Katarzyna Kajdanek
Biographic Data
| ID | 192245 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Katarzyna Kajdanek |
| GIVEN NAMES | Katarzyna |
| FAMILY NAME | Kajdanek |
| SIGNATURE | KAJDANEK K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wrocław |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4264-0842 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Reurbanization That Never Was: Governance Challenges in Poland’s Suburbanizing Cities
The article examines the paradox of urban governance in Poland’s five largest cities (excluding Warsaw)—Kraków, Łódź, Wrocław, Poznań, and Gdańsk—where municipal authorities articulate policies aimed at population retention and growth while simultaneously experiencing persistent suburbanization and demographic decline. Drawing on 13 semi‐structured interviews with high‐ranking city officials, transcribed and coded according to a semi‐standardized…
Understanding Rural Revival: Dynamics of Community Ties and Place‐Based Leadership
This study explores the role of social capital and place‐based leadership in the revival of rural communities in the Kłodzko region of southwestern Poland. Through a mixed‐methods approach combining survey data from 20 villages and interviews with local leaders, the research reveals the unique social capital endowments of reviving villages. Compared to national tendencies, these communities display dense social networks, high local engagement and…
Where the Grass Is Greener: Deconcentration Mobility and Activity Space Changes Among Remote‐Worker Families
Digital change—most notably advances in digital tools, infrastructure, and the widespread adoption of remote work—has increasingly shaped residential mobility decisions. Alongside shifting attitudes toward remote work and the expansion of e‐services, these developments have reduced the importance of workplace proximity in residential choice. This changing context has opened new decentralised residential pathways from urban cores to suburban, peri…
Provision of affordable housing in new large-scale housing projects in second-tier cities in Central and Eastern Europe. Comparing the cases of Lausanne (CH), Leipzig (GER), and Wrocław (PL)
The aim of this paper is to compare structures of affordable housing provision in new large-scale housing projects in second-tier cities in Central and Eastern Europe. The paper builds on the conceptual framework of structures of housing provision to highlight complexities stemming from spatial conditions, structural processes reflected by housing policies at national and local levels, and relations between different stakeholders. The context for…
Dynamics in Patterns of Internal Migration in Poland Between 2017 and 2023 – What Are the Impacts of Covid‐19
The COVID‐19 pandemic had a profound spatial impact on economic, cultural and social life, notably altering mobility, including internal migration. Many studies to date looked into various aspects of internal migration patterns after the pandemic outbreak. However, little research has been focused on the area of Central and Eastern Europe. The aim of the paper is to empirically examine the quantitative perspective of registered inter‐municipal mi…
Ambiguous and Complex – Rural Revival in a Peripheral Mountain Region (SW Poland)
The general development conditions of rural areas have been addressed by many authors; however, the conditions and factors that allow the depopulated problem rural areas to re‐enter the development path are an understudied phenomenon. This article examines the types and drivers of rural revival, evaluates the transformations of rural areas and forecasts their future development. It focuses on a representative region for the key transformations of…
Managing multiple and long-term crises: Post-pandemic urban development dynamics and policy capacity in Wrocław, Poland
Bridging senses of place and mobilities scholarships to inform social-ecological systems governance: A research agenda
Uncertainty and change are increasingly commonplace as communities respond to impacts of social-ecological change including climate change, and dangerous levels of pollution. Given the extent of these crises, new approaches are needed to support responses. Here we identify challenges and discuss insights that the nexus of Senses of place (SoP) and mobilities research offers in navigating such uncertainty. We conducted a two-round Delphi, followed…
Global forces and local responses – A “hot-spots” model of rural revival in a peripheral region in the Central-Eastern European context
Lokalna Europejska Stolica Kultury Wrocław 2016 – społeczne oddziaływanie ESK w regionie Dolnego Śląska
Europejska Stolica Kultury Wrocław 2016 była drugim, po Krakowie, przykładem organizacji tego cyklu imprez w Polsce. Liczba wydarzeń, szacowana na ponad 2000, spowodowała, że miasto i region (w nierównomiernym stopniu) podlegały oddziaływaniu impulsów kulturalnych o niespotykanej dotąd skali. Ze społecznego punktu widzenia istotne jest przyglądanie się społecznemu efektowi ESK, czyli umieszczonej w kontekście stylów życia i uwarunkowań biograficz…
