: The Populist Backslide in Central and Eastern Europe, Studia Iuridica Lublinensia, 30(4), pp. 393-440, http://dx.doi.org/10.17951/sil.2021.30.4.393-440.
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Ostrowska, A. (2020) Planowanie i dokonywanie wydatków publicznych w ramach budżetu obywatelskiego – uwagi de lege lata, Krytyka Prawa: Niezależne Studia Nad Prawem, 12(3), pp. 196-213, https://doi.org/10.7206/kp.2080-1084.403.
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Peeters, M.A. (2000) Hijacking Democracy: The Power Shift to the Unelected (Clemency: Institute for Intercultural Dialogue Dynamics).
Plato (2008) Protagoras (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press).
Podgórska-Rykała, J. (2020) Panele obywatelskie jako metoda deliberacji decyzyjnej (Warszawa: C.H. Beck).
Raehn, R.V. (2004) The Historical Roots of “Political Correctness”, In: W. S. Lind (ed.) Political Correctness: A Short History of an Ideology (Washington: Free Congress Foundation), pp. 10-21.
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Roszkowski, W. (2019) Roztrzaskane Lusterko: Upadek Cywilizacji Zachodniej (Warsaw: Biały Kruk).
Rozwadowski, D. (2018) Marksizm Kulturowy: 50 Lat Walki z Cywilizacją Zachodu (Warsaw: Prohibita).
Ruśkowski, E. & Kosikowski, C. (2006) Finanse publiczne i prawo finansowe (Warszawa: Dom Wydawniczy ABC).
Schuman, T. D. (1984) Love Letter to America (Los Angeles: W.I.N. Almanac Panorama).
Ter Bogt, H. (2008) NPM’s “Ideas” About the Accountability and Control of Outsourced Activities: Tough, But Realizable, Or A Utopian Dream?, European Policy Analysis, 4(1), pp. 118-145. https://doi.org/10.1002/epa2.1032.
Tzu, S. (1963) The Art of War (Oxford: Oxford University Press).
Wielki Słownik Języka Polskiego PWN (2018) (Warsaw: Polskie Wydawnictwo Naukowe).
Zawadzka-Pąk, U. K. (2021) Values of Good, Truth, and Love in Participatory Budgeting in Poland, Institutiones Administrationis, 1(1), pp.140-153.
Zawadzka-Pąk, U. K. (2019) Ochrona dobra wspólnego poprzez budżet partycypacyjny (obywatelski): Studium aksjologiczno-prawne (Bialystok: Temida 2).
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