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Dr hab. Katarzyna Szmigiel-Rawska, prof. UW

Position: Associate Professor
Phone: (+48) 22 826 16 54
Areas of Expertise: local government, territorial cooperation, paradiplomacy, land use, public service provision
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Academic Profile
Associate Professor in the Department of Local Development and Policy, at the Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies at the University of Warsaw. Her theoretical work is focused on inter-organisational collaboration and coordination mechanisms in local government. She takes a theoretical perspective of new institutional economics. A coordinator and participant of national and international research projects and consulting projects for government organizations and local authorities. An author of numerous articles and book chapters, and author or editor of books on local government and strategic public management.
Publications

- Feiertaga Patricia, Szmigiel-Rawska Katarzyna, Zimmermann Karsten (2025) Political interest mediation at the local level as a factor explaining land take. The case of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management.
- Wittberg Emanuel, Tavares António Fernando, Szmigiel-Rawska Katarzyna (2025) Local politics and land take: Using remote sensing data to analyse land-use changes in Sweden. Journal of Environmental Management, 384, 125387.