Breaking open the black box of narratives on European Capital of culture: Social positioning, cultural participation, and success and failure stories (case of Ecoc Wrocław 2016)
The study aims to clarify how social positioning and modes of cultural participation shape the meanings people attach to the European Capital of Culture Wrocław 2016 initiative. The authors analyse both quantitative and qualitative evidence for narratives on ECOC, drawing on data collected in a survey (N = 1000) in 2017 and qualitative group interviews (10 FGIs) in 2016 and 2017. A literature-based narrative on the ECOC legacy is first reconstruc…
Stability and change in patterns of cultural participation in the events of the European Capital of Culture Wrocław 2016
This study analyses the extent to which the exposure to cultural events of the European Capital of Culture Wrocław 2016 resulted in more inclusive participation in culture. Drawing from the data from a representative survey of city and region inhabitants (N = 1000) , we examine the impact of the pre-existing habits of cultural participation on engagement in events offered during ECOC 2016. Relationships between the cultural habits of participants…
Recent Transformation of Marginal Rural Areas in the Sudetes Mountains in Poland-Drivers and Effects of Changes in Perception of their Inhabitants☆
The study aims to analyze inhabitants' perceptions vis-a-vis the actual demographic, economic, functional, and land use transformation taking place in the peripheral area of Kłodzko County in the Sudetes Mountains in southwestern Poland. Recently, new socio-economic processes can be observed in the region, suggesting a revival after a period of stagnation. It employs qualitative data from semi-structured interviews and observation, and quantitati…
Reviving villages – a proposal for a concept and identification. A methodological approach
The methodological paper proposes a new concept of a reviving village and research methods to identify it. “Reviving” entails various symptoms of increasing intensity in socio-economic processes in areas which have long been in decline, and have been classified as problem regions with signs of marginality and peripherality. To identify the reviving villages we used a combination of diverse datasets and sources of information (i.e. statistical dat…
The experience and satisfaction of visiting a Jewish heritage site in the context of cultural and Jewish heritage tourism. Evidence from Krakow, Poland
The paper follows a consumer-oriented approach to explaining the different attitudes and expectations of tourists visiting a Jewish heritage site. The authors discuss empirical data describing categories of tourists who visit a site which is both valuable heritage and a museum devoted to the Jewish minority in Poland. The on-site survey (n=406) enabled the identification of three groups of motivation-driven visitors, namely general, specialised c…
Functional changes in peripheral mountainous areas in east central Europe between 2004 and 2016 as an aspect of rural revival? Kłodzko County case study
The aim of the research was to identify functional changes of villages in peripheral area of Kłodzko County in the Sudetes Mountains in southwestern Poland. The study area has for many decades been classified as a marginal and problem region, mainly due to a substantial trend of long-term depopulation. However, in recent years the signs of economic revival have been observed. The study innovatively uses the functional typology of the smallest adm…
"Have We Done Well?" Decision to Return From Suburbia to Polish Cities in the Context of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Global forces and local responses – A “hot-spots” model of rural revival in a peripheral region in the Central-Eastern European context
Dynamics in Patterns of Internal Migration in Poland Between 2017 and 2023 – What Are the Impacts of Covid‐19
The COVID‐19 pandemic had a profound spatial impact on economic, cultural and social life, notably altering mobility, including internal migration. Many studies to date looked into various aspects of internal migration patterns after the pandemic outbreak. However, little research has been focused on the area of Central and Eastern Europe. The aim of the paper is to empirically examine the quantitative perspective of registered inter‐municipal mi…
"Have We Done Well?" Decision to Return From Suburbia to Polish Cities in the Context of the Covid-19 Pandemic
The experience and satisfaction of visiting a Jewish heritage site in the context of cultural and Jewish heritage tourism. Evidence from Krakow, Poland
The paper follows a consumer-oriented approach to explaining the different attitudes and expectations of tourists visiting a Jewish heritage site. The authors discuss empirical data describing categories of tourists who visit a site which is both valuable heritage and a museum devoted to the Jewish minority in Poland. The on-site survey (n=406) enabled the identification of three groups of motivation-driven visitors, namely general, specialised c…
Managing multiple and long-term crises: Post-pandemic urban development dynamics and policy capacity in Wrocław, Poland
Stability and change in patterns of cultural participation in the events of the European Capital of Culture Wrocław 2016
This study analyses the extent to which the exposure to cultural events of the European Capital of Culture Wrocław 2016 resulted in more inclusive participation in culture. Drawing from the data from a representative survey of city and region inhabitants (N = 1000) , we examine the impact of the pre-existing habits of cultural participation on engagement in events offered during ECOC 2016. Relationships between the cultural habits of participants…
Functional changes in peripheral mountainous areas in east central Europe between 2004 and 2016 as an aspect of rural revival? Kłodzko County case study
The aim of the research was to identify functional changes of villages in peripheral area of Kłodzko County in the Sudetes Mountains in southwestern Poland. The study area has for many decades been classified as a marginal and problem region, mainly due to a substantial trend of long-term depopulation. However, in recent years the signs of economic revival have been observed. The study innovatively uses the functional typology of the smallest adm…
"Have We Done Well?" Decision to Return From Suburbia to Polish Cities in the Context of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Reviving villages – a proposal for a concept and identification. A methodological approach
The methodological paper proposes a new concept of a reviving village and research methods to identify it. “Reviving” entails various symptoms of increasing intensity in socio-economic processes in areas which have long been in decline, and have been classified as problem regions with signs of marginality and peripherality. To identify the reviving villages we used a combination of diverse datasets and sources of information (i.e. statistical dat…
The experience and satisfaction of visiting a Jewish heritage site in the context of cultural and Jewish heritage tourism. Evidence from Krakow, Poland
The paper follows a consumer-oriented approach to explaining the different attitudes and expectations of tourists visiting a Jewish heritage site. The authors discuss empirical data describing categories of tourists who visit a site which is both valuable heritage and a museum devoted to the Jewish minority in Poland. The on-site survey (n=406) enabled the identification of three groups of motivation-driven visitors, namely general, specialised c…
Stability and change in patterns of cultural participation in the events of the European Capital of Culture Wrocław 2016
This study analyses the extent to which the exposure to cultural events of the European Capital of Culture Wrocław 2016 resulted in more inclusive participation in culture. Drawing from the data from a representative survey of city and region inhabitants (N = 1000) , we examine the impact of the pre-existing habits of cultural participation on engagement in events offered during ECOC 2016. Relationships between the cultural habits of participants…
Recent Transformation of Marginal Rural Areas in the Sudetes Mountains in Poland-Drivers and Effects of Changes in Perception of their Inhabitants☆
The study aims to analyze inhabitants' perceptions vis-a-vis the actual demographic, economic, functional, and land use transformation taking place in the peripheral area of Kłodzko County in the Sudetes Mountains in southwestern Poland. Recently, new socio-economic processes can be observed in the region, suggesting a revival after a period of stagnation. It employs qualitative data from semi-structured interviews and observation, and quantitati…
Lokalna Europejska Stolica Kultury Wrocław 2016 – społeczne oddziaływanie ESK w regionie Dolnego Śląska
Europejska Stolica Kultury Wrocław 2016 była drugim, po Krakowie, przykładem organizacji tego cyklu imprez w Polsce. Liczba wydarzeń, szacowana na ponad 2000, spowodowała, że miasto i region (w nierównomiernym stopniu) podlegały oddziaływaniu impulsów kulturalnych o niespotykanej dotąd skali. Ze społecznego punktu widzenia istotne jest przyglądanie się społecznemu efektowi ESK, czyli umieszczonej w kontekście stylów życia i uwarunkowań biograficz…
Breaking open the black box of narratives on European Capital of culture: Social positioning, cultural participation, and success and failure stories (case of Ecoc Wrocław 2016)
The study aims to clarify how social positioning and modes of cultural participation shape the meanings people attach to the European Capital of Culture Wrocław 2016 initiative. The authors analyse both quantitative and qualitative evidence for narratives on ECOC, drawing on data collected in a survey (N = 1000) in 2017 and qualitative group interviews (10 FGIs) in 2016 and 2017. A literature-based narrative on the ECOC legacy is first reconstruc…
Bridging senses of place and mobilities scholarships to inform social-ecological systems governance: A research agenda
Uncertainty and change are increasingly commonplace as communities respond to impacts of social-ecological change including climate change, and dangerous levels of pollution. Given the extent of these crises, new approaches are needed to support responses. Here we identify challenges and discuss insights that the nexus of Senses of place (SoP) and mobilities research offers in navigating such uncertainty. We conducted a two-round Delphi, followed…
Global forces and local responses – A “hot-spots” model of rural revival in a peripheral region in the Central-Eastern European context
Provision of affordable housing in new large-scale housing projects in second-tier cities in Central and Eastern Europe. Comparing the cases of Lausanne (CH), Leipzig (GER), and Wrocław (PL)
The aim of this paper is to compare structures of affordable housing provision in new large-scale housing projects in second-tier cities in Central and Eastern Europe. The paper builds on the conceptual framework of structures of housing provision to highlight complexities stemming from spatial conditions, structural processes reflected by housing policies at national and local levels, and relations between different stakeholders. The context for…
Dynamics in Patterns of Internal Migration in Poland Between 2017 and 2023 – What Are the Impacts of Covid‐19
The COVID‐19 pandemic had a profound spatial impact on economic, cultural and social life, notably altering mobility, including internal migration. Many studies to date looked into various aspects of internal migration patterns after the pandemic outbreak. However, little research has been focused on the area of Central and Eastern Europe. The aim of the paper is to empirically examine the quantitative perspective of registered inter‐municipal mi…
Ambiguous and Complex – Rural Revival in a Peripheral Mountain Region (SW Poland)
The general development conditions of rural areas have been addressed by many authors; however, the conditions and factors that allow the depopulated problem rural areas to re‐enter the development path are an understudied phenomenon. This article examines the types and drivers of rural revival, evaluates the transformations of rural areas and forecasts their future development. It focuses on a representative region for the key transformations of…
Managing multiple and long-term crises: Post-pandemic urban development dynamics and policy capacity in Wrocław, Poland
The Reurbanization That Never Was: Governance Challenges in Poland’s Suburbanizing Cities
The article examines the paradox of urban governance in Poland’s five largest cities (excluding Warsaw)—Kraków, Łódź, Wrocław, Poznań, and Gdańsk—where municipal authorities articulate policies aimed at population retention and growth while simultaneously experiencing persistent suburbanization and demographic decline. Drawing on 13 semi‐structured interviews with high‐ranking city officials, transcribed and coded according to a semi‐standardized…
Understanding Rural Revival: Dynamics of Community Ties and Place‐Based Leadership
This study explores the role of social capital and place‐based leadership in the revival of rural communities in the Kłodzko region of southwestern Poland. Through a mixed‐methods approach combining survey data from 20 villages and interviews with local leaders, the research reveals the unique social capital endowments of reviving villages. Compared to national tendencies, these communities display dense social networks, high local engagement and…
Where the Grass Is Greener: Deconcentration Mobility and Activity Space Changes Among Remote‐Worker Families
Digital change—most notably advances in digital tools, infrastructure, and the widespread adoption of remote work—has increasingly shaped residential mobility decisions. Alongside shifting attitudes toward remote work and the expansion of e‐services, these developments have reduced the importance of workplace proximity in residential choice. This changing context has opened new decentralised residential pathways from urban cores to suburban, peri…
Geography (11 works) · Urbanization and City Planning (10 works) · Economic geography (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Rural development and sustainability (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Economics (5 works) · Regional science (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Context (archaeology (4 works